Where have I been? Nintendo dropped a 12 minute Animal Crossing: New Horizons YouTube video showcasing a slew of new features with the first update in literal years, Ver.3.0 Update!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Improved Graphics
- Decorating/Creating Designs with Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls
- Megaphone, Using the Built-In Microphone to call Villagers
- Expanded Online Features: Previously up to 8 players, Now up to 12 players
- GameChat/CameraPlay
Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Free update Ver.3.0, including Nintendo Switch One users
- Kapp’n’s Family Hotel
- Grams Souvenir Shop, featuring new Nintendo Crossover items
- New Amiibos featuring The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon
- New DIY items
- Batch Crafting!!!?????
- Expanded Storage up to 9000, can now store trees, shrubs and flowers
- Restti’s Reset Service
- Luna’s New Dream World, Slumber Island
- Lego Collaboration via Nook Shopping
Now two things seriously caught my eye among this list.
Back in January of 2025 I wrote an article called, With the REVEAL of the Nintendo Switch 2, could a NEW Animal Crossing be in the works?, basically detailing my wish list for a new Animal Crossing game and Batch Crafting was a major issue I discussed, so call me shocked when they basically shadow drop batching crafting while discussing the new DIY items near Kapp’n’s Family Hotel in the showcase. I had to do a double take, like y’all don’t understand, this will literally change people’s lives, so I had no choice, I had to get to the bottom of it and I couldn’t believe it!
“Crafting has never been easier! You can now craft items in batches and pull materials directly from your storage,” said Nintendo on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game page.
Gamers have been asking for this for literal years… We’ve finally won!!!
The second wasn’t as big as the first, but still caught my eye. Luna’s Slumber Island and the 12 players that can all terraform at the same time, like it’s about to be absolute mass chaos, Slumber Island is about to look like a warzone!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Ver.3.0 Update launches January 15, 2026!
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