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Animal Crossing not Connecting to Internet [Complete Fix]
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Updated onNovember 22, 2023
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Animal Crossing was a successful game series created for Nintendo consoles in 2001. Though very popular amongNintendo Switchusers, some encountered Animal Crossing not connecting to Interneterror.
Your character in Animal Crossing is a villager who interacts with different anthropomorphic animals. They all perform different activities like fishing, fossil hunting, and bug catching.
Many gaming fans have enjoyed the open-ended gameplay and the internal use of a console’s clock and calendar to imitate the passing of time. When everything seemed perfect, an Internet connectionerrorappeared.
Users have complained about this issue on theNintendo forum:
Since yesterday I keep getting connection errors when trying to go online in the game. I resetted my Switch completely, reinstalled Animal Crossing, and after that, it worked for a day. Now it’s happening again.
I am only getting the error when I am in the game. Anyone has similar problems?
After checking the details about the Animal Crossing not connecting toInterneterror, we have prepared several solutions for you. Find out more about fixing this error by reading the next section.
How can I fix Animal Crossing not connecting to internet error?
1. Verify if there are any server problems
When trying to play Animal Crossing, you may receive the message Animal Crossing is not connecting to internet, and others. You have to ensure this issue is not related to server issues.
When the problem does not originate from your side, you only have to wait until it is fixed. After things return to normal, you can play Animal Crossing again.
If you want to verify if a server problem has occurred, then you should trythird-party outage detectors. These websites will analyze and show you the Nintendo servers’ status in this case.
2. Reboot Nintendo Switch
If you are sure there aren’t any server problems from Nintendo, you should focus on your console. Reboot your Nintendo Switch by turning it off and waiting for two minutes.
This operation clears the console’s cache and network card and solves the Animal Crossing not connecting to theInternetissue.
3. Power cycle your modem or router
Sometimes, Animal Crossing is not connecting toInterneterrorstill appears. This may happen even if there are no server problems and you have rebooted the console.
In this situation, you must perform a power cycle on yourInternetdevice, which may be a modem or a router. Shut down that equipment, unplug it from the mains for 30 seconds, and plug it back in.
This will restart the Internet connection and should remove the Animal Crossingerror.
4. Change DNS settings in Nintendo Switch
TheDNSSettings should be set to Automatic, so you need to change them to Manual.
There are some instances confirmed by Nintendo users that after changing theDNSservers, the Animal Crossing not connecting toInternetproblem has been solved.
There you go; these are our solutions that will surely help if Animal Crossing is not connecting toInternet.
Read our previous section about these solutions, try them, and leave a message in our comment section.
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
