Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 doesn’t mean a long wait for the next Animal Crossing

For many fans, Nintendo’s Oct. 30 announcement of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons3.0 was met with a twofold response. It started out as unfettered joy and excitement, followed by a crushing realization: Does this update mean a new entry in the Animal Crossing series is still ages away? Perhaps I am once again just a victim of blind optimism — I am someone who incorrectly predicted the release of Taylor Swift’s reputation at least a dozen times — but I don’t think a new game is that far off.