Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete release date, price, and key features — December 3, 2024

Nintendo has confirmed Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, a one-time purchase mobile version of its long-running Pocket Camp app, will launch on December 3, 2024. Priced at $19.99 with an introductory price of $9.99 through January 31, 2025, the new title brings seven years of seasonal items and events from the original Android and iOS release into an offline-friendly package. Background and launch details Originally released in 2017, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp ran as a live-service mobile game with in-app purchases and recurring events. Nintendo announced this summer that the game's primary online services would end in November, and that an offline edition would follow. In a newly published overview video, Nintendo laid out the full launch details for Pocket Camp Complete and the migration path for existing players. Save transfer, cutoffs, and account requirements Nintendo says players can transfer save data from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete using a linked Nintendo Account. The company set a deadline for transfers: save data may be transferred until June 1, 2025. Nintendo also noted that some temporary online communication will still be used for account checks, time checks, and downloading data, and that deleting the app will remove local save data. What changes and what’s retained Nintendo has confirmed a number of discontinuations and additions. The following features will be discontinued in the transition: Leaf Tickets, the Pocket Camp Club monthly subscription’s original structure, and real-time online play with friends. In contrast, Pocket Camp Complete will introduce Leaf Tokens, incorporate several Pocket Camp Club benefits (Merry Memories Plan, Happy Helper Plan, Furniture & Fashion Plan), and add new systems such as Camper Cards, Whistle Pass, Complete Tickets, and a complete item catalog. Transferable progress and items According to Nintendo’s overview, transferable elements from the original Pocket Camp include player level and Bells, friendship levels with animals, inventory items and warehouse contents, campsite/cabin/camper layouts, and outfit data. Players who missed past event items will be able to use Complete Tickets to obtain limited items or exchange for fortune cookie choices. Gameplay and features Pocket Camp Complete preserves the core campsite-management loop—decorate a campsite from a catalog of more than 10,000 items, befriend animal villagers, complete seasonal events (Garden Events, Fishing Tourneys, Halloween, Toy Day, Bunny Day, and more), and use a camper to explore. New social mechanics such as Camper Cards and the Whistle Pass offer ways to trade and showcase collections without requiring persistent online play. Platform and cautions Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete is targeted at mobile devices (iOS and Android). Nintendo warns that operation is not guaranteed on all devices meeting minimum specs and that some legacy items may not be available in the new build. For players planning the transfer, linking a Nintendo Account in the original Pocket Camp is required. This release represents Nintendo’s move to preserve Pocket Camp’s seven-year content slate in a single-purchase format while removing the need for constant online connectivity. For full technical details and the official overview trailer, refer to Nintendo’s published announcement video.