Tom Nook, recognized in Japan as Tanukichi (たぬきち), is a fictional personality in the Animal Crossing collection that runs the town store (or the Local Providers building in Animal Crossing: New Horizons). He first appeared in the Nintendo 64 game Debuts no More, launched in Europe and North America on the Gamete as Animal Crossing. Nook offers a home to the player at the beginning of each title in the series (with Animal Crossing: New Leaf and also Animal Crossing: New Horizons being an exemption, as Nook markets the gamer a tent at the start of those games), offering a set home mortgage for them to pay and also providing to update it after the home mortgage is paid off. He has actually additionally made a number of looks in the Super Knockout Bros. series. Nintendo's Treehouse localization members Rich Am tower as well as Reiko Binomial have actually suggested that, despite his perceived greed, he is a wonderful person as a result of taking the risk of employing someone who is ne...