Some Newer Horizons In Animal Crossing: New Horizons This January

While Pac-players treated themselves to a tricky Halloween edition of Pac-Man found on the Google home page [17] [49] [50] [67], the Free Version 3.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of the game were announced [43] [45]. Earlier this year, we have discussed and predicted what could the next chapter of the Animal Crossing franchise on the Switch 2 be like as a brand new title with several new features [71] [72] [73] [74] [82] [83], but as some of us have predicted, a Switch 2 edition of New Horizons will be out in two months [69] [70], yet not many fellow animal crossers have expected to witness the confirmation of an official Version 3.0 update that will be launched alongside it [43] [45]. I suppose the fanmade “Update 3.0” mode created by jubbsticks will have to be considered “Update 4.0” while fans of South Park witness the second chapter of the twenty-eighth season and hazbeans are amazed at how Hazbin Hotel holds the Guinness World Record for Most In-Demand Animated Show [19] [23] [68] [69] [70]. After comparing the Helluva Boss pilot to its remaster known as “Mission: Zero” and trick or treating in my copy of New Horizons [37] [61] [78] [79], let us discuss the next chapter of the Switch era of Animal Crossing that will be read in 2026, the year that will mark the 35^th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog series [43] [45] [59] [60].

I suppose the purpose of the content within the Version 3.0 update and the Switch 2 edition is to expand the New Horizons era’s life expectancy [43] [45], yet some animal crossers are still dreaming of a new title that can bring on some experiences [71] [72] [73] [74] [82] [83], such as an underwater village to explore once you transform into a mermaid or merboy [37]. But for now, let us discuss how the next chapter can especially be enriching on the Switch 2 in 2026, the year of the horse [30]. Wait! Does that mean that it will be the year of Ponyta and Rapidash, according to Pokémon trainers [6] [7]?! [43] [45]

Before we discuss the full potential of the Version 3.0 update, let us look at the exclusive features in the forthcoming Switch 2 edition [43] [45]. The mouse controls for designing clothing items and artwork, as well as quirky posts on the bulletin board, could be ideal for a digital artist who loves making art with their mouse [46]. The megaphone would be quite useful for finding a specific resident on the island [43] [45]. Looks like there will be room for four more players hanging out on an island online and a dozen players on one island will have the option to show their faces above their avatars by the power of the Switch 2 Camera, which is a reminder of the demonstration of the full functionality of playing the Switch 2 edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree known as “Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV” online [44]. I still wonder if there will be a Switch 2 edition of Princess Peach: Showtime! or a direct sequel to my favourite game of 2024 [42] [80] [81], but I still believe there ought to be plenty of completely new titles for the Switch 2 besides Mario Kart World to prevent the successor to the Switch from selling as badly as the Wii U did [5] [41].

The Switch 2 edition of the game will be represented in clearer definition [43] [45]. Notice how smooth the outlines of an animal crosser’s avatar look on the left, compared to the choppiness on the right? [43] [45]

Hopefully, no antiheroic imps like Blitzo from Helluva Boss will crash a coffee party like this one [33] [78] [79]. [43] [45]

Kapp’n’s family will be welcomed back in a brand new location on the pier that shall provide a new (and familiar) way to play [43] [45]. It is a resort hotel for villagers to stay at in differently themed rooms to customise, which is very much like specifically themed vacation homes to design for clients in the paid DLC known as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise” [38]. amiibo cards can be used to summon guests at the hotel, much like how they can in The Roost [37] [43] [45]. A new rewards system is being given hotel tickets for helping the hotel maintain its credibility to buy exclusive souvenirs. And of course, considering that New Horizons is notable for its aspects of crafting items, such as tools and furniture [37], items to craft near the hotel can be delivered to those outside of the island by Kapp’n in exchange for hotel tickets [43] [45]. I suspect that new duties at the hotel will result in new ways to earn Nook Miles [37]. The idea of running and customising a holiday hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is “Happy Home Paradise V2.0” to me [38], which makes me excited to try out the feature after the update is released [43] [45].

