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I answered "no". I don't think I would like it. Maybe I will once I start playing the 3.0 update but not being able to invite them to live on the island seems weird to me.
I love tourists! I was a little sad when I realized you can’t move them in, but I guess that makes sense because think about when you’re a tourist in real life…it would be kinda weird to be having the locals be like “move here move here move here” lol. (Yes I know it’s a game about talking animals but still). But I love seeing them walk around! It just makes my island feel more full because the islands are so big. And I like that they remember you if they visit again. And I had Daisy as a tourist and she had previously lived on my island and she remembered me
I'm actually surprised they didn't allow the hotel to allow guests to ask to move to your island. I know it would make the campsite obsolete, but I don't know the requirements to get the hotel so it could be a while before that point so the campsite would still be useful. Plus it would be 1 + 8 chances of you finding a villager you want. And again maybe they didn't like that since it would mean players would be less likely to spam NM tickets to find a villager they want.
Nintendo just needs to get with the times and make parts of their game feel like less of a hassle.
I LOVE THE TOURISTS! So far, I haven't seen any villagers I deeply despise or even not tolerate, for that matter. I've even had some dreamies visit! (Pietro has visited a total of 4 times lol). It's nice to see more than just the same 10 animals everyday, and some of the visitors are worth making a VIP room for! Just yesterday I made one for Punchy and today made one for Filbert! So fun to have the tourists walking around!