How Animal Crossing Shops Evolved Through The Years - Evolution Of Nook's Cranny Store

What better to do with 20 minutes than listening to Animal Crossing Store and shop evolution. Nook's Cranny, Nook N Go, Nookway, Nookington? Anyone remember these stores from the old Animal Crossing games?
Animal Crossing has a massive lore and extended canon, but here is all the information you don't need to know at all from every game in the series, Animal Crossing Gamecube, Animal Crossing Wild World, Animal Crossing City Folk, Animal Crossing New Leaf, and of course, Animal Crossing New Horizons.
We even look into Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival and Happy Home designer for the Wii U and 3Ds!
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[@iamsocks]

Upgrading the shops when I was younger was so magical and fun!!! I do miss it, especially when you’d get to buy SO MANY items per day

[@XEclipse360]

I miss them too 😔

[@jimmyrobertson4264]

and gracie! what i wouldn't give to have the sweets set back.

[@michaelfryers1914]

It was such a great moment in new leaf (my first ac game) when I'd see a new building be constructed, or seeing the Nook store getting bigger

[@asierortigosausandizaga]

Hi! You can upgrade to the last shop in Wild World using local, you just need someone to befriend you and buy something from your store. Bye!

[@patchpunk1121]

@@michaelfryers1914right esp in the shopping district it was so neat!

[@wednesday6573]

New Leaf was my whole childhood, I miss the Re-Tail store so much :'( I loved it

[@tylerg43]

My biggest disappointment with New Horizons was that it was lacking so much from previous games. Adding terraforming, DIY, and putting furniture outside didn't have the same magical feel past games had, and man I was so, SO disappointed finding out stores didn't really upgrade in NH.

[@monalisaYT]

Facts

[@Fabo__HD]

I honestly wouldve preferred a reupload of new leaf over new horizons, tbh

[@fionna_cool_girl]

​@@Fabo__HD Seriously. I just loaded up a new save file I started 1 year and 11 months ago and I had the Nook store all the way leveled up even before I had unlocked the Able Sister's shop. Things should not be that easy to level up fully in the early game.

[@Enigma75614]

Terraforming wasn’t even that cool. It was incredibly tedious and boring to do.

[@Alex_Silverpen]

"I'm not too sure if Nookingtons is still unlockable with the DS version" I believe it is! All versions that had a WiFi connection also have access to local play (with the exception of City Folk on the Wii). This means if you, for example, own 2 copies of Wild World and 2 systems, you can just go to your other town and buy something. At least I hope. I bought a second copy of Etsy just to try and upgrade the store, so it better work... Speaking of Wild World, just a fun memory for me was back in the day looking on message boards to see if the Tricera Skull was a rare fossil. It was the last one I needed, and I couldn't find it anywhere. It's not rare, I was just unlucky. In one of my New Horizons islands, the last fossil I needed was, once again, the Tricera Skull. Also I remember hearing on message boards back in the day that Crazy Redd's reaction would be a cue if the art was fake or not. This seemed to be false and Redd scammed me out of more Bells than I care to remember. I'm still bitter about it.

[@CCClarinet12]

I made a new town 2 years ago and I got nookingtons just by going to my brother’s town (he doesn’t play ACWW anymore)

[@cucumbatomatojuice]

Yes it is

[@Solaceon]

If you wanted to, and it'd be somewhat of a pain, you could find someone to connect with through Wiimmfi who also needs Nookingtons. Maybe there's a forum or a Discord for it or something.

[@RisaKazura]

Late to the party. You don't need Wi Fi. You can use two compatible systems (a DS for example) and basic wireless between the two systems. I have two copies of Animal Crossing Wild World (and two 3DS') and have tested this.

