Animal Crossing Nook Points: How to earn them and what they're for

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nook Points — (Image credit: Nintendo)

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there's a rather special currency called Nook Points that you might not know about. But, you don't earn them in-game. Instead Animal Crossing Nook Points are directly linked to the NookLink service within the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app available on Android and iOS devices.

But, once you get your head around how to earn some Nook Points, you'll be able to access exclusive in-game items. And who doesn't want more stuff on their island? As long as you're dedicated to the cause, you could find yourself earning Nook Points every single day. Here's a complete guide to Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nook Points, including how to earn them, what they're for, and how to redeem them for special Nook Inc. prizes.

How to earn Animal Crossing Nook Points

Firstly, in order to start earning Animal Crossing Nook Points, you'll need two things:

Animal Crossing Nook Points Prizes

Now that you've started collecting Nook Points, you'll then (eventually) be able to redeem them for some exclusive items to utilize on your island. The selection of rewards on offer is currently quite limited, but if you are only able to earn 10 points per day, it's going to take you a while to earn enough points for all the items on offer. No time traveling options here folks.

Here are all the currently available Animal Crossing Nook Points prizes:

Nook Inc. poster (10 points)
Nook Inc. doorplate (40 points)
ACNH carrying case (60 points)
Timmy and Tommy's photo (100 points)
Tom Nook's photo (100 points)
Isabelle's photo (100 points)

Anything you buy using Animal Crossing Nook Points will be delivered to you in the mail within your Animal Crossing: New Horizons game automatically. You can also buy items multiple times if you have enough points to redeem.

It's not clear whether the range of items will ever expand beyond the six currently available, but seeing as Nintendo regularly introduce new items to the main game it isn't beyond the realms of possibility to think that the same may also apply to this new service.

For more Animal Crossing guides, check out the links below:

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