predictions for a possible new animal crossing?

[PugLovex]

with the switch 2 creeping up on us, i wanted to see other people's insights on whether or not a new title may be announced in the upcoming direct. i'm 50/50, i feel as though its possible, but i also wouldn't be super surprised if one was not announced right away. by the time the direct comes along, new horizons will be a 5 year old game. the gap between games usually being around 3 - 4 years (apart from new leaf to new horizons which had about an 8 year gap, primarily due to welcome amiibo update + pushbacks), it makes me wonder if we are due for another game yet hahaha.

i'm totally ready for a new game--don't get me wrong new horizons is a great game, but there is still a lot that it lacks, which prevents it from fully having that animal crossing magic. my ideal game would be one that has:
- graphics & design features of new horizons
- gameplay of new leaf
- soundtrack of wild world/city folk
- dialogue of population growing/gamecube (i miss the sassy charm hahaha)

what are your thoughts and hopes for a new animal crossing? i'm not saying we'll get one right away/announced at the upcoming direct but i think it's certainly possible. i'm ready to find life in a new animal crossing world, hopefully with my useless but fun-to-use toy hammer item ^

 

[chronic_fangirl]

I’d definitely want a lot of New Leaf’s gameplay (especially the multiplayer), paired with New Horizons’ graphics, player, and home customisation, the level of villager depth from older games (including all of the games and tasks they give you) and Wild World’s soundtrack. It would be cool if you could have a mish mash of New Leaf and New Horizons town customisation, like maybe the area around your house could have whatever you liked, but the rest of the place required permits and fund raising. I like the New Horizons island and “survival” gimic with crafting and such, but i like it contained to New Horizons exclusively, because it’s not very animal crossing in general, although that’s just personal, and I wouldn’t be upset by a similar thing to the previous game. In reality though, due to the wild success of Horizons, we’re probably gonna get even more customisation and things, but perhaps that’s just my Sims-pilled cynic brain talking.

(edited due to the debilitating neglect my caps lock key faced throughout the duration of this post’s creation).

 

[Isadoraisacat]

Just take pocket camp complete and new horizons and mix it together and I’ll be very happy

 

[Snek]

New Horizons is still going strong though I have to admit I have stopped playing it. I think a new game for Switch 2 is possible but not for this year. I am hopeful though because I really want a new AC game.