[@sunspot5]

@@RisaKazura thank the lord for download play 🙏🙏🙏

[@memeswow]

im still mad cuz NH's store has an invisible second floor that some of us assumed was there for an upgrade that just did not come

[@deepredd]

For Wild World, you didn't need someone to join your town over WiFi, you could also invite then over through local play. That's how I upgraded to my Nookingtons. I didn't have WiFi in my house until 2011 or something, so I used to bring my ds to school or friends' houses to play in their towns. You need to be careful how you explain these requirements, because some people (without the experience) will take your words literally, and might not be able to connect through WiFi or whatever 😅

[@lexinicole4317]

It’s not that serious. If they choose to take all of their information from one KZbin video and not research it further that’s their fault. It’s a video for entertainment, he never claimed it was a perfect guide to unlocking the stores.

[@deepredd]

@@lexinicole4317 Pretty sure he doesn't want to be labelled as a liar or a sensationalist, making up fake information for YT views, but sure. I know it's not that serious, it's a video game 🙃 But the game isn't the point I'm making. If he's spreading misinformation, it'll look bad for him as a creator.

[@paicemaster6855]

This isnt the first time they have said stuff thats blatantly untrue. Still like their vids but it is kinda disappointing

[@olive3749]

New Leaf has 5 upgrades because it goes to Super T&T before upgrading to T.I.Y.

[@EndGameEnt]

I want the aesthetic of Nook's Cranny with the interior of Nookington's in a New Horizons art style. Great video btw!

[@harasen_haras5]

Something I wanna see in a future game is a Tom Nook with partially grey or white fur and Timmy and Tommy as with the same height as him as well as slightly lower pitch voices. That may just be me, being a big nerd in terms of evolutions, but it would be fun to put all of the games up on a timeline and see characters evolve. Tom Nook founds his store. Timmy and Tommy are employed. Timmy and Tommy get their little stall. Tom Nook changes his business, and T&T have go independent. Then Timmy and Tommy mature fully, and Tom Nook ages... Or maybe a timeline prequel where Tom Nook is a bit younger and working for somebody else!

[@lilymolly96]

I would love this so much!

[@PhirePhlame]

There's multiple WFC private servers that _literally replicate the original functions,_ chief of which is Wiimmfi! You basically use a specific DNS server when connecting your DS online, and the system will _think_ it's connecting to the real WFC server and using the real WFC service, when in fact it's using the fan-run Wiimmfi server. Wiimmfi's website reports full support for ACWW, so the experience should be essentially just like the old days (though ppl with existing friend codes from real WFC may have issues since Wiimmfi's FC database started from a blank slate).

[@lukadipa6546]

12:20 damn lady, chill

[@raffaelm6558]

I haven't seen the original Nookling Junction in such a long time that I had completely forgotten that they removed the pots and put them on a little shelf in the back.

[@Praecantetia]

The later two upgrades of the store were such a crazy achivement as a kid

[@free2radke777]

I hope moving forward they will add these features again. I'm hoping that they spent so much time refining the new look of AC series. I have hope that they will add more to the new generation of AC series.

[@free2radke777]

Major things I think they should bring back. More interactive villagers, mini games, more player and player interactions (mini games like how they had when you went to the island.) Itd be nice to cut back on DIYs they are-- okay.. and have some great series but if we give up all this other stuff to have DIYs.. I'd rather have mini games and better villager interactions.

[@lexinicole4317]

I would love to see a version of tortimer’s island come back (with the rare fruits, beetles, and all of the multiplayer fun as before,) see more store upgrades again, re-introduce a lot of the traveling villagers (I miss Phineas’s badges and I loved the llamas at Retail, etc.) and add more variety to the dialogue options for villagers. I feel like they all repeat the same thing over and over and even though they’re sickly sweet they act disgusted if I want to talk to them twice. It’s depressing and soulless, I just want my townies to feel alive and worth talking to. I even miss being able to opt into doing delivery chores for them.

[@ExperiencersInternational]

8:21 it was replaced with Super T&T, not T.I.Y., T.I.Y. was an extra upgrade before the final upgrade, it's a shame you missed that out lol --- With Nookingtons in Wild World, you can do it with Local Play, that's how I've gotten it on one of my saves, but I have a new save on my 3DS and the connection between my 3DS and DSi is a bit unreliable (it was better for Mario Kart for whatever reason). Also, I absolutely hate in Wild World and AF/AC/AF+/AFe+ that there's no way to upgrade to Nookingtons if you don't have any friends

[@thepukeproject7759]

Whew, nice video! It's nice to see how far Nook Store has come throughout the games.

