Tom Nook also appears in the 2010 Nintendo Collector's Edition of Monopoly with K.K. Slider and Rosie in the light blue grids. He is worth 120 US dollars on the game board, the highest of the Animal Crossing characters that appear in the game.

A kind raccoon with a heart of gold, Tom Nook helps you get started when you first move to town by loaning you a home to live in. Tom also runs a little supply shop in town that sells all the basics, including furniture, tools, and gardening supplies. Tom will help you in a variety of ways as your life unfolds, and you'll help him as well: keep shopping at the store and it'll get bigger and bigger. Eventually, old Tom will even need to hire his two nephews, Timmy and Tommy, just to keep his business running!"

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In New Leaf, Isabelle refers to Nook as the Real Estate Agent. When she calls him in Welcome amiibo in the startup preparations, she also refers to him as "Mr. Nook". In a character popularity poll for Animal Crossing held by Nintendo in Japan, Tom Nook ranked 4th with 1,791 votes, above Sable and below Mr. Resetti. Ai • Alfonso • Apollo • Blathers • Brewster • Celeste • Cesar • Champ • Cyrano • Dr. Shrunk • Gulliver • Hopper • K.K. Slider • Kaitlin • Kapp'n • Katie • Lyle • Mabel • Margie • Mr. Resetti • Pascal • Pelly • Pete • Phyllis • Redd • Rosie • Sable • Saharah • Timmy and Tommy • Tom Nook • Tortimer • Wendell • Whitney • Yū Sometimes, upon entering his store, he will appear in thought, and may tell the player a story when approached: Timmy and Tommy are Nook's nephews that appear in the final expansion of the shop, Nookington's, as assistants on the second floor. They assist him in his business. All three make a cameo in the Smashville stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

GL-L-L-KSK! KEH-KEEH!♫ FST! FST! RrrrrrrrrrrrKLAGH!♪ CH-CH-ch-ch-mmmMMMmmm!♫ Oh, well, it is very old and in the language of my ancestors, which happens to be Raccoonish, yes, yes. ” Tom Nook reprises his role as the Villager's Final Smash and as a spectator for Smashville and Town and City. He also appears in Isabelle's Final Smash, which functions similarly to Villager's, trapping opponents as he constructs Town Hall before it explodes, sending opponents flying. His picture can be obtained by giving him a Safe, and the quote is "I'll be there with bells on! Ho ho!" From home décor to tanks and tees to collectibles, gifts, and more, there’s an Animal Crossing gotta-have-it just waiting for you in this collection. Love Phyllis and Pell at the post office? We’ve got merch for that! Can’t get enough of that pesky bug-o-phobic owl Blathers? Neither can we—that’s why we’ve got plenty of Blathers must-haves. Secretly obsessed with Redd (even if he is a lil shady)? Same here.Each player now shares Tom Nook's mortgage, and Tom will still force new players to work for him even when it is fully paid off. He states that he will "not charge" the player for the lessons they are learning in Animal Crossing life. Nook seems to have a varied reputation amongst the villagers, with some speculating that he is, in fact, a human in a suit. His large, bushy tail seems popular amongst lazy villagers. He is openly derided by Redd as a "raccoon in an apron."

Tom Nook's clothing changes depending on the state of his store. In Nook's Cranny, he wears a short, blue apron with a leaf embedded on the front, or a kanji ten (店), meaning "shop," in Doubutsu no Mori. In Nook 'n' Go, he wears a striped market uniform with a small market hat. In Nookway, he wears a large supermarket apron that covers his entire body, with a leaf still embedded on the front. Lastly, in Nookington's, he wears a simple, purple business suit. For Nookway, he wears a white apron with a purple leaf and green details on it (blue and orange in Animal Forest).

Required Cookies & Technologies

Able Sisters • Animal Village • Museum • Nook 'n' Go • Nook's Cranny • Observatory • The Roost • Town Hall

Tom Nook has been feeling mighty pleased with himself ever since he remodeled Nook's Cranny into the Nook 'n' Go. He has to work longer hours- seven A.M. until eleven P.M.- but hey! That's big business!According to Lyle in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tom Nook is a huge fan of K.K. Slider. This is shown in Animal Crossing: New Horizons when Tom Nook enthusiastically works to attract K.K. Slider to the island through Project K. In all games prior to New Leaf, Nook starts out with Nook's Cranny, expanding after the player buys enough from him. There are a total of four expansions for his shop: Tom Nook appeared in Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori as the town shop owner, just as he does in the games. Like also in the games he helped Ai settle into town by making her work. He was voiced by Naoki Tatsuta. From Animal Forest through City Folk, as the town's shop owner, he will wear different uniforms for each upgrade of his store. In Happy Home Designer, if his house is designed, the player can visit him and find him in casual wear. He wears a white polo shirt with his leaf logo on it and khaki pants.