Running a hotel for visitors to stay at ought to be a lot more satisfying than having only one camper at the campsite [37] [43] [45]. If an animal crosser ends up preferring Tortimer’s Island from New Leaf over the hotel in the upcoming Version 3.0 for New Horizons [48], that is no problem. After all, some animal crossers prefer the New Leaf era over the New Horizons age for fair reasons [71] [72]. But still, I cannot go wrong with dressing up the mannequins to encourage some trends [43] [45]. [43] [45]

Oh! And did I mention that bulk crafting, which is being able to craft more than one item you wish to craft with the right number of materials, will be introduced in the upcoming update [16] [43] [45]? We all know how capitalism works by now. [43] [45]

A new feature for when an animal crosser’s avatar goes to bed is entering a new island named a “Slumber Island” [43] [45]. The player who dares to dream will be able to design their Slumber Island in the way they can design their Reality Island [37], but choose any tree they would like to plant, decide the time of day, along with the weather, and add a certain number of residents from Reality Island [43] [45]. And yes, a Slumber Island version of Lloid who wears an old-fashioned nightcap can help build slopes and bridges, much like in the main island in reality. The player will be able to create three Slumber Islands, which is much like how there can be multiple save files, resulting in multiple towns in Animal Crossing: Population Growing, but only one per memory card [4]. Being rather ambitious, I would probably choose all three of my Slumber Islands to be large for increased creative freedom, thus making up for how I wish my main island in reality could be bigger [37] [43] [45]. Lastly, up to a dozen fellow animal crossers can visit and even help construct and decorate a Slumber Island, much like in the Reality Island. Hopefully, there will be no spooky towers of blocks to climb, especially if most of the residents in reality are sheep [1].

This feature may require an active Nintendo Switch Online membership to be fully accessible [43] [45]. Surely, you can name the Slumber Islands, right? Perhaps I will name my Slumber Island “Bloop Island” after all the funny attempts at naming an unnamed island in the third volume of Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Deserted Island Diaries [57]. In the meantime, there is a theory that the Speaker of God from the second season of Hazbin Hotel is the long-lost mother of Stolas from Helluva Boss [34] [36] [63], as far-fetched as that sounds. [43] [45]

Aside from what appears to be Mr. Resetti’s redemption arc as he will run his own cleaning service in the Version 3.0 update [43] [45], I am amazed to see brand new villagers resembling certain characters from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Splatoon 3 [31] [32]. I can already imagine Cece or Viché who previously appeared in New Leaf to represent Callie and Marie from Splatoon and have been redesigned to resemble Frye Onaga and Shiver Hohojiro from Splatoon 3 [20] [21] [29], staying in a Splatoon-themed room and Tulin or Mineru unwinding in a Zelda-themed room at the hotel [31] [32] [43] [45]. Aside from new villagers being part of collaborations with other Nintendo franchises, there will also be a collaboration with LEGO, resulting in a new line of LEGO-styled furniture that can be customised after being crafted. As for Resetti’s new service, it can be useful for decluttering your yard, the beach, or anywhere else on the island. If you ask me, inviting the mole to stay at the hotel in a LEGO-themed room would be an addition to his redemption arc as if he were a guest at Hazbin Hotel [2] [3] [52] [56]. Would a prinny like to join him [22]?

Personally, I think these two squirrels should have been completely new characters to resemble Frye and Shiver from Splatoon 3 [20] [21], so that Cece or Viché can keep their looks representing Callie and Marie [29]. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see the two squirrels representing entirely different Splatoon characters to expand on their passions for cosplaying [43] [45]. [43] [45]

I also wonder if Resetti’s brother, Don, will make an appearance in the update as well. Perhaps he will appear in his place sometimes, which was the case for his original role as the one to scold the player for not saving their game [39]. [43] [45]

 
What else is there to discuss regarding the next big update? An active Nintendo Switch Online membership will be required to access a retro Nintendo game to play once you own an old-school console, such as a Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom, that can be bought from the hotel [43] [45], which is a throwback to playing old-school Nintendo titles in Animal Crossing: Population Growing [18] [24]. As for the Love Tester, my little red-nosed ranger would try it out with Eugene, the koala who resembles my fiancé, which is why I have shipped them together since I played Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp [40] [75] [76]. The maximum storage capacity will be expanded to nine-thousand items in your house and those can include plants, such as flowers and trees [43] [45]. But alas, if only that would also result in a new upstairs room for the house…after the player pays a new outrageously pricey mortgage, of course [37] [39]. As exciting as the Version 3.0 update for New Horizons on the Switch and Switch 2 sounds [43] [45], I still think there still ought to be some efforts to establish a competent sequel to New Horizons, possibly titled “New Horizons 2” in the future to further decrease the risk of the sales of the Switch 2 being as unsatisfactory as the Wii U’s sales [5] [71] [72] [73] [74] [82] [83]. The same applies to developing the next big step in the Super Mario, Splatoon, andThe Legend of Zelda games for the Switch 2 [69] [70].