[@fsatmm]

You are literally the most underrated youtuber, keep up the great work.

[@Wineoclockbookworm]

Local does work in Wild World. I have 2 3ds's and 2 copies of WW so I upgraded my stores that way.

[@threelegmeg]

I wish that we could get those stores on the main island bc I'm tired of going through like 18 lines of dialogue every time I want to go check out some carpet

[@sugasnaps]

it's so cool to see how nook's cranny has changed with each new game! this was a great video, keep up the good work!

[@cobaltdragon7072]

stored i would add: hair salon, brewster's caffe (stand alone), resail (with a revamped flea market/add an auction event), restaurant (includes a mini game of serving customers using DIY cooking, to earn more recipies), night club (bring back shrunk!), label&gracie boutique big feature to add once you reach a certain point: customizable stores able to rearange furnature and change the exterior style, and add upgrades for all of them, including town hall customizable town hall change pavement style, lamp style, exterior look

[@Catgamer7YT]

HE FORGOT SUPER T&T

[@UltraHylia]

Nookington's is still unlockable in Wild World if you connect through local multiplayer. That's how I unlocked it on my town when I was a young kid, I believe playing the game with my cousin.

[@AVB40000]

Regarding the NGC version of Nookington, there was a special bundle where you got a white memory card that had some goodies (I think it was a few NES games? It's been 20 years) but that's how I managed to get Nookington.

[@sunspot5]

oooh that’s very cool, don’t think that’s been documented at all

[@chelseasmith2015]

I have Nookington’s on WW ds lite. 😅 I didn’t even know having a friend buy something was a requirement. My sis had the same game and her own ds so that I guess helped? It’s definitely how I got different fruit back in the day. 👍🏻

[@1337million]

I'm pretty sure Local Play(plus having someone buy something from your store) was all you needed for the Wild World upgrade to Nookington's! I know I never got online through WiFi on the DS at least, but me and my friends all managed to get the last upgrade

[@ButterFromDiscord]

11:47 Local play should DEFINITELY work since it’s local, not over a server, Nintendo can’t really shut it down without a software update

[@thepukeproject7759]

I appreciate you add captions to the video!

[@DaBraxMan]

It was a crime and a shame that Nook's Cranny didn't get upgrades in New Horizons. Especially considering how many different themes islands can have (and how many different ways to play AC there are), it would've been really nice to go the City Folk route and select the store that worked best for you. I would have loved the chance to pick a department store with limited hours but insane item availability or a convenience store with limited item selection but a 24-hour open time for night owls. Even just stylistic changes -- if the content of each store was more or less the same -- would have been exciting and fun to use. But just the same Nook's Cranny all around was a bit dull. The interior isn't particularly exciting, either. One of the weaker interiors in a game full of interiors that seemed full of life and energy. I also agree that having more stores in New Horizons would have been fun. I would have loved to make my own Main Street! While Harv's Island is nice, having to go off-island and only see those lil shacks in a circle is a bit...underwhelming? Better than nothing though, for sure. Tbh, islands in New Horizons are just too small for shops like that. Imagine having eight players, ten villagers, and then like seven shops on your island with the size as it is currently. I don't know about you, but I'm having trouble just finding space for a second player house! In the next game, I hope we see a lot more shopping options and customization in that respect. And way bigger towns/islands, most of all!

[@darknes08757]

If you visit a friend with ds to ds play in wild world I believe you can still get nookingtons. I’ve had nookingtons in my town and never used WiFi for that game but both of my brothers had copies and we linked ds quite a bit! I never knew that was a requirement. Pretty cool!

[@monkasteele6050]

I miss the later hours of the Nook n Go/TnT Mart shops with the night owl city ordinances your shop could be open till basically 1-2am if I remember correctly. As someone who doesn't play during the day it was nice putting in some work on my town late night without time travel.

