Business owner Tom Nook has demanded a government bailout after his island venture failed, something he is blaming on the coronavirus.

The bellionaire entrepreneur says that the coronavirus has caused Tom Nook Resort Islands to fail miserably.

‘While a lot of people would like to be quarantined safely on a deserted island, nobody wants to fly right now. The coronavirus has caused my venture to fail and it’s not fair on me. Nobody is struggling worse than I am,’ said the greedy raccoon.

Nook is calling for the government to pay him the lump sum of one billion bells to make up for the failed business.

‘I’m nothing if not a fair racoon though. They can pay me whenever they want and I won’t even charge them any interest on it,’ he told us.

The government has yet to respond to Nook’s demands but social media has been much quicker on the draw.

‘Tom Nook is a dirty crook!’ tweeted @IsabelleShizue.