How to Invite Friends to Your Village

Adding friends on Animal Crossing is a fairly straightforward process once the game allows you to do so (on the second day or later of your village). First, you need to invite people to your village before you can add them as Animal Crossing friends within the game itself.

How to Add Friends on Animal Crossing Once They’ve Visited You

Once users have visited your town at least once, you can add them as a Nintendo Switch friend as described below. That also means you can add them as one of your Animal Crossing best friends. Follow these steps to make someone your Best Friend.

How to Add Friends on Animal Crossing Through the Nintendo Switch

If you’d rather add someone as a friend from outside of Animal Crossing and make them a friend on your Nintendo Switch, you can. Ideally, you’ll need your friend’s Nintendo Switch code to do so. However, you can search through other methods. Follow these steps to add a friend on your Switch: