ESRB rating suggests Animal Crossing: New Horizons will contain in-game purchases Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. ESRB rating suggests Animal Crossing: New Horizons will contain in-game purchases Full details are yet to be published on the ESRB website, though. News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 9 Feb 2020 15 comments According to its ESRB rating, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will contain in-game purchases. As spotted by our friends at VGC, the game's ESRB rating - which you can read at the bottom of the New Horizon's page on Nintendo's official website - is included on the game's store page, but has yet to be published in full on the ESRB's own website. As Emma explained last week, player spending in mobile games is a lucrative business and true to form, it's been seriously profitable for Nintendo, as the company's made over $1bn (£769m) in lifetime revenue from player spending. Consequently, it's probably not surprising the company is looking to duplicate this profit with its console titles, too, although the distinct difference between the two models is that Nintendo's mobile games are free-to-play (or at least free-to-start, anyway), whilst its Switch games are usually priced at a premium. We discovered recently that only one Animal Crossing: New Horizons island can exist per Nintendo Switch console no matter how many accounts are registered or copies of the game owned, Nintendo has confirmed. The Nintendo of Australia website carried the fine print that made it clear: "Please note: only one island can exist per Nintendo Switch console, irrespective of the number of user accounts registered to or copies of the game used on one console. One Nintendo Switch and one copy of the game is required for each unique island". Though this is how previous Animal Crossing games worked on Nintendo's past hardware, there was some hope among fans that things would be different on Nintendo Switch given it supports multiple users. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store