Island

The Island, also known as Animal Island , and Tortimer Island in, is a feature in some Animal Crossing games. The island is an area that first appears in, and is an off-shore location where summer can be found at any time of the year. It later reappears in the English and again in  with new islanders. It is separate from the main town and must be traveled to by the aid of Kapp'n.

In Animal Forest and Animal Crossing, a Game Boy Advance and cable are needed to get to the island. In, this is no longer necessary.

The island is not seen in or, but appears again in. This island, named Tortimer Island contains far more features than its predecessors.

Animal Island (GCN)
This section is a description of the island in ,  and .

The island in the Gamecube games is only two acres. Each save file will have a island-exclusive villager, who can be one of several island-type villagers complete with a island bungalow. This bungalow can be customized in the same manner as the player's house. There is no gyroid outside the bungalow, so it is not possible to save on the island. Outside, the player will find multiple flowers and coconut trees. They can interact with the islander, catch summer fish and bugs, and take coconuts back to their town to plant them on their beach. Flowers, fruit and saplings can be brought in from the main village and grown here.

The island is the only way to obtain coconuts in the GCN games. In the Birdwing Butterfly, Hercules Beetle, Puffer Fish and Swordfish are only available on this island.

Once the player has finished on the island, they must speak to Kapp'n again to return home to save. Kapp'n will ask the player if they would like to save their island to their Game Boy Advance. If the player chooses to do so, they must set up the connection to the Game Boy Advance once more. Kapp'n will save the island to the Game Boy Advance. Once this is finished, the player can continue to interact with their villager on the island, helping them catch fish, eat fruits or coconuts left on the ground, or catch flying presents, all while their character returns to their home village. thumb|300px|right|The music that plays on the [[player's island]]

The changes made to the island in the Game Boy Advance can then be uploaded back to the GameCube the next time the player goes to visit the island. This can be a useful tactic for making Bells, as the island villagers can drop slowly increasing amounts of Bells for the player's interactions. The player can also get a tan when out in the sun long enough, since it is always summer. If the player is out in the sun too long, they can be sunburned, however, this can be avoided by the use of an umbrella.

Islanders
An islander is a villager that lives on the island.

If you connect to the island with a Game Boy Advance, they can be interacted with. They all have favorite fruits and fruits they are allergic to. They can interact with tools if you drop them. They can give you prizes like money bags, which can be collected upon return to the island. There is an island bungalow for the player with four shirts in it, two of which are Red Aloha Shirts and the other two being Blue Aloha Shirts. Every Player can edit this house.

Tortimer Island
This section is a description of the island in .

The Island returns in, with the new name of Tortimer Island. It is not accessible at the beginning of the game. Instead, the player must complete several tasks before the option is made available but it can be reached as early as day four. When the player has upgraded from the tent to the house, and then upgraded once after that, Isabelle will introduce Tortimer upon game startup. He will ask the player to meet him by the dock. Once at the dock, Tortimer will tell the player about the island. However, it is not until the next day that Kapp'n will appear with his new motorized boat at the dock, which will be ready to take the player to the island for a fee of 1,000 Bells per round-trip.

If a player wishes to travel to the island while there are other players vistiting, all players need to take the trip at the same time in order to depart.

No islanders inhabit the island other than Kapp'n's family and Tortimer, who decided to live there upon retiring.

Inside the shack, the player will meet Kapp'n's family: his wife Leilani, his daughter Leila, and his mother Grams. Leilani works at the front desk, where the player can choose to take part in Tours. Medals from tours can be spent on souvenirs from Grams, which include special furniture and clothes. Leila can buy certain items from the player, but only for a small amount of Bells at 5% of the original value. She sits on the floor surrounded by toys and pretends to be a supermarket shopper, encouraging the player to sell her flowers, fruits, and fish for meager amounts of Bells.

Items can be sent home via a box near the front counter, which can contain up to 40 items. Any items not placed in the box upon leaving the island or joining a tour will be exchanged into Bells at a very low rate, but will be automatically added to the ABD account. Any clothing or accessories taken off will also be converted, so caution is advised.

Certain fish and insects are only found on this island. Ribbon Eel, Whale Shark and Giant Trevally are island-exclusive as are Spotted Garden Eel and Giant Isopod while diving.

Club Tortimer
Club Tortimer is an online function at Tortimer Island. To join, the player must buy a form for 50 medals. This form will appear instead of one of the items when traveling alone. Club Tortimer membership allows you to go to a random island. Meanwhile, other Club Tortimer members can arrive or leave on the same island as you. You can choose whether you want to go with people worldwide, or only from your country. The items sold at the shop in Club Tortimer refresh everytime the player leaves. There will be new items when the player joins again if they join to a different "room".