Nintendo Ending Support For Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Will Release Offline-Only Version

Almost seven years after it launched, Nintendo’s free-to-play mobile spin-off Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is shutting down. While the current version of the game will be taken down on November 29th, 2024, players will be able to continue their progress in an offline version of the game requiring a one-off purchase.

Nintendo made the announcement today, giving players just over three months to wrap up their affairs in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. “We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported the title since service began,” Nintendo’s message to players reads. Despite the game nearing the end of its lifespan, the announcement added that it will continue to hold events and add items until the end of service.

Unlike other live-service games that have been taken offline in recent years, Nintendo is giving players the option to transfer their save data to an offline-only version of the app–though the new version will require a one-off purchase.

“The basic gameplay and controls will be the same as Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp,” Nintendo said in an explainer. “There will be no in-app purchases or subscription services (like Pocket Camp Club). However, since this app will not require a continuous online connection, some features that require that connection, e.g. Market Boxes, gifts, and visiting other players’ campsites will not be available.”

Players will be unable to sign up for any of the game’s subscriptions after October 28, which Nintendo describes as the start of the maintenance period. Leaf Tickets will also expire and aren’t able to be transferred to the offline version of the game, so make sure you spend them before November 28.

Nintendo has included a guide on transferring your save data for players on iOS and Android, and has said it will release more information about the paid app in October.