Key Takeaways
- The impending closure of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has left players heartbroken as they receive anniversary messages.
- Although Pocket Camp was popular, Nintendo is shifting gears and shutting it down on November 28.
- A new version, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, will launch after the shutdown, but without social features that many were fans of.
An Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp player received a message celebrating their anniversary of playing the game, but they, along with many other players, are looking at it as a heartbreaking moment now that the game is so close to shutting down. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was a mobile game released in 2017, and although it’s received a lot of support, many live service titles like this eventually end. Players hope to hear some more news from Nintendo soon, teasing the next big releases in their favorite series, but the company has been quiet in some areas as many await news of the Switch 2.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been a huge swing for the series. While Pocket Camp is not the most popular game in its own franchise, it has been reported as the second most popular Nintendo mobile title, beaten out by the massively successful Fire Emblem Heroes. Despite the popularity of these titles, Nintendo appears to be shifting gears, and that’s impacted some players’ enjoyment of Pocket Camp.
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On Reddit, a user that goes by Ok_Chip_6299 shared a screenshot of a recent Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp notification that broke their heart. The message thanks the user for “seven wonderful years” having played the game, with several villagers standing around and celebrating the achievement and their dedication. Usually, this could be a routine celebration, but since Pocket Camp is shutting down on November 28, it has come off as a bittersweet moment.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Player Celebrates a Bittersweet Anniversary
Many other players in Pocket Camp‘s community on Reddit shared similar experiences, getting messages that made them recall the time that they joined and celebrating the occasion, only to remember how soon the game will be going offline. Plenty of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp fans have noted how sad they’ll be to see the game go in a few days. Although the game’s online services will be shuttered, it doesn’t mean Animal Crossing games are done with mobile platforms forever.
Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will launch as a full game on December 3, shortly after Pocket Camp goes offline. Some key differences are that this version of the game won’t include Gifts, Market Boxes, and the ability to visit campsites that other players have constructed. Although some people are excited to see this version of the game available at all, there is still a group of fans that have expressed how much they’ll miss the more social elements of the game. Some players have expressed hope that the next Animal Crossing game or app will come out soon, since now feels like the end of an era.
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