How to time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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One downside to Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that numerous activities consume time. Gamers don’t always have the time or patience to wait for resources or events in Animal Crossing. Thankfully, you can spend a bit of time traveling with a little work on your Nintendo Switch. It’s perfectly safe to do, but it’s not without consequences.

What’s the point of time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though? It’s a fantastic way to make Bells, gather resources, and much more. It takes minor work and doesn't get you banned. Moreover, it will help you progress in the game faster.

Time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is more than just making money. It’s also useful to push the story forward and helps you get to particular NPCs who show up on your island without waiting for days. The game measures time on the same clock as real life, so you’ll likely wait a long time to make progress.

Some people don’t have the time for that. Either that, or perhaps they want to catch up to their friends, who have been playing for months. There’s nothing wrong with that. If you want to time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, here’s what you need to know about the process.

However, you don’t want to travel too far into the future in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You should have a clear date in mind and head to it. If you travel too many weeks into the future, you’ll start getting weeds, and people could start leaving your island. You aren't bound in one direction, so going back in time is also an option.

However, if you’re going to participate in Animal Crossing: New Horizons events, you’ll need to resync your Nintendo Switch’s clock. That’s as simple as returning to your date and time settings and turning “Synchronize Clock Via