New Horizon Players Come Together to Search for a Missing Switch Using Animal Crossing
Players of Animal Crossing New Horizons are coming together to return a Nintendo Switch to its proper owner. From fishing, farming, painting, and constructing, to New Horizons aggressively encourages players to visit each other's islands and witness their works personally via a plethora of social elements; sinking hundreds of hours into an Animal Crossing game is quite easy.
Redditor Shikkakku reported the missing Nintendo Switch, lost at Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the r/AnimalCrossing Subreddit, thus perhaps these social elements could help to return a lost Nintendo Switch to its owner. With few hundred hours played, the Switch apparently had an active Animal Crossing: New Horizon game.
Seeking the Owner Using In-Game Features and Social Media
Sadly, Shikkakku hasn't had any luck yet. She tried to use the social tools of the game to get in touch to the best friends of the player and ascertain a Facebook ID, which she then used to message anyone with the similar name. Although they did review the "User Settings" part of the Switch's Home menu, this was sadly deleted and only the first few characters were visible.
The player obviously pays great attention to their Animal Crossing island. The hundreds of hours of playing the Switch recorded on reflect the player's commitment to their in-game environment. It reminds me greatly that many people find Animal Crossing: New Horizons more than just a game.
Additional Animal Crossing players have joined the hunt for the owner of the Switch.
Other Animal Crossing players have banded together to help Shikkakku in their hunt, recommending Nintendo be contacted with the unique serial number of the Switch to see whether it has been registered to its owner so the firm may get in touch with them. This strategy has apparently succeeded in the past; windsostrange claims to have verified on the same SubReddit.
The Animal Crossing Community is demonstrating the force of group action using their combined knowledge. The community's will is inspirational even if the search may be difficult. With any luck, Shikkakku will be able to bring the player back to their dear Switch.
Original Solutions for Owner Discovery
Another, somewhat more imaginative recommendation from opalmermaid420 was to check whether they have YouTube installed on their Switch and type a note into the search bar that might turn up in their search history. Sadly, Shikkakku confirmed YouTube was not installed on the gadget, even if this would have been a quite unique approach to subtly message someone.
Seeing the creativity of the Animal Crossing Community makes one happy. The online community is shown a readiness to make use of all the tools at hand to help the gamer to be reunited with their missing Switch. Given the owner of the Switch must be missing their island rather a lot, we hope for a nice ending!
hoping for a successful comeback.
Others advised getting in touch to every friend on the player's list via the in-game postcards mechanism. Dodo Airlines, the airport of the game, may send these postcards straight to other Animal Crossing: New Horizons users and Vectrex452 noted that Japanese police in the past used this system to retrieve a Lost Switch back to its owner.
Should this be your Nintendo Switch, kindly check your Facebook messages for any requests or contact Shikkakku via Reddit. With many on the SubReddit requesting an update when one is forthcoming, hopefully Shikkakku will be successful in their search to find the missing Switch back to its owner.
