The Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system and a free update for all Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are now available, so take this as your formal invitation to relax and personalize your own paradise in all new ways!
View the free update highlighting some of the improvements in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition HERE.
You may construct your own island paradise, take in a beach sunset, or run around collecting insects in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, all with improved quality. Additionally, the game has mouse capabilities for posting messages on bulletin boards, designing custom designs, and decorating interiors. Additionally, it introduces the in-game megaphone, a new gadget that lets you use the system’s built-in microphone to call your animal residents!
You can enjoy the island experience in 12-player online sessions with GameChat1 if all of your friends have the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. You can now view your friends’ responses in real time thanks to CameraPlay! To take advantage of all the improvements of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, players who already own the complete Animal Crossing: New Horizons game for the Nintendo Switch system can buy the upgrade pack separately.
All players of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 Animal Crossing: New Horizons can get a free upgrade in addition to Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition! Benefit from Resetti’s Reset Service, which helps you start again by cleaning your island. Discover the brand-new resort hotel owned by Kapp’n’s family, where you may create themed rooms, make products to be delivered, and earn tickets that can be exchanged for unique treasures at the resort gift shop. Additionally, users who have a Nintendo Switch Online membership can ask friends to join them on Slumber Island, where they can change a shared dream world.
There are also opportunities for new partnerships! Members of Nintendo Switch Online can also play some vintage Nintendo games in-game when interacting with particular Nintendo console items, and you can gather in-game Nintendo systems to add some retro flair to your island home! With this update, LEGO® products will also make their appearance. You can even scan select amiibo from the Splatoon and Legend of Zelda series to unlock various items inspired by those series and invite specific characters to visit your island.
Related: Nintendo Download Update (Jan. 15, 2026)
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