Better unbox your villagers, because Nintendo is gearing up to crack down on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager market.

For those of us living in blissful ignorance, New Horizons’ thriving villager exchange market—nicknamed “The Black Market” by fans—has essentially been active since the game launched, with many players attempting to sell popular villagers like Dom, Audie, and Ozzie for real or in-game currency. Raymond has been especially popular, with some folks offering to exchange him for hundreds of Nook Miles tickets, millions of Bells, or even actual money. One enterprising player even infamously put him up for sale with a $1,000 price tag, to the ridicule of much of the player base.

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However, the vast majority of villagers sell for significantly more reasonable prices. J-Cast News, the news network that reached out to Nintendo for a comment about the villager exchange market, listed Dom as an example. Dom is currently going for 5,000 yen (about $46 USD) among the Japanese player base, proving that the Animal Crossing Black Market is alive and well even outside of exchange sites like Nookazon and Nook.market.

All of that is about to change, however. Although they’ve kept their silence for the past three months, a J-Cast News interview with a Nintendo public relations spokesperson revealed that Nintendo is very much aware of the villager exchange market. The spokesperson condemned selling villagers and in-game items for real currency, stating that such actions are against Nintendo’s terms and conditions. The spokesperson warned that players who continue to sell New Horizons villagers and items for actual money will be penalized.

J-Cast mentioned that Nintendo is considering acting against a Dom seller mentioned in their article. Whether Nintendo’s global branches will follow the same route is unknown at this time, as outside of Japan, they have not released official statements condemning the sale of villagers for real currency. The Nintendo spokesperson’s phrasing in the J-Cast interview seems to indicate that players exchanging in-game items and villagers for Bells, Nook Miles tickets, or furniture may be off the hook, as the crackdown is currently only targeting players who sell things for real money. Still, it may be wise to be cautious until Nintendo releases an official statement about what kinds of trades they'll be taking action against.

Source: J-Cast

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