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In this chapter of the guide to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you fill a description of controls on Nintendo Switch.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a simple game that doesn't require great skills from the player. In fact, even a grade schooler should be able to handle even the most demanding of tasks available in the game.

Button

Function

Save and the option to exit the game - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Save and the option to exit the game

A button that is useful in some menu windows (for example in Nook Miles menu) - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

A button that is useful in some menu windows (for example in Nook Miles menu)

Character movement - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Character movement

Camera movement (when not inside rooms, it works only vertically - there are three positions in which you can set the camera) - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Camera movement (when not inside rooms, it works only vertically - there are three positions in which you can set the camera)

Circular tool selection screen - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Circular tool selection screen

Previous tool - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Previous tool

Next tool - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Next tool

Hide active tool - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Hide active tool

Open Nook Phone menu - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Open Nook Phone menu

Choose emotion / reaction - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Choose emotion / reaction

Say something (useful mostly in multiplayer and when making screenshots) - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Say something (useful mostly in multiplayer and when making screenshots)

X

Equipment menu

Y

Pick up an item / Fill a hole

Cancel - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Cancel

Perform action with the held item / speak to person / enter room - ACNH: Controls - Basics - Animal Crossing New Horizons Guide

Perform action with the held item / speak to person / enter room

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