 UGO.com ranked him the fifth best "Animal Crossing" character, stating that while Mr. Resetti was an irritant, Tom Nook was a jerk.They added that they love to hate him, jokingly suggesting that he was a "kingpin".Junkee also offers a fairly negative assessment of Tom Nook's personality, while also pointing out his transformation over different games in the franchise, and arguing that his personal qualities are not as important as the intrinsically exploitative system he represents and benefits from.