Non-amiibo villagers like Raymond/Audie/Judy/Sherb getting duped by savestates

[k e r f u f f l e]

This is insane. Thanks for sharing, though. I don't plan on buying any villagers until all of this cools off.

 

[coffee biscuit]

Haven't people always been selling New Leaf bells and items like golden tools on eBay though?
Not sure why they would crack down on it now. I don't think it's right, I just can't see them doing anything about it.

But yeah I would definitely avoid buying/selling/trading villagers atm, especially with all the glitches going on.

 

[intestines]

Counterpoint: Nintendo has already done enough heavy handed anti-duping AND anti-consumer practices by not enabling cloud save backups and only allowing a single town per system.

I would rather duping and villager copying than more "safeguards" from Nintendo.

I totally agree. However despite this those twitter posts still thrive must mean that there are alternate ways to cheat. In the end I believe this matter can never be fully abolished because I would also be a nuisance to proper players as you have said. In the end it is up to us to be careful about the quantity and pricing of things that we purchase or trade.

 

[LightFromFable]

Haven't people always been selling New Leaf bells and items like golden tools on eBay though?
Not sure why they would crack down on it now. I don't think it's right, I just can't see them doing anything about it.

But yeah I would definitely avoid buying/selling/trading villagers atm, especially with all the glitches going on.

Youre right they have, i think it was easier for new leaf since you had the Action replay, wonder if they will make one for the switch lol

 

[Cookiesandtea]

Wait so how can you tell that a villager is hacked? Specifically for Raymond. I heard his wallpaper in the room is different but I’m not sure

 

[SheepMareep]

Hacking and duping in the game is something I do not condone but you gotta admit how much of a power move it is to single handedly try to destroy the absurd prices for Raymond/the villager market
Like people go INSANE over that stupid glasses cat and I personally think its better to get him this way than spending 1,000s of nmt and/or real money to get him from elitist greedy people
They out here finally ending capitalism 2020

 

[kojuuro]

Oh boy... now they're duping the villagers... ugh when will these hackers stop...

 

[tobi!]

Someone is selling these villagers on Etsy for $30!!!! WOw

 

[FireNinja1]

I spotted on ebay people selling Raymond for a... "Deal"

[snip]

Ok, he looks cool and all but holy hell..

"free international shipping" lol

I'm not really sure what to make of this. I think it's wrong to think of Animal Crossing as a game that can be "won" per se. It's definitely a different type of game than say, Super Smash Bros. or Mario Kart. That being said, hacking does have negative effects on people that don't hack. If people are hacking their systems to abuse savestates and the like, then Nintendo should hopefully be able to roll out patches to prevent those exploits from working.

 

[Blueskyy]

This is exactly why I found Raymond, Judy, Audie, and Sherb either through the campsite or on mystery islands. Totally had nothing to do with me not having hundreds of NMT

 

[N a t]

Yikes! While I do not condone this behavior, it may benefit players who try to buy legitimate villagers by lowering their value (yay for regular players!?), but it's still concerning since now we may not know if the villagers we received are legit? I don't buy villagers from other players, at least not in this game, but what if someone accidentally bought a hacked villager and they ended up being super buggy or something?

 

[Blueskyy]

I have a question and please pardon my stupid for asking, but do duped villagers ever have glitches or bugs? While I think it can help players more easily obtain these villagers, is there a risk associated with it?

 

[moonrisekingdom]

lol crazy seeing ppl sell these villagers for real money when I just felt slightly guilty asking someone for some fruit in exchange for Audie.

 

[senbeiiscool]

As much as I know people love Raymond, I find it a little sad how desperate people have become to get him. I'm not happy about dupes but if it helps people get what they want I suppose it's alright. I just feel for other great villagers that have been thrown on the wayside by these desperate people who won't give them a chance. But in the end they're all just graphics in a game so there's not much to get sad about I suppose

 

[trashpedia]

.....or you could try the campsite method and obtain him that way ^-^ Takes a while but imo it's worth it and the best part is that it's free! If people are desperate to get him through sketchy means, then it wouldn't hurt to try this method.

 

[starlightsong]

I have a question and please pardon my stupid for asking, but do duped villagers ever have glitches or bugs? While I think it can help players more easily obtain these villagers, is there a risk associated with it?

I've hacked New Leaf a lot--don't worry, only for myself and my friends and not to sell stuff to unsuspecting players--and no, there was no risk back then at all lol. I'm not familiar with Switch hacking but I'd assume it's the same here.

 

[Noctis]

So this is like what also was possible in new leaf. I actually got some dreamies this way in my second town and totally for free before amiibo cards became a thing. If it doesn't hurt your saves like in new leaf I guess power to those who can do it and give people their dreamies for free.

 

[Bioness]

I've hacked New Leaf a lot--don't worry, only for myself and my friends and not to sell stuff to unsuspecting players--and no, there was no risk back then at all lol. I'm not familiar with Switch hacking but I'd assume it's the same here.

Actual hacking will get your Switch banned from online.

 

[starlightsong]

Actual hacking will get your Switch banned from online.

Maybe, but I interpreted the question as asking if there was any risk in someone else receiving a villager that was hacked in, which I extremely highly doubt.

 

[Corrie]

I feel like no matter what Nintendo patches, there will always be people hacking through each patch. I'd rather them do nothing than punish the "innocent" players with "fixes."