Animal Crossing: New Horizons is, somehow, almost six years old. Releasing in 2020, the constant passage of time has only benefited from giving me a little island village second home I can escape to throughout the years. But, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition's upgrades, and Update 3.0 bringing new features, modes, and activities across both old and new hardware, there's never been a better time to play. For games like Animal Crossing, that staying power is incredibly important.
Additions are too numerous to go over in exacting detail, but even after just a couple of days exploring the new features for myself, it's clear that we're already so back. The new hotel and slumber islands feel like such earth-shattering new modes that I'm surprised Nintendo aren't charging for them, to be honest. Meanwhile, the Switch 2 upgrades make one of the best Nintendo Switch games even better. Join me as I run down the five biggest Animal Crossing: New Horizons additions and changes that have me hooked already.
