# Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

> Nintendo's Pocket Camp drew at least 15 million downloads in its first six days.

- Owner: Nintendo
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2017-10-25
- Peak date: 2017-11-28
- Spread Score: 46 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Press loop, Controversy, Revival

## Summary

Alongside launch charts and monetisation jokes, Pocket Camp supplied practical reasons to recruit friends. Inside’s November 24 diary asked readers to join for quarry access. Its writer reported reaching the 100-friend cap three days later and borrowed campsite ideas.

## Timeline

- 2017-10-24 — TouchArcade (Press) — TouchArcade reported that Pocket Camp pre-registration had gone live.
- 2017-10-25 — Nintendo (YouTube) — Nintendo pointed fans to the Animal Crossing Mobile Direct for the game's first details and gameplay.
- 2017-10-25 — Nintendo (App stores) — Nintendo began distributing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in Australia.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/animal-crossing-pocket-camp

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.” Case HIS-00425. Spread Score v1.2: 46/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00425