One of the more challenging aspects of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is persuading residents of the village to relocate off of the island so that new residents can take their place. The process of villagers requesting to move away can take a considerable amount of time, and even after that, it is largely random, which means that it is common for the wrong villager to express interest in leaving. Players who are attempting to populate their dream island with their favorite Animal Crossing characters may find the experience to be extremely frustrating. The good news is that there are a few hints and suggestions that can assist in making the process a little bit simpler. Animal Crossing: New Horizons made it simpler than ever before to bring new villagers onto the island. As a direct consequence of this change, the game's infamous online villager black market has emerged as a result of the game's release. Players have the ability to travel to a variety of mystery islands by using Nook Mile tickets. Once there, they will meet a variety of villagers from throughout the series and will have the opportunity to invite them to move in. Villagers may also move in from the islands owned by other online players, or they may show up at the player's campsite once every seven days on average.

While it is necessary for players to possess an empty lot in advance for some of these methods, other methods enable players to completely replace an existing resident.

• Because of the inclusion of adaptable Do-It-Yourself recipes and numerous options for terraforming islands, New Horizons places a significant emphasis on the customization of each player's island

• Many players take the design aspects of New Horizons very seriously and place a significant amount of importance on collecting villagers that are either relevant to the theme of their island or are simply more highly desired by other players

• However, given that there are hundreds of Animal Crossing villagers from which to choose, the process can be challenging

• This is especially the case if undesirable characters appear unwilling to leave their homes and make room for new villagers

Time Travel And Other Methods To Get Animal Crossing Villagers To LeaveIn the beginning, there are two methods when it comes to getting Animal Crossing villagers to leave. The first method involves time travel, which entails setting the clock on the Nintendo Switch either ahead or behind, typically for days at a time, in order to make the game progress in a different way. Villagers in New Horizons have a frequency of asking to move out of the village that averages once every two weeks. This means that by continually advancing the clock by two weeks at a time, players will eventually be able to move out the villager they dislike the most. Players also have the option of using time travel to bring their desired villager to the campsite at the appropriate time. From that vantage point, all that remains is for them to save the new villager and then persuade him or her to relocate the unwanted neighbor. As a result of the fact that the characters always choose a different random villager, it may take a few tries before the correct one is discovered.

The second method in Animal Crossing consists of simply ignoring undesirable villagers and is available to those players who do not wish to deal with the negative effects that are a side effect of time traveling. Some players have the habit of erecting walls or even cliffs around their properties in order to prevent unintentional encounters with specific neighbors. It has been hypothesized that residents of a village who are not given any attention by the player are more likely to express interest in leaving than residents of a village who are friendly with the protagonist. It is possible that additional methods will be discovered in the future, but for the time being, these continue to be the most well-liked choice among players of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who are interested in moving their favorite characters onto the island.