To get new villagers to move to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you can visit mystery islands using Nook Miles Tickets to encounter potential residents. You can also invite villagers from other players' islands, through campsite visits, or wait for random villagers to move in.
1. Increase Your Island's Rating
To attract new villagers to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you need to increase your island's rating to three stars or above. Isabelle, the island's resident services representative, can help you determine your island's current rating. To improve your rating, you can plant flowers, trees, and place decorations around your island to enhance its overall aesthetics. Isabelle will provide suggestions on what areas you need to work on to raise the island's rating.
2. Invite Villagers from Mystery Islands
You can also find new villagers by visiting mystery islands using Nook Miles tickets available for purchase from the Nook Stop. Each mystery island that you visit will have a villager waiting to be invited to your island. By talking to these villagers, you can invite them to move to your island. Keep in mind that not every villager you encounter will agree to move, so you may need to visit multiple mystery islands to find the right fit.
3. Visit Other Players' Islands
Another way to find new villagers is by visiting other players' islands. You can interact with the villagers on their islands and may have the opportunity to invite one of them to move to your own island. This can be a fun way to meet new characters and bring diversity to your island community. Make sure to have an open plot available on your island before you visit other players' islands so that you can invite a villager to move in right away.
4. Use Amiibo Cards or Amiibo Figures
If there is a specific villager you want to move to your island, you can use Amiibo cards or Amiibo figures to invite them. By scanning the Amiibo card or figure at the Nook Stop terminal located in resident services, you can invite the desired villager to visit the campsite on your island. By fulfilling their requests and inviting them to move in after three visits, you can get your favorite villagers to join your island community.
5. Participate in Villager Events
Throughout the year, various events and activities are organized on your island that involve inviting villagers to participate. By actively engaging with these events, you can create connections with the villagers and increase the chances of them wanting to move to your island. Attending events, completing tasks for the villagers, and building relationships with them can all contribute to making your island a desirable place for new villagers to live.
6. Upgrade Your Campsite
Upgrading your campsite can also attract new villagers to your island. By placing and upgrading various amenities around the campsite area, you can make it more appealing to visiting villagers. When a villager visits the campsite, you can interact with them, play games, and invite them to move in if you have an available plot. This can be a fun way to introduce new villagers to your island and create lasting friendships with them.
7. Enhance Your Island's Community
Building a strong sense of community on your island can make it more attractive to potential new villagers. By hosting events, celebrating holidays, and participating in group activities with the current villagers, you can create a vibrant and welcoming environment that invites new residents to join. The stronger the bonds you create with your current villagers, the more likely they are to recommend your island as a great place to live to other potential villagers.