[@Lucy-uf6oi]

Local play works fine for wild world, and always has.

[@mchchef11]

My first animal crossing game was acnh and I’m so jealous that there was a two-story giant effing department store!!! I get that new horizons is going for a more quaint vibe but some of the old designs looked awesome

[@Amberlily9207]

It also worked with local play with wild world me and my bff would play together for hours as kids (also local play still works I have multiple copies )

[@Mcplayer5000]

I hated that new horizons didn’t have more upgrades because little me loved that in the games, I do get why they at least didn’t do a Nook’n’go/T&T Mart since it’s a deserted island and they’re giving a more island theme, still would have liked some different shop upgrades :/

[@RisaKazura]

I have Animal Crossing for the DS (two copies). You can 100% unlock Nookingtons over DS to DS wireless (without Wi Fi). All that is required are two compatible systems (Ds, DS Light, DS i, 3DS, 2DS) and two copies of Animal Crossing Wild World. Instead of choosing Wi Fi when talking to Booker, choose wireless (nearby town, not far away).

[@justinfranklin1679]

There's even a fact that Nook's Cranny in the original N64/GCN AC games was Tortimer's old gardening shed before he became the mayor

[@newb529]

Bro i had no idea you played animal crossings too !!

[@MelodyBarrens]

I got Nookington's as a kid with the Gamecube by using two memory cards. I had two normal ones, plus an action reply one and the animal crossing one. So I had plenty of ways to have others come to my town and buy stuff. In Wild World, I never played on Wi-Fi, just locally. I had, like, one person to play with, and he bought something. Then, I got the final upgrade. So, unless my game was glitched, you can get the final upgrade with local play. It'd still be a lot harder these days... Ironically easier on the Gamecube since you only need two cards not two cubes. Also, because of how its done, possible on emulation only on the Gamecube.

[@SillyIntrovert2000]

17:02 they kept the old store because that map was made for braw. That would of been the latest store at the time.

[@DarkSlicer21]

I didn't even know I was in this video and I just stumbled across it!!! What a coincidence thanks for the credit!! :D

[@kiradarkangel4563]

Wow those creative names... in Germany it was just Nooks Laden, SuperNook, MegaNook and HyperNook XD Yes the last upgrade of the Nook on the DS is possible without WiFi... We never had WiFi as kids on our DS but still got the last upgrade... You can just do it with 2 DS and 2 Games localy

[@Ravens_Mary]

Also German here haha! It’s so sad they cut off the wifi thing because I got into WW again and probably won’t be able to get the last book upgrade xD

[@kiradarkangel4563]

@@Ravens_Mary well unless you get a second DS and a second game XD or a friend whi has those still

[@FinnTheHumanAndJakeTheDog]

You can get Nookington on the DS with a action replay DS (cheat device) it adds a leaf of the shop in your pocket you can place it down but if you accidentally save after placing it it’s permanently stuck there so be careful also not all the items are available to get they never show up in the shop to buy when you place the shop.

[@SplatDiva_Ant]

Yes it's awful how they haven't figured out local play emulation on the DS emulator Edit: MelonDS has local play support! Finally us queens can have legit Nookington's.

[@redninjakitty14neko26]

as much as i loved upgrading, i think it's perfect for island life. in all other games, there's already villagers there, a town hall, a city, because you're not on some far off place. now i've always been one to never make my towns have pathways everywhere, a little neighborhood, i never made it fancy, so I especially dont really do it on a remote island. i think because this is like.. a simple life. yk despite being able to have a fully golden room, big ole mansion, and an amusement park LOL

[@Wazy2388]

Yes you can still upgrade your Store in ACWW with local play, that still works.