It looks like Ice Climber will be featured once an animal crosser owns an NES as an example of certain classics being featured in the upcoming Version 3.0 update [43] [45]. This seems like quite an engaging aspect of the new rewards system when it comes to helping the hotel become successful. [43] [45]

What else can an animal crosser keep in their storage [43] [45]? Ah, yes! An axe…that is (hopefully) not bloodstained, even after a devastating breakup…or just a villager being rude as if they were stuck in the first era of the franchise [18] [25] [26] [27] [28]. [43] [45]

In conclusion, the enhanced port of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the big update for both ports are sure to let new Animal Crossing vibes flourish this January [43] [45]. In the meantime, I shall follow the rest of the next chapter of the story about Charlie Morningstar’s hotel for sinners to be redeemed at on Prime Video while Fortnite fighters fight in Fortnite: Battle Royale and LEGO Fortnite with new sidekicks [13] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [62]. Aside from how I think there ought to be a tenth volume of the hilarious manga known as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Deserted Island Diary” or a direct sequel series based on the Version 3.0 update [43] [45] [47], I predict that there will be about eight more game packs for The Sims 4 to balance out the number of expansion packs, as well as the number of stuff packs [64] [65] [66], if the game will still be relevant alongside the outcome of Project Rene [77]. Speaking of predictions, I am sure that we can still predict a new Animal Crossing title that will serve as a sequel to New Horizons with plenty of reminders of New Leaf for the Switch 2 [71] [72] [73] [74] [82] [83]. Autistic people like me need some form of escapism in a toxic post-woke world where new lines are being crossed [9], so I will be sure to start a new chapter with the Version 3.0 update, especially for the sake of running a new resort hotel, for my copy of New Horizons in 2026 [43] [45].

Hopefully, I can run the resort hotel as proudly as I designed over two hundred vacation homes in Happy Home Paradise [38] [43] [45]. And hopefully, Kamala Harris can run for president once again in 2028 and become America’s first female president in history after winning the election [11] [12]. In the meantime, Fortnite fighters are exploring Springfield with the Simpsons and Deadpool will return to Disneyland to read some seasonal stories to an older audience after spending Halloween with Wolverine and Ghostface from the Scream franchise [8] [10] [14] [15] [58]. And as always, let us keep striving for kindness and against bigotry [35] [51]. [43] [45]

 
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Hoping For The Next Animal Crossing Game For The Nintendo Switch 2

The Animal Crossing series began with the original version of Dōubutsu no Mori, also known as “Animal Forest” on the Nintendo 64 exclusively in Japan [24]. An upgraded port was established as three versions for the Nintendo GameCube; one titled “Dōubutsu no Mori+” for Japanese players that came out first [5] [55], the other named “Dōubutsu no Mori e+” with new villagers, items and gameplay elements and compatibility with the e-Reader and one localised especially for English-speaking players known as “Animal Crossing” or “Animal Crossing: Population Growing” [24] [56]. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival was considered a disappointing Mario Party wannabe on the Wii U [23], but at least the fairly underrated console’s backwards compatibility resulted in re-experiencing Animal Crossing: City Folk, also known as “Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City” [41], which also applied to an animal crosser who ran their town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf replaying Animal Crossing: Wild World occasionally on a 3DS [44]. Earlier this year, there was a super sweet collaboration with Godiva, but what would be even sweeter is a satisfying new interactive experience [11]. Furthermore, since the Nintendo Direct centred on the full potential of the Nintendo Switch 2 will premiere next month [102] [103], let us once again discuss how a follow-up of Animal Crossing: New Horizons could balance the new with the nostalgic to appeal to both old-school players and newcomers [12] [94] [95].

