Press Select to activate the on-screen cursor. Press Select again to deactivate the on-screen cursor. Hover on-screen cursor over menu buttons to highlight them.
Ⓐ
Jump
Ⓨ
Open Backpack
Ⓧ
Interact with Object, Pet, or Character
Ⓑ
Back
L-Stick
Move character
R-Stick
Move camera. Press R-stick down to switch between 1st and 3rd person mode.
D-Pad
Interact with NPC menus.
Decoration[]
Applicable while decorating one's own house.
Controller Key
Controller Key Function
Select
Activate Cursor
L-Stick
Move cursor/Move selected object
LB/RB
Use LB and RB to rotate objects placed in your home in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction respectively.
Ⓑ
Exit decoration/build mode
Building[]
Applicable while using custom free shapes to build in one's house.
Controller Key
Controller Key Function
Select
Press Select to active your Cursor and navigate to Decor Shop's "Free Shapes" tab.
L-Stick
Use L-Stick to move the cursor to the free shape you would like to select from the list.
Ⓐ
Press Ⓐ to select a free shape.
LB/RB
Use LB and RB to rotate the free shapes placed in your home in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction respectively.
Ⓐ
Choose "Resize" while the cursor mode is activated (activate by pressing Select) and use the Ⓐ button to drag the handles using the cursor (move the cursor using the L-Stick).
Backpack[]
Controller Key
Controller Key Function
Ⓨ
Press Ⓨ to open the backpack or inventory (inventory: alias of "backpack").
Select
Activate cursor
L-Stick
Move cursor (while activated)
Ⓐ
Select items. Items in the backpack can also be selected by pressing RT,