[@featherrwbyrnjr]

My sisters and I plated the gcb version on the wii in the 2010s and each had our own gamecards with our own towns, so I'm pretty sure we accidentally upgraded the store, without knowing how we did it lol

[@notepiclymysterious]

You forgot to mention one of the Nook store upgrades in New Leaf, which is Super T&T, the one after T&T Mart

[@captain_silver7424]

I'm assuming they only had 2 variations of the shop in new horizons so it wouldn't get to big to maximize space on the island for you to customize

[@lexinicole4317]

That’s a dumb reason. I think it would make a lot more sense if the upgrades were optional and aesthetic only, but the inside continued to upgrade regardless of appearance (just for more furniture options daily etc.) This is game development, we don’t need to make excuses for when they remove features. There’s almost always a way to make it work. They just didn’t care to.

[@Eeeve23]

Pretty sure local play works when unlocking the final shop on the ds. My brother helped me unlock mine, and we always just played locally!

[@mollio7070]

i had nookingtons on wild world! i remember doing it via local play with my friend from school

[@susanhansell3435]

I do miss the main street from New Leaf.

[@Ynottttttt]

Local play still works for the DS by the way

[@infernape100]

hopefully the next AC game kind of returns us to new leaf upgrades. I feel NH was a test look at what could do well and hopefully the next game brings back TONS of the stuff from older games and STILL makes it seem like a new game

[@tailsprowerfan2729]

And they should bring back the old villager personality’s too

[@eddieothon]

nookway has a similar look to super tnt mart

[@pokyspy]

you are such a good channel

[@geo_chronick209]

Local play definitely gets you nookingtons in wild world on the DS! I used to bug my friends all the time for their help.

[@riowhite2259]

For wild world, i believe the only way to get the nookington upgrade for the ds version (unless local play works) is by using the 3rd party Wimmfi service that is basically the replacement for the defunct nintendo wifi network.

[@miezimauzi6545]

You can just use the non wifi method but require a nearby friend

[@JDonahue79]

I would love to, in the next Animal Crossing game, be able to control how Nook’s cranny shops is by remodeling it, kind of like what you did at the restaurant and the shops in happy home paradise.

[@JZJ7777]

I find it funny that I don’t feel the same disappointment that other people feel over things like the lack of shop upgrades. New Horizons is the first Animal Crossing game I got into.

[@The_Joestar]

Tbh I'm all for upgrades but my island is an island, not a city. (In my head canon I left the busy city to get away from the stress, so why build another city? ) If you could choose the style for the final upgrade, that would be amazing. I don't want a flashy huge store, RS is already too chic for my taste 🤣

[@JDonahue79]

You don’t need Wi-Fi on the DS version. You do need two DS compatible devices (3DS systems work) and two copies and you can do a DS to DS wireless connection and have one villager come in and shop at the store.

[@BrynliexX]

tangy:eat me me:😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markus_lng4683]

TIY is the 4th tier of store in new leaf, there is an iteration of nook way as the 3rd level

[@markus_lng4683]

just remembered it's called super T and T

[@olivialake4375]

see i definitely had nookington on wild world ds- BUT i didn’t have wifi at the time. i used local play to have my cousins visit though

[@Yeeeeeeeah]

The wild world and city folk one about nookington is wrong…I think. Maybe it’s regional difference but the European version(which I have) requires you to EITHER spend 240k OR have a friend come over to visit via local or online play, if I remember correctly. I never used wifi on my DS back in the days because…well I just didn’t know about Wi-Fi at the age of like 4 or 7 years old but I still got nookington because a friend came to visit and bought something in wild world. In city folk….well we didn’t use the online connection but still got nookington)

[@miezimauzi6545]

My best friend and I both had Nookington in WW and we played via local connection, not wifi. I didn't even know it was a requirement to let a friend buy sth. in order to get that upgrade.

[@ItsShrimpy97]

I've watched your halo content for years and recently went on an animal crossing kick, had no idea you had this channel haha

[@marioluigibros.8176]

you forgot super t&t that is the third upgrade in new leaf TIY is 4th upgrade

[@Bl0MANIAC]

Local connection still works in wild world! I have a 3ds and a dsi i tested this on. I can make a lower wifi hotspot on my phone old ds' can connect to so theoretically wfc it still works if both ds' are on the same wifi. Im currently using them both to exploit the stalk market once i get a good price.