I am not the only animal crosser dreaming of an enlightening new chapter of the franchise [37]. What else can we hope for aside from my previous predictions [94] [95]? [48]

 
I stand by how the biggest improvement would be gaining expansions of the island in all four cardinal directions and all four ordinal directions of a compass [92] [93] [94] [95]. Perhaps the maximum number of villagers who can live on the central part of the island can be eight, just like in Wild World but the population will increase when it expands [44]. Aside from a campsite and a cabin in the West or East [43], there can even be a splendid hotel that is more effective than the one in Happy Home Designer in the expansion of the city in the Northwest or Northeast where former residents can stay [40] [61]. The South, Southwest or Southeast part can be where the lighthouse duties from Population Growing could return aside from some more residents being considered “islanders” [28], which sounds familiar if you fondly remember playing the enhanced telling of the first chapter on the GameCube [55] [56]. I shall not judge if a fellow animal crosser would prefer their Main Street to be located in the South and their tropical resort to be somewhere in the North as the freedom to customise an island in New Horizons could be enriched with seven expansions being new rewards for hard work put into its evolution in the next game for the Switch 2 [42].

I know what some of you are thinking. How come we can start our island with the Central part if there needs to be a beach for fishing and collecting shells [41] [42] [43] [44]? Well, the South, Southwest and Southeast parts of the evolving island can be separate islands connected by bridges. Perhaps there could be the option to choose the type of environment each part of the island will provide, such as a forest for a camper’s experience in the East, a deserted landscape in the Southeast, a meadowland in the West and a tropical island in the Southwest [37] [94] [95]. [75]

Speaking of choices, the buildings in the city and plaza ought to be customised, especially for those who prefer New Leaf over New Horizons [82] [94] [95]. Perhaps the Reset Surveillance Centre can return as an underground hideout that can be discovered after breaking a rock with a shovel or after a manhole cover has been opened [24] [72]. [72]

 
Since some of us would love to see new flora flourish in the next game [94] [95], could there be new or familiar fish and insects to catch? The herabuna who only appeared in Animal Forest, its original GameCube port and its Chinese counterpart could return to the rivers in the next game for the Switch 2 [7]. The same can apply to the brook trout that replaces the herabuna in the Population Growing and the third Japanese version of the original era [4]. I also think the red carp from Dòngwù Sēnlín, the Chinese version of Dōubutsu no Mori could return as well [51] [54]. As for bugs, I think the pine cricket from the first generation can come back alongside the greater blue skimmer and the cockroach that can hopefully be caught instead of stomped on [41] [42] [44] [50]. Aside from some old and new bugs and fish to catch [50] [58], I think the original princess bed from Dōubutsu no Mori e+: Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou! ought to make a regal comeback in a faintly updated style for both Japanese AND Western players who would love to see it return and the I Love 64 and N Cube shirts from the original Nintendo 64 version of Dōubutsu no Mori can also return for the old school gamers as Easter eggs [5] [55] [57] [71].

Can you imagine this carp on a cutting board [51] [54]? On second thought, it might not be best to imagine that during a trip to New Horizons’ big collaboration with the SEA LIFE Centre [21]... [51]

As for fossils, do you not suppose the apatosaurus and the dinosaur egg will return to make up for their absences in New Horizons [59], no? It would be cool if the display bases would consist of a colour around the edges, just like the unused fossil bases from the development of the first generation [70]. [59]

 
Aside from a Pride Day event that could occur on the 14th of June as a Valentine’s Day on Pride Month to encourage acceptance of healthy same-sex relationships [102] [103], what other seasonal events in a successor to New Horizons can be established? I would love to see the Cherry Blossom Festival from the original Dōubutsu no Mori and its English and Chinese counterparts come back. Bringing back Yay Day from Wild World would be about as wholesome as vibes of a Hello Kitty cartoon [26] [52] [98] [99]. Speaking of a special day in Wild World, I also think the Acorn Festival can return because Tortimer playing the role of his alter-ego Cornimer is hilarious [26]. On second thought, bringing back the Flower Fest would result in the result of the Flower Fest trophies, which would be splendid as I adore their designs. Perhaps there can be an island anniversary to celebrate, much like how an animal crosser can celebrate the anniversaries of the town they run in New Leaf - Welcome amiibo [76]. A bigger priority would be assuring the same festiveness of Easter, Halloween, Christmas and New Year’s Day, but it would be amazing to see a special event from the first generation, Wild World or New Leaf - Welcome amiibo return in the next chapter on the Switch 2 [26] [76].

