Choose your session
Start a 1–4 player session on one console. For internet play, choose Online; the manual specifies 2–4 players who are registered as Friends, with Nintendo Switch Online membership. The host controls menu choices and activity starts.
Set up an online room
The host selects Create Room, chooses the room settings and waits for friends to join before starting. Joining players search for a room. If the host sets a password, share that four-digit number with the invited friends; only players who know it can enter. The host controls the activity and menu selections.
Choose difficulty, appearance and partner
Difficulty is selected at the start of a session. Later, appearance changes are available at the Make-Up Salon on the third Shopping Mall floor, and partner changes at the Photo Studio’s Partner Room.
Find and start a round
In Hometown, go to the Game Park’s rightmost counter. Read the selected game’s on-screen rules before starting, then choose your partner. Do not assume that two games use the same inputs.
Know your controller labels
The manual’s Right Button means interact/confirm on a horizontal Joy-Con. On paired Joy-Cons or a Pro Controller, use A. Bottom Button/B returns; Top Button/X opens Game Pad; Left Button/Y opens the Sticker Book or board map.
Before your next round
Sources & what we checked
Checked October 30, 2026 · Official-source facts and labelled image observations · Not independently verified through console gameplay. Editorial coordination suggestions are not tested strategies.