17 best Animal Crossing: New Horizons tips for Nintendo Switch

Bunny Day is coming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the wildly popular island life simulator for the Nintendo Switch. Yes, Animal Crossing's analogue for Easter is arriving on April 12, and the next week and a half will basically be a giant egg hunt for most of us, adding to our existing obsessions with finding the rare fish, bugs and plants that populate the beloved franchise. It turns out unearthing colorful eggs is sort of the perfect antidote to the realities of social distancing and quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic -- especially if you do it online with friends.

Along with the eggs, I've dug up a few nuggets of wisdom to make the game smoother and more rewarding as you build your life on the island, and I've added more each day as I've explored. If you're unfamiliar with the series, a little direction can help you navigate the game so you're not just collecting everything you see -- there's more structure than meets the eye. 

So here are a few tips and tricks for players of all kinds, whether you're already hard at work finding eggs for Zipper T. Bunny or buying the game is still on your personal horizon. I'll update this post as more tips come along.

Once you put these tricks into action, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will truly begin to open up to you. Keep discovering and crafting, keep chatting with your island friends and most of all, keep destressing while you do it.

Now that you know how to jump-start your island getaway in Animal Crossing, check out some other tips for getting the most out of your Nintendo Switch and the seven other Switch games you need to play.