Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and a free update for the base game is coming on January 15.
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition version of the game is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 console, with enhanced features such as higher resolution visuals, mouse controls, and an in-game megaphone that uses the system’s built-in microphone. Online play will be extended for up to 12 players, and CameraPlay will also be compatible with the Switch 2 version. An extended trailer has been launched with the Switch 2 announcement, and it can be seen below.
The announcement doesn’t just detail the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons; fans returning to their original islands can check out what the free update version 3.0 adds to player islands. This update features a new hotel resort run by Kapp’n’s family, new themed items and characters, exclusives like Slumber Island for Nintendo Switch Online members and more. Both the regular and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of the title can play this content update.
The content update includes an array of new content for Villagers to dive into, starting with quality-of-life improvements. Resetti is on hand in the new update with a convenient Reset Service to help tidy up player islands. Players can also now upgrade their home storage to hold up to 9,000 items, and storage can now hold trees, shrubs and flowers.
Players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership can design and save up to three islands and play with friends online with those islands in Slumber Island. This new mode allows friends to select the size and layout of an island, and build and design it collaboratively. Residents from player islands can be invited to Slumber Island, and inventory items can be brought to spruce things up.
The free update and Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launch Jan. 15, and it will be available for $64.99. It’s worth noting that if fans already have the game for Nintendo Switch, a paid upgrade pack will also be available for $4.99.
