"Animal Crossing: New Horizons hasn't received a major update since 2021, and Nintendo previously showed no interest in continuing development on the five-year-old game. It was a huge surprise when Nintendo, in October, announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would get not only a Nintendo Switch 2 edition, but a 3.0 content update, too. On Oct. 30, Nintendo dropped a 12-minute video breaking down the new details and gave press an early, hands-off look earlier in December."
"What's new in the Switch 2 version? Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch 2 will benefit from the console's mouse controls, which will make placing decor a bit less fiddly. And that makes sense, paired with a content update that's largely centered on decor. Using the Joy-Con 2s as a mouse makes clicking and dragging stuff around the map much simpler."
"IGN said the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 edition also has an exclusive device-a megaphone. It's used to call out to villagers and other visiting characters so they're easier to find. To do so, you literally have to say a character's name into the Switch 2 microphone, . However, the megaphone can only be used for characters that are outside of buildings-ones that would actually "hear" you-so it isn't as useful for anyone inside a structure, said."
The 3.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and a Nintendo Switch 2 edition release on Jan. 15, 2026. The Switch 2 edition is priced at $64.99, or $4.99 for existing Switch owners, while all players receive the 3.0 content at no extra cost. The update focuses on design and decor and adds Switch 2 quality-of-life improvements, including mouse-style controls and Joy-Con 2-as-mouse functionality to simplify placing and moving items. The Switch 2 edition includes an exclusive megaphone that uses voice input to call out to villagers outside buildings. Multiplayer expands to support up to 12 players, but requires all participants to be on Switch 2.
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