Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Update Doubles The Villagers In The Camp
Mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp received a sizable update this week, including doubling the amount of villagers players can host at their campsite. The game has received over 60 million downloads and has continued to receive consistent updates since its release in 2017. Although the game saw a slight dip in popularity since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released in 2020, Pocket Camp still maintains an active player base worldwide.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Campoffers players a miniaturized version of the Animal Crossing experience, giving them a campsite to manage, decorate, and fill with animal villagers. Outside of forming villager friendships, gameplay mostly focuses on two things: obtaining rare, limited-time items to decorate their campsite with, and limited-time events focused around activities like gardening and fishing. The game has received criticism over the fact that unlike other entries in the Animal Crossing series, Pocket Camp contains microtransactions. A new currency, Leaf Tickets, are used to buy special items either outright or through fortune cookies, the game's version of loot boxes. They can also be used to speed up progress during in-game events. Players can still earn Leaf Tickets in-game without purchase, but their progress will be significantly slower.
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The Pocket Camp team announced the game's 5.0 update on Twitter this week, outlining several new changes to the title. One of the largest is an increase in villagers allowed at players' campsites, rising from 8 up to 16. The update has introduced new ways for players to integrate the game with their smart phone — a new Pocket Camp widget can be placed on users' home
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