[@flauwrey]

Local play on the DS is still a thing! Playing M64 multiplayer is very fun lol

[@selenalulamoon1167]

Honestly I think not having alot of shops in NH fits because well. The island is supposed to away from the crazy of the mainland. I think having the basics fits what the Island is supposed to be. A getaway from the crazy of alot of modernization.

[@Kelpflakes]

Super t&t is new leaf’s nookway!

[@Peter33338]

Lokal play works, i did that when i just took my mothers ds and animal crossing game to get the Shop myself

[@steveheginbotham1672]

Btw u missed super t&t on the new leaf game but still a great video

[@Kwontum]

WHAT A THROWBACK in 2023

[@catholiccontriversy]

Local play is how I unlocked nookington in wild world.

[@melly3043]

My Nooks Cranny always looked like the final ACNH upgrade version, other than the tent in the beginning. Is there a reason for this?

[@lexinicole4317]

Huh, so weird to me that Nookington was locked in that way. I never knew.

[@discussingwhattodo5381]

There is a Nookway in new leaf it comes before TIY you forgot it

[@AzzureSky]

I don't really miss more updates in New Horizons. Sure, they were over the top, but wouldn't really fit into "deserted island getaway" theme of NH.

[@Owasco]

loved this

[@Someguy1472]

You missed super tnt

[@user-tb9cn8bh9p]

For obvious reasons, we'd rather have the shops from Harvey's Island on our own. I don't get why Nintendo does this. They knew after New Leaf that players love to decorate their own island so much so that there's a term for making fake buildings, "illusion building". Why aren't we able to build more shops? Why can't we change exterior of buildings in ACNH like we did in New Leaf?! NH is the most "customizable" AC yet, but we can't change the exterior? I miss the buildings on Main Street and The City. I would love an Animal Crossing game where you're not on a deserted island but rather you can choose to be in the country or closer to the city, with a highly customizable city, neighborhood, etc. Bigger airport for more options when it comes to online play. Make villagers great again. Give us some mini games like poker, darts, billiards, bowling, tennis...

[@Joshi_ForReal]

You skipped "super tnt" in new leaf?

[@BananaReidy]

And then regressed in New horizons.

[@RadicalBearz]

Bro actually forgot Super T&T

[@nani07_07]

My sister and I have acww on the ds and we visit each others islands the time

[@satinfoilplays7830]

10:44 what about local? Would that work too? Otherwise I guess its near impossible to get it ligit now. (near impossible, because theres a chance theres an unoffical server for it) 11:31 Oh ok, cool. Also, what do you mean something "wierd" with the local play? Is there something else you have to do also besides local and spending bells? and yes, local play still works, I did it a few days ago. Or DS to DS as its called.

[@thelandolakes4153]

ouch i feel called out for being a bad friend for not buying anything

[@nikothefox3820]

Where did you get the music?

[@Singifem]

I think you missed the super smash bros. ultimate storymode timmy and tommy's shop

[@Singifem]

I meant adventure mode, haha

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i wish i played the original animal crossing games.

[@fuatyyy]

These subtitles make me crazy

[@how-togamer]

Uh.. New Leaf had super tnt

[@Southpxle]

hi😁

[@surrealfantasy1554]

having only one shop upgrade in NH is the laziest thing ever...its so disappointing.

[@segazora]

The more I’m reminded of the older games, the more I realise new horizons was a downgrade in so many ways.

[@l.v4684]

Same! I recently started playing animal crossing wild world and gosh.. the villagers have so much life in them!

[@dynamitestyle8678]

I'm gunna say it. New Horizons sucks.

[@neonmajora8454]

Dynamite Style Yup, they released an early access game, didn't advertise it as such and went "welp, we got our money"

[@Hanna-ku6hc]

Harvs island is a nice alternative but it feels sooo boring and lazy. No cool stores to visit. I miss new leaf

[@wijet9274]

I know