"IT'S RIGHT THERE": Animal Crossing Fans Fume Over What Could Be A Functional Tool Actually Being A Decoration

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are bewildered about why Nintendo didn't make the lawnmower an actual functional tool. Reddit user iwillbiteuu reached out to the community on the subReddit, asking for advice on clearing a field of flowers. The user wanted to build in the space and was hoping that they wouldn't have to remove them one by one, since that would be a tedious process. Unfortunately, it seems that there's no other way to remove flowers and weeds quickly, though the comments are still full of encouragement and some ideas, like using the garbage can to discard unwanted foliage.

But Mountain-Level9672 left a comment that resonates with the community, questioning Nintendo's choice to not make the lawnmower a functional item in the game. They write that when they first started playing, they immediately bought the lawnmower, hoping that they could use it to quickly get rid of flowers and weeds like its real-world counterpart, but "."

The game overlooking this very obvious way to use the lawnmower seems like an oversight on behalf of Nintendo. The Redditor continues in despair, asking, ""

Currently, the only way to remove flowers and weeds in is to pick them up one at a time. Although Leif will remove weeds for a hefty sum of 100K Bells, there need to be over 300 weeds on the players' island to trigger this, making it functionally useless and too expensive for the typical player.

Some Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nook Miles achievements are easy to net, but some take a lot of time, patience, and plain old luck.

The Lawnmower is a simple decoration, but some fans thought it was a tool that could be used to mow the lawn and easily remove flowers. This isn't the first time an player has stumbled upon the useless lawnmower to their extreme disappointment. Reddit user melodiehnoon was similarly fooled over five years ago, writing: ""

Although most non-tool items in aren't functional, it hasn't stopped players from wishing that Nintendo had added just a few more fun extras to its furniture and