Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch Controls

by Falagar / Animal Crossing, Articles, Game Controls & Hotkeys / 22 Mar 2020

What buttons do what on my Nintendo Switch controller? What are the default key bindings?

Every control option on the Nintendo Switch version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can customize the key bindings in the options menu.

Nintendo Switch Controls

Move	R
Sprint	B (hold)
Pan Camera	L
Interact / Talk	A
Speed-up/Skip Text	B (hold)
Access Inventory	X
Shake Tree	A
Pick-up Item	Y
Write Speech Bubble	R
Reaction	ZR
Enter Tents and Houses	A
Show Map	Remain Still / ZL and then select the Map app
Use NookPhone	ZL
Get in Bed	Push R towards the bed
Open Package	A
Pick-up Placed Item	Y
Move or Rotate Placed Item	Stand Still, then hold A and then move R in the direction of choice
Craft Items	Go to Tom Nook’s Workbench or yours, then press A
Equip Tool	X to enter your Inventory, A to select and then Hold the tool
Change Tool	Left or Right
Unequip Tool	Down
Toggle Tool Selection Ring	Up
Enter Design Mode	Down (when in your house)
Save and Exit	–
Get Rescued	ZL, then select the Rescue Service app with A

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He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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