Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp paid version will cost $9.99 for early adopters

Nintendo’s free-to-play mobile version of Animal Crossing is closing down on Nov. 28. Just a few days later, that game will be reborn in a paid, offline version called Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, which will cost $9.99 at launch on Dec. 2, Nintendo announced Sunday.

That introductory price will run through Jan. 31, 2025. After that, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will cost $19.99.

Players of the original Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be able to transfer their save data and game progress to Pocket Camp Complete via their Nintendo Account. Players who want to transfer their Pocket Camp save data will need to do so by June 1, 2025. Like the original Pocket Camp, the Complete version will be available for Android and iOS.

Nintendo says that the Complete version of Pocket Camp will include a handful of game and economy changes. Leaf Tickets, an in-game currency that could be used to purchase items and speed up crafting, will be replaced by a new currency called Leaf Tokens. Pocket Camp Complete will also introduce Camper Cards, which Nintendo describes as “customizable in-game cards that each player can create and trade through a QR Code, and that includes information like your personal favorite animal pal.”

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will also include a new location called Whistle Pass, where players can hang out with friends and fellow campers for in-game activities, including live music performances.

Nintendo launched Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS devices in 2017. The mobile spin on the Animal Crossing franchise was initially disappointing, but became a hit for Nintendo after the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch. Nintendo’s monetization scheme for the mobile Animal Crossing was controversial; the company had multiple paid subscriptions running concurrently, letting players earn fortune cookies — Pocket Camp’s version of loot boxes — and automating in-game tasks with the help of an animal friend.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players who spent money on the game don’t appear to receive any sort of discount for its one-time purchase replacement. But having the option to continue playing a version of Pocket Camp after its official shutdown is certainly a better option than what’s come before.