VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
Nintendo has trolled us into thinking the 2.0 update was the last one 4 years ago so at this point I would not trust what they say going forward.
Announcement: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update
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I would advise continue. I got my game Day 1 (well actually Day 2. I just time-traveled to give the appearance I started the day the game came out). I've done so much and made so much progress such as the DIY recipes, museum, etc. I think it depends on how much progress you've made in the game.
As for me, I've been doing some sprucing up and repositioning buildings. My villager houses are locked because I'm not moving them.
Yes, I hope for room expansion also. It's so puzzling that the Room Sketch offers what a 10x10 room would look like, but the player character can't have it?
Something else that is available in the game, but the player can't have. Mannequins. The Able sisters have them and the Hotel variants seem to work similar to how it was in NL, but the player can't have and use them? I know the wand exists as an item, but I prefer to change outfits with the mannequin. It's one of the things I wish the player could have and make and display.
It's nice to see a new update after the game was "done", but I'm not really super hyped for this like I was 2.0. The hotel feature doesn't feel any different from the Happy Home Paradise feature already in the DLC. The amount of content added seems much smaller than 2.0 - but IDK.
Now, understand I don't mean to be too negative here. I'm happy to see content added, and it's free! I might pop in and play after it's released, but I doubt it will keep me playing even as long as 2.0, and that didn't get me playing for too long even considering how massive that update was. =/
Now, understand I don't mean to be too negative here. I'm happy to see content added, and it's free! I might pop in and play after it's released, but I doubt it will keep me playing even as long as 2.0, and that didn't get me playing for too long even considering how massive that update was. =/
kindheartedhog
🌈Always be yourself☀️
I think...amazing honestly. I know many are not happy but I genuinely cannot wait. I can't believe it's so soon too
Millysaurusrexjr
standing on business
Honestly I think one of the things I'm looking forward to the most is... Cat Plushie
I certainly understand the concerns some people have, but I too cannot wait! I am honestly so excited!
I did not notice this originally!!
melonbread
i want froggy death the kid (´,,•ω•,,)♡
Yes!!! I’m so excited YAHOO! （≧∇≦）
CAT PLUSHIE OMG!! so excited!!
I wonder if all of the new furniture is going to be completely new or if they're going to be bringing back anything. I miss a lot of the furniture that was in New Leaf still.
I am trying to decide if getting the upgrade for the switch 2 is worth it. I might be overthinking it but my worry is not being able to play with people that don’t have the upgrade. I would love to start a new island on my switch 2 but not if I can’t invite anyone that doesn’t have the upgrade. I don’t see myself having more than 7 people at the same time.
They probably really meant it though. They had no plans to revisit this game. It wasn't like they were in a meeting and thought to update the game 4 years later. Because that's a lot of time to be waiting to reveal something.
This was probably a decision they made either this or last year because the Switch 2 exclusive games have been kind of limited. Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananaza, and just now Pokemon Legends. It's really not a huge library people would be running to get a new system for. They had this issue with the GameCube, Wii, and WiiU. They dropped the systems with only 1 to a few worthwhile titles.
There's been a lot of Switch games enhanced for the Switch 2. NH isn't any different, it was probably done as it's much cheaper than making an entirely new game. Plus the fact that they left it in a state in 2021 that still felt unfinished and that it had the potential to be more meant they could revisit it.
It's pretty cool, especially considering the 2.0 update was supposed to be the last big one. Still disappointed that there's no method for getting deep-sea creature models. I would've like to add those to the collection, especially given how hard some of them are to catch
I know, it's so weird they didn't make sea creature models. lol I think I still have 3 of each creature in my storage (when I thought it was coming) and I never bothered to get rid of them even.
Fridaynightcatlady
Time waits for no one 🌷🌱🌸
Which furniture from NL? Out of curiosity.
I think it’s mostly new sets it seems! But I’m excited either way haha
- simultaneously very unexpected (in that yeah, it was a genuine surprise) and also very expected (given that it's one of Nintendo's big franchises and they've all had some presence on the Switch 2, even if that basically amounts to "give the most recent Switch game a little bit of an update or a Switch 2 edition"; as Pocket Camp Complete has had its very last drop of new items, nothing's actually happening with the series, and doing this update avoids a period of absolutely nothing for the brand; and it's the 25th anniversary of DnM in April and theoretically they can do something with that when that comes out)
- think the next proper AC game is going to be out with the Switch 2 Lite in a couple of years, tho... sometime around Christmas 2027-March 2028 (which should also be when you completely run out of Mom items in NH) I hope and pray that it's different enough from NH, because having NH on the same console and having it do broadly similar things wouldn't be especially great with just vanilla NH... having it do broadly similar things with an actual Switch 2 Edition to compete with just feels like you're selling slightly different variations on the same game
- the game looks pretty good in 4K, with a lot less aliasing going on. Not especially fussed that the game isn't in 60fps, but given heavily decorated islands can still cause some pop-in on Switch 2, I think keeping the game at 30fps is probably a good idea.
- I'm midway through writing a post in the "what are you hoping to see in a future Animal Crossing game for NS2" thread and in it, I mention Game Chat, mouse mode and the return of the megaphone... completely unsurprised to see them in a Switch 2 Edition of NH, but I fear they might not have quite the same "wow" factor in a brand new game
- However, didn't think they'd do something with the Switch 2 camera, and I definitely didn't think they'd make it so you can now play with 12 players at once.
