Can You Create a Second Island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Tips and AC Items Guide

Based on player experience, you cannot create multiple islands on the same Nintendo Switch, and you also cannot set up a tent on a friend's island. However, a single Nintendo Switch system supports up to eight playable user accounts, and all of these accounts can live and play on the same island.

The idea of creating multiple islands on a single Switch has long been a player desire. In previous games, many active players were familiar with owning and managing multiple towns—whether it was for villagers to ride bicycles or just for entertainment purposes.

For some players, adjusting to this limitation can be challenging, and there is hope that Nintendo will consider design changes in the future. Animal Crossing: New Horizons currently treats all user accounts on the system as part of a single island save file, with different characters living together on the same island.

If you want to share an island with someone, the game design requires that you select the island owner's profile rather than logging in directly with your own account. Ideally, each user profile could be treated as a separate save file to allow independent islands for each player, but currently, all profiles share the same island.

Some players also dream of creating a second island, which reflects their desire to build a new, unique world after fully developing their first island. Building and managing an island is like being a mayor: you need to operate and earn Animal Crossing Bells to cover daily expenses and decorations, plan your island layout, and design your own home.

This is a time-consuming but highly rewarding experience. If you do not have enough time to manage your island, ACItemsBuy can help. The site not only provides inspiration for home and island design but also offers unique Animal Crossing Items for sale, helping you create a truly distinctive island.