my answer is pretty much always the same every time this question gets asked haha, but these are the things i would/would’ve love/d to see the most!
♡ perfect and tropical fruits. being able to find your non-native and sister fruits on kapp’n’s mysterious islands would’ve been really cool, too, especially for those who don’t have NSO and can’t trade with others.
♡ a nook’s cranny upgrade.
♡ the return of pelly, phyllis, pete and the post office! i love and miss those npcs so, so much, and i honestly don’t really care for
new horizons’ mailing system. having to pay 200 bells just to send
one letter when a 4-pack of stationery only costed 80 bells + mailing was free in
new leaf is... eef lol.
♡ tortimer’s island and club tortimer. i miss being able to beetle and shark farm year-round.
♡ minigames.
♡ playing hide-and-seek with my villagers.
♡ the roost’s part-time job minigame from
new leaf.
♡ certain small details such as the campsite’s tent turning into an igloo during the winter, and our character shivering in the colder months + sweating in the hotter ones.
♡ blanca and april fool’s day. i hate how so many small events were replaced with seasonal items instead, and i really just miss blanca lol.
♡ dr. shrunk and his jokes. i miss him teaching us reactions, too. i definitely preferred that over our villagers doing it + buying certain reactions with bells and nook miles.
♡ a way to dig up and get rid of flowers in bulk. it would’ve been great if this was a service that leif offered alongside his weeding service.
♡ more hairstyles. i can never have too many lol. i also would’ve loved to be able to have more than one hair colour at a time (ex. one side black, the other blonde, or highlights) or being able to have more than one face-paint design on at a time.
♡ more exterior options would be cool, for both our own home and for rs/the airport. i’m not a huge fan of the ones we have now.
♡ katie and kaitlyn, and having to escort them to different towns/islands. i miss doing that haha.
♡ more custom design slots. i really appreciate the increase nintendo gave us before, but i’m already running out of space again lol. too many great designs out there.
♡ certain missing furniture items from
new leaf such as the snow bunny, fortune cookie items and gracie’s furniture sets. i also really miss the old bug-off, fishing tourney and egg/bunny day sets.
♡ QoL upgrades such as an “add to cart” option at able’s, bulk crafting, etc would be fantastic.
♡ being able to commission deep-sea creature models from either c.j. or a new npc altogether.
that’s about all i can think of rn. :’)