Animal Crossing New Horizons--Here's The Island Name Character Limit James O'Connor March 4, 2020 at 6:01PM PST

Plan your island name before Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrives on Nintendo Switch.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is due to arrive for Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2020, and pre-release hype is hitting a fever pitch. Even the most simple piece of news can get our hearts and minds racing--like, for instance, the character limit we'll have when planning our island's name.

The official UK Twitter account for Animal Crossing has revealed that you'll have a ten-character limit for your island's name, which is two more than was allowed in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. This means, for example, if your New Leaf village was named 'GameSpot', your island could be named GameSpotia.

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Have you ever wanted to name an island? We'll be gathering suggestions for island names from our getaway package participants. It's never too early to start brainstorming ideas that are 10 characters or less! pic.twitter.com/kJiCaStzBo — Tom Nook UK (@AC_Isabelle) March 4, 2020

So as you prepare your Animal Crossing boarding pass and have a think about how you'll design your character, keep this limit in mind so you can plan ahead better.

It's also worth checking out our guide to getting your hands on Animal Crossing amiibo ahead of the game's launch, and checking out the list of improvements and changes that this entry in the series is introducing.