
Prior to the game’s launch, players were in uproar about the plethora of customization options in every area but skin tone. The point is, though, it’s far more than what the game offered by way of diversity previously.īefore this tweak, players had to spend hours on New Leaf’s sunny tropical island resort for their players to get a tan, which was an ephemeral workaround to the game’s limitations. That’s not a perfect fix, of course, as players are forced to be Mii characters instead of the much cuter Animal Crossing characters of their design in order to preserve the skin tone. All exposed body parts will match the color of the Mii Mask, so that players can actually customize characters across a much broader spectrum of color. Now, however, it’s not just the face that changes skin tone. Previously, the Mii Mask stopped just below the neck a character’s limb’s remained the pale white that all New Leaf characters have by default. That’s nothing new, and just as it did in the past, it will transform an Animal Crossing character into a player’s chosen Mii character. When visiting the barbershop in the village shopping area, the player has the option to purchase the Mii Mask makeup item.

Players can now alter the color of both a character’s face and extremities by using the Mii Mask item, addressing one of the most criticized aspects of the game. One of the many quietly added features in Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s Welcome amiibo update is the ability to change a player’s skin tone.
