

If you only opened the game once a day, you were unable to get the rare furniture items.

Over time, in-game events also started to demand more player attention. Even getting the maps required the use of resources, gating the characters that used to be free behind multiple layers of payment. Even new villagers stopped being released as free content new characters were soon locked behind “maps” that required me to use rare items to roll a dice, causing a character to take steps on a game board until they reached the goal. Almost a year after the game’s launch, new clothing was replaced by “event clothing,” which required Leaf Tickets. The game started asking for Leaf Tickets for things that used to be purchased with bells. This all costs premium currency! Nintendo via Polygon
