Note: The Resident Representative is the first player to start Animal Crossing: New Horizons on your Nintendo Switch console and move to a new island. When playing with multiple residents on a single island, only the Resident Representative can complete certain tasks to reach some milestones.
It is not possible to change which resident on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island is the Resident Representative. The role of Resident Representative is given to the first player that moved to the island.
Note: The Resident Representative is the first player to start Animal Crossing: New Horizons on your Nintendo Switch console and move to a new island. Nintendo Switch Online members can download and play the online mode of the game at no extra cost. Some titles, including Splatoon™ 2 and Animal Crossing™: New Horizons, are not compatible. Explore a unique world with this Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition console. The green and blue Joy-Con controllers offer precise control and work separately for versatile options, while the white dock lets you enjoy hours of immersive gaming. With a 6.2-inch touchscreen, this Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition console provides clear graphics. For Nintendo Switch on the Nintendo Switch, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Should I buy Animal Crossing New Horizons if I've never played an AC before?'
A resident can move to a new island on a different Nintendo Switch console. If they are the first player to move to the island on that console, they will be the Resident Representative for that island.
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