Kick: Should we eliminate Kicks in the Next Switch

[Biancasbotique]

One of the less utilized store that I have is Kick's ..I feel like they could have been incorporated in able sisters shop...


Plus I don't really feel like it's necessary ...what do you guys think?

 

[Warrior]

e...eliminate? that's some very strong wording haha.

I think kicks should remain but he needs to put his leatherworking abilities to more use! I think kicks store should also sell bags and backpacks now. Who knows, maybe he could branch out into making rollerskates and iceskates for the winter.

Basically I think it's always better to build on a feature rather than remove it.

 

[honeyaura]

e...eliminate? that's some very strong wording haha.

I think kicks should remain but he needs to put his leatherworking abilities to more use! I think kicks store should also sell bags and backpacks now. Who knows, maybe he could branch out into making rollerskates and iceskates for the winter.

Basically I think it's always better to build on a feature rather than remove it.

LOL! And agreed! I love Kicks so much, I feel bad just entering and leaving if I don't see a pair of shoes I like and he's all "aw, k then". It would be nice to see his talents turn into a bigger store with accessories etc.

 

[Snowesque]

Pretty much what Warrior said. Besides that, I find him to be a pretty likable character.
It would be kind of sad to see him gone!

 

[LambdaDelta]

you heard it here first, execution time for the skunk #kickkicks

but seriously, I'd just like for him to be be accessible through the able sisters' shop at least. he can still be his own store, but just connect the shops from the inside, in addition to the usual outside entrances

 

[Justin]

They recently added a new 'back' type item into Pocket Camp that includes a fairy wings back piece so far. If that were to come to the Switch game, it'd be good addition for Kicks to sell those items as a way of expanding his purpose. Warrior kind of mentioned this with backpacks but I thought I'd add that the PC detail.

 

[Sweetley]

100% no.

Kicks is one of my favorite NPCs in the game, like the Al Bundy of the Animal Crossing universe
for me. Seeing him, the poor guy that cleaned people's shoes on the street back then in City Folk,
having now his own shop is a nice development that they gave him. Instead of "eliminate" (what a
choice of a word here, lol) a NPC, you can always try first to give more development to the said NPC.

In the case of Kicks, I could imagine that they could compine his shop with the shop of the Able
Sisters and together with the beauty salon, they could make a big styling center. Like a place,
where you can give your character a new hair cut, new outfit and new shoes, all in one place.

Alternative, he could just offer more then shoes, it's not like that he can't develop his range
over the time. And so, he gets more important for the game.

 

[Nougat]

Kicks looks like a hipster barber to me, so if the shoes aren't enough he could always be a barber and trim beards (they'd have to add facial hair for characters to the game though) to make his shop attract some more customers I wouldn't eliminate him though, poor Kicks!!

 

[carackobama]

e...eliminate? that's some very strong wording haha.

I think kicks should remain but he needs to put his leatherworking abilities to more use! I think kicks store should also sell bags and backpacks now. Who knows, maybe he could branch out into making rollerskates and iceskates for the winter.

Basically I think it's always better to build on a feature rather than remove it.

This! I want his shop to remain but with more features added.

 

[Stevey Queen]

e...eliminate? that's some very strong wording haha.

I think kicks should remain but he needs to put his leatherworking abilities to more use! I think kicks store should also sell bags and backpacks now. Who knows, maybe he could branch out into making rollerskates and iceskates for the winter.

Basically I think it's always better to build on a feature rather than remove it.

So much this. And he honestly needs to sell more variety of shoes. Maybe even offer shoe customization with patterns?

 

[Chipl95]

So much this. And he honestly needs to sell more variety of shoes. Maybe even offer shoe customization with patterns?

Shoe customization would be really cool!

 

[Biancasbotique]

I might have been harsh (sorry!)...I think the proper word is expand right! Thanks for all your feedback and yes , I like the idea of customization and backpack!! (now if he would also carry handbags!)

 

[Khaelis]

Just because you don't visit the shoe and sock store doesn't mean an NPC needs to be out right removed from the next game in the series. If anything, it's pretty realistic. Who visits shoe stores every day and actually makes a purchase? Besides people with too much money and a shoe obsession.

Kicks is a part of Animal Crossing, period. There's no reason to remove him!

 

[Warrior]

Also, I thought of something else, lots of people seem to want the shops combined, and I have to ask ... is it because of loading screens? I have a theory that, hopefully, the next game will have no loading screens. In breath of the wild, the shops have doors, but there's no loading screens and going from shop to shop is effortless. I really think people won't be worried about these things if there's no loading screen and everything is seamless.

 

[KeatAlex]

I feel with the better graphics and a choice to be able to play it on a bigger screen would increase my interaction with the shop. It would be easier to see the shoes now.

 

[Biancasbotique]

I feel with the better graphics and a choice to be able to play it on a bigger screen would increase my interaction with the shop. It would be easier to see the shoes now.

I think yes, it might be better because in New Leaf, the details of the shoes are not as dramatic as I thought it would be. They just looks so ordinary.

 

[jae.]

Don't get rid of Kicks, make his shop better! I disagree that his role could be taken by the Able sisters - Sable already works hard enough, she doesn't need to have to learn how to make well-constructed shoes on top of all the other clothes she needs to make. I would really want the shoe, sock and accessory options to be expanded. I love the idea of equippable handbags and backpacks, particularly if they come with extra storage slots.

 

[Flare]

Honestly I would like if his store merged with Able's just how T&T does with Leif and eventually GracieGrace. That would allow Kicks to get new shoes being available for sale.

 

[Stella-Io]

Even thou I don't even go in Kicks shop anymore once I have all the shoes I want, I still like him. He's unique, both as an animal species and his accent. I don't want him taken out, but I would like to see his shop expand. Maybe even merge with other shops or just expand his shop. Add a customize option, like the pattern on the sandals straps or colored laces for sneakers and boots.

 

[Bcat]

noooooo i love him! He just needs more things to sell. <3