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Nintendo UK released a video ad showcasing the Switch 2, its key features, and a slate of top first-party games (Pokémon Pokopia, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Donkey Kong Bananza, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book), released as Nintendo approaches its end-of-year financial report; the clip serves as a simple intro to the Switch 2 lineup, with no clear indication of new announcements.
Version 3.0.3 for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch 2 and Switch adds the 25th-anniversary leaf statue to Nook Shopping for all players (price adjusted) and fixes item-image display bugs in home storage and the hotel decoration catalog.
Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 3.0.2, adding a commemorative 25th‑anniversary leaf statue obtainable via the in‑game mailbox and a slate of bug fixes across the base game and Happy Home Paradise DLC. The patch addresses issues with hotel room exits, DIY crafting material checks, lingering bugs from a dung beetle on snowballs, items popping out of rocks, display of player designs on Slumber Island, island lighting when viewed from the plane, and villager visit locations, plus general gameplay tweaks; Nintendo Music also gains tracks from the original game.
After the 3.0 update and Switch 2 Edition for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo says there’s nothing to announce about the game’s future or a new Animal Crossing entry. A Variety interview with Nintendo of America’s Reiko Ninomiya reiterates that larger updates or a new game aren’t disclosed, even as the update revives interest and Nintendo plans ongoing content to keep players engaged across the Switch ecosystem.
Six new Nintendo-themed Custom Designs (including a Game Boy standee and Famicom tee) are now available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons via the Custom Designs Portal on Nintendo's official island Ninten. With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, players can earn in-game items at the island hotel souvenir shop and even play a classic Nintendo game on compatible systems. The Nintendo island can be visited with Dream Address DA-6382-1459-4417.
Despite the 3.0 update adding new features and storage improvements, Animal Crossing: New Horizons still suffers from a major flaw: tool durability. Golden tools require lengthy, tedious tasks (like mass Gulliver interactions for the shovel) and scarce resources, and even after all that they break. The piece argues that making golden tools unbreakable could fix the issue, though the update did improve variety and convenience overall.
Nintendo says it will continue rolling out major software updates for widely owned Switch titles on the Switch 2 to keep players engaged and ease the transition, highlighting free updates to Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3 to boost adoption and revisit older games on the newer console.
Nintendo says it will keep releasing free updates for popular Switch titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3 to keep players engaged on the original Switch while transitioning to Switch 2, explaining that updating existing games helps maintain contact with consumers and ease the upgrade path to the newer system.
Nintendo says releasing major free updates for popular Switch titles Animal Crossing: New Horizons (3.0.0) and Splatoon 3 is intended to keep players engaged, promote the new Switch 2 platform, and ease the transition by maintaining connections with existing customers as hardware evolves.
Mario Kart World leads the UK charts as Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade lands at No. 2 on the Switch 2, the sole non-Nintendo title in the top five, pushing Animal Crossing: New Horizons to No. 3 while Switch 1’s ACNH remains the more popular version; Donkey Kong Country Returns HD re-enters the Top 40 thanks to a new update.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Switch 2 Edition returns with a two-pronged update—a free 3.0 patch and a paid £4.19 upgrade. The paid bundle adds a busted megaphone for voice interactions, mouse support, 12-player multiplayer, built-in GameChat, and a resolution boost but no framerate increase. The free patch delivers a new island hotel, storage/inventory improvements, and a communal island-building feature. Overall, the 3.0 updates aren’t essential but are a welcome nudge back into ACNH’s world, with the free content offering the more meaningful improvements; the price of the paid upgrade makes it a questionable value for many.)
Nintendo deleted the five-year-old risqué 'adult only' island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, created by @churip_ccc, which featured adult-themed decor, a red-light district and mature jokes that drew streamers and Japanese players. The creator apologized and thanked Nintendo for looking the other way, with the island removed ahead of the 3.0 update that added Resort Hotel and other changes.
A video comparison shows Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition loading about half as fast as the original, with no major graphics upgrades and a constant 30fps; it runs at 1080p in handheld mode and 4K when docked.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons runs at 4K in docked mode and 1080p handheld with a steady 30fps, and a YouTube side-by-side comparison shows noticeably faster load times: about 8 seconds from title screen to in-game on Switch 2 vs 17 seconds on Switch, and 16 seconds from Home Menu to gameplay vs 30 seconds on the original system. The report, referencing Nintendo’s earlier notes on enhanced resolution, also highlights sharper visuals and overall quicker startup, though frame rate remains 30fps in both versions.
The 3.0.0 patch for Animal Crossing: New Horizons adds major content for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, including bulk crafting up to 10 items, using home storage as DIY materials, a DIY Recipes hub for hotel/Tom Nook requests, expanded Nook Shopping (including Pocket Camp and Mario items), an L-button hold-to-move feature, options to revert the island tune and flag to originals, bulk purchases of Customization Kits (up to 50), more items sold at the drop-off box, Pascal pearls, Leif weed removal for 30+ weeds with a lower fee, new Island Life 101 tips and extra Nook Miles tasks; Switch 2–specific fixes (Nook Shopping startup sound) and NookLink updates, plus catalog updates and Island Newspaper content via the Switch App. The patch notes emphasize Switch 2 content and integration, with NookLink requiring Nintendo Switch Online access.