Do you need Nintendo Online for friends to visit your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

With so many people playing the new animal-style_, some are just happy to play alone or share with friends through photos on social networks. But what about those who really want to play together? Do you need Nintendo Online for friends to visit you?

The short answer is yes, and the long answer is sometimes. It does not matter if you are the one who travels or you host, if you want to invite a friend or go to the island of a friend who lives far. In any case, you will need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription.

That said, when you enter the airport and select the option to allow visitors to your island, there are two options: the online game, which we discussed above, and the local game.

What is the local game?

There are two types of local games.

You do not need a Nintendo Online for the local multiplayer, and if you live with a family or roommates who also play, you can content yourself to play with them. All these features work in the same way as online game, simply be physically close to the person with whom you play.

You can visit the islands each other and even define you As "best friends" so that you can make changes to the islands and contents of each.

The other type is multiplayer with single system, where you can invite other profiles on your coming switch on the island at the same time so that you can play together on the same screen.

Note that this is not a shared screen, so there will be a leader who will decide where to go, but everyone can play.

So, overall, whether to invite a friend or leave for a The island of friends, if they are far, you need a subscription. If they are close You, play without having to subscribe.