Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Controls for Nintendo Switch

This guide will detail all of the controls which you need to know while playing Animal Crossing New Horizons the game. 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Controls

• Move – R
• Sprint – Hold B
• Pan Camera – L
• Interact / Talk – A
• Speed-up/Skip Text – Hold B
• Access Inventory – X
• Shake Tree – A
• Pick-up Item – Y
• Write Speech Bubble – R
• Reaction – ZR
• Enter Tents and Houses – A
• Show Map – Remain Still / ZL and then select the Map app
• Use NookPhone – ZL
• Get in Bed – Push R towards the bed
• Open Package – A
• Pick-up Placed Item – Y
• Move or Rotate Placed Item – Stand Still, then hold A and then move R in the direction of choice
• Craft Items – Go to Tom Nook’s Workbench or yours, then press A
• Equip Tool – X to enter your Inventory, A to select and then Hold the tool
• Change Tool – Left or Right
• Unequip Tool / Enter design mode when in house – Down
• Toggle Tool Selection Ring – Up
• Enter Design Mode – Down (when in your house)
• Save and Exit – –
• Get Rescued – ZL, then select the Rescue Service app with A