- Look, I'm not going to lie... my heart sank when I saw they'd added a hotel into the game. It's always suggested as an idea that should be in the game and I've never really gelled with it as a concept (it feels generically "cosy game" to me), and I wasn't especially a big fan of the one in Happy Home Designer either. However... yeah, NH is probably the one AC game where it actually fits. Island getaway, big focus on customisation and showing off what you can do with that... it's a good fit for the game.
- Good to see Kapp'n's family back, not especially enthused about the new outfits Kapp'n and Leilani are wearing. Get them some aloha shirts instead of those horrible work polos! What I do like, however, is the fridge full of cucumbers next to Grams... will we be able to buy it?
- I like the fact that the tourist villagers will also go around your island and hang around, so you've got a rotation of different villagers coming onto the island to mix things up a bit.
- I've seen people getting really excited about bulk crafting and crafting from storage, and while I think the way they've added it into the game (having it be part of a new mechanic where you craft island specialties for Kapp'n to ship overseas) is a good idea... as I've said before, I think this is going to end up feeling really "game-y" and, for a game that's been roundly criticised for its lack of life sim elements, takes away more of that feeling for Even More Convenience To The Point You're Barely Even Playing The Game. Big win for those people... but have those people actually thought about how it affects the game?
- However, I'm really up for new furniture to be added into the game. They've not especially shown a great deal of it so far, which worries me that there isn't a great deal compared to to the massive amount added in the 2.0 update (unless you unlock more furniture by doing more room builds, similar to HHP). However, so far we've got the artful and tubular series (as well as a currently unnamed marble series), we've got a new kiddie series that appears to be Legally Distinct Little Tikes Knockoffs, we've got some new plants such as a potted hydrangea, a bird of paradise and pampas grass (oh dear), the rolling suitcase that was a DLC item for NL has finally made a comeback, there's some mysterious other items like a cat plushie and a colourful-lantern arch... and we've got a whole load of hotel-themed items. Pretty nice stuff so far, hopefully there's some more good stuff added (fingers crossed they add the sanshin back into the game)
- The island reset feature is a tad "QoL feature that streamlines things to the point that you personally aren't doing much" but at the same time: my island, it is full of flowers that keep endlessly growing. They don't die, they just multiply... so I'm grateful to have something like it in the game. Good to see Resetti's got another thing to do in-game, and I'm a big fan of the little animation of him hoovering things up. Good to see you can now store trees, flowers and bushes... but even with the larger storage we're getting, I'm very much in need of a clear-out. There's so much art, Saharah walls and flooring and DIY recipes I need to sell.
- They finally did it, they made Animal Crossing: Creative Mode. It's a good way of being able to have a second island without having to reset or buy another Switch, and I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with a completely blank canvas
- They actually did it... they added retro Nintendo consoles as items into AC. Finally, I can have a Famicom or Super Famicom in my house. Honestly slightly perplexed by the idea they're playable, given that in the early 00s Virtual Console or the Nintendo Classics apps didn't exist and retro Nintendo games didn't really show up so they were a genuine novelty... but at the same time, I also think this is Nintendo going "hey, if you like this and you've got an NSO subscription, there's plenty more games to play in the individual apps!" and I see the benefit of curation there. It's also interesting to see that we haven't actually seen everything in the "special" tab, which implies there might be something else further down (aside from the American SNES). Will we end up seeing a Virtual Boy turn up later on in the year? Will there be separate N64, GBA and GameCube items for NSO Expansion Pack members?
- also glad to see that the Love Tester, Ultra Machine and Ultra Hand have been released from New Leaf Purgatory. Bit disappointed that the Ultra Hand isn't handheld, hoping that the Ten Billion Barrel and the Ultra Scope have also made the jump if they're the things hidden below the bit of the menu
- LEGO furniture was on my wishlist for the next game, so to see it turning up in NH is pretty cool. Quite like the wallpaper variations and the t-shirts look pretty nice too.
- Splatoon and Zelda amiibo compatibility is finally back! After a generation of fairly limited amiibo support it's weird to see them doing crossover stuff again... but Splatoon Raiders is sometime next year and it's Zelda's 40th in February, so it's a good time to have it come back. It's weird both of them only have two villagers each now, with Cece and Viche now repping two out of three of the Splatoon 3 idols (where's my villager that's dressed as Big Man, Nintendo?) and two completely new Zelda villagers, both based off of TOTK characters. Fear that there's a Mario 30th anniversary furniture update situation going on, however... there's plenty of really nice new stuff (an actual wearable Master Sword and Hylian Shield! A Korok Forest wallpaper and floor! Yer actual Ocarina Of Time! Salmon Run golden eggs! The jukebox from the Splatoon 3 lobby! A BIG MAN SOFA), but some of the older stuff may not have made the cut. Would love to be proven wrong, but for now, bit worried the other stuff's not made the jump
- Overall, yeah, it's good to have some more stuff added to NH (even if it means the next game's probably a bit further off). More excited about new furniture than I am about the hotel itself or some of the QoL changes, but after a year of not really playing NH much it's good to have a reason to go back.
Tsukuri_Yukimura
Senior Member
I’m actually looking forward to the new stuff. I only have one question has anyone noticed if the older Zelda and Splatoon amiibos work with the new update. Even if not the villagers at least the items that they had to purchase from New Leaf
There's a lot but I miss so much of the SpotPass furniture like the aurora screen and the tree stump chair. Plus, I really miss the Princess and Sweets series (that macaron record player was my FAVE.)
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