Nookazon information

Nookazon
	Official logo
Type of site	Video game trading
Founder(s)	Daniel Luu
Services	Video game trading
URL	nookazon.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Required
Launched	April 9, 2020; 4 years ago
Current status	Active

Nookazon (/ˈnʊkəzɒn/) is a fan-made website that allows players of the 2020 video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons to trade and sell items in-game using their services. The website is named after Amazon, although it more closely resembles Craigslist and eBay.

The website allows users to discover other players selling a specific in-game item and buy the item for a set price, or make an offer.^[1] In addition to in-game items such as furniture, fruit and clothing,^[2]^[3]^[4] the website accommodates for trading "villagers"^[5] (in-game inhabitants), which comprise a large part of Animal Crossing's gameplay. The name "Nookazon" is a portmanteau of "Tom Nook", the name of one of New Horizons's main characters, and the name "Amazon".

The website was developed to be an alternative to the unorganised trading system of the original Animal Crossing: New Horizons Discord server. It surged in popularity after Daniel Luu posted a TikTok about it.^{[citation needed]} The website now includes an app.

^ Contreras, Ricardo (20 April 2020). "You Can Buy Just About Anything in Animal Crossing on Nookazon". Vice. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
^ Kent, Emma (2020-04-16). "Animal Crossing's answer to Amazon sells everything from fossils to villagers". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
^ Archer, Nicole. "Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to earn bells quickly with Nookazon". CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
^ Miranda, Felicia (18 April 2020). "Animal Crossing: 10 Neat and Helpful User Tools for Turnips, Trading, and More". IGN. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
^ Cite error: The named reference Marshall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Contreras, Ricardo (20 April 2020). "You Can Buy Just About Anything in Animal Crossing on Nookazon". Vice. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

[2] Kent, Emma (2020-04-16). "Animal Crossing's answer to Amazon sells everything from fossils to villagers". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

[Archer-3] Archer, Nicole. "Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to earn bells quickly with Nookazon". CNET. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

[Miranda-4] Miranda, Felicia (18 April 2020). "Animal Crossing: 10 Neat and Helpful User Tools for Turnips, Trading, and More". IGN. Retrieved 2020-07-28.

[Marshall-5] Cite error: The named reference Marshall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).