Saharah is another special character who is male in the Japanese and Korean versions of the games but female in all the other versions [74], which makes me suspect that she is either transgender, genderfluid or bigender and I believe she can benefit from celebrating Pride Day alongside Gracie, who could either be transgender or bigender, Celeste, who is possibly a lesbian and Isabelle, who is considered pansexual or panromantic [94] [95]. Chances are the Blanca is non-binary and could go by They/Them pronouns in the next chapter if you think about it [49]. Still mad about LGBTQIA+ “propaganda” these days [106]? Remember all those who joined unions in The Sims 2 [17] [18]? [74]

As unlikely as this sounds, the Cherry Blossom Festival ought to return for the blossom petals falling gracefully from their trees in the Spring, resulting in villagers snacking on both Japanese AND Western food to reunite the tastiness of both kinds from the festival in the first generation as the outdoor picnic set from New Horizons is a solid example of that [9] [85]. [52]

 
Do you miss a certain villager who has been absent from the games since Wild World [29]? Perhaps any of them can return in the next chapter for the Switch 2 aside from the ones who returned in the free Version 2.0 update for New Horizons [48]. These villagers who have been missing from the series for twenty years include:

•       Cupcake, a snooty bear cub [29]
•       Jane, a snooty gorilla who got redesigned in Population Growing for a pretty obvious reason [29] [63]
•       Otis, a lazy bird [29]
•       Pigleg, a jock pig who is allergic to peaches [29] [68]
•       Huggy, a peppy koala who also got redesigned in Population Growing [8] [29]
•       Woolio, a jock sheep who looks like a punk rocker [29]
•       Chuck, a cranky bull [29]
•       Clara, a normal hippo [29]

Despite the infamous and potentially hilarious rudeness of villagers in Population Growing [96] [97], many of these villagers who only appeared in the first generation or at least some of them may be brought into the next one, especially by the power of new amiibo cards to further prove for Switch 2’s backwards compatibility, which would also be a reminder of the e-cards from the days of the first generation [6]. But of course, there ought to be enough room for brand new villagers, such as a sisterly tiger and a smug monkey [94] [95]. Aside from that, the ability to wave at any villager ought to return for some extra wholesomeness [41].

A new wave of amiibo cards can feature updated designs for those lost residents. Better not let Brutus the Bulldog be part of a big reunion though [20]. Just joking! Teehee! [8]

 
And did you know that there are a bunch of villagers who only appeared in Dōubutsu no Mori e+, the expanded version of the enhanced port of the original Dōubutsu no Mori for the Nintendo GameCube that was also exclusively released in Japan [56]? These characters include:

•       Kit, a jock squirrel [56]
•       Tarou, a jock wolf [56]
•       Sunny, a normal frog [56]
•       Gen, a jock sheep [56]
•       Aisle, a lazy bear cub [56]
•       Analog, a jock penguin [56]
•       Carrot, a normal cow [56]
•       Joe, a cranky bird [56]
•       Patricia, a normal rhinoceros who is an islander alongside seventeen other residents [56]

Perhaps some of these residents (except for any of the ones from promotional e-Reader cards) can reappear alongside the chosen ones from all three versions of Dōubustu no Moriand their English and Chinese counterparts as part of a new wave of amiibo cards [42] [56]. I am not saying that they all have to, but I am up for giving players outside of Japan some more of what they missed out on. The same thing can be said about a revival of the Nazo Puyo series [102] [103], which might not happen, but some of us can still dream of a remake of Minna de Puyo Puyo, also known as “Puyo Pop”, “Everybody Puyo Puyo” and “Puyo Pop GBA” [100] [101].

Did you know that there was a squirrel named “Shaki” who sadly did not appear without memory editing in the first generation? It would be a miracle to see her finally be seen in an updated design that might as well consist of ruby moon fur in the next one on the Switch 2 with her true personality beaming [19]. Building friendships with animals has been a virtue in the series since the enhancement of interaction with them Dōubutsu no Mori e+ and a big bonus would be customising a new villager in the next chapter on the Switch 2 [60], much like how an animal crosser would in Dōubutsu no Mori e+ with the e-Reader [24] [56]. [73]

There is still hope that the villagers based on certain characters from two other Nintendo IPs who debuted in New Leaf – Welcome amiibo will be added to the next game on the Switch 2 as part of an update or a DLC pack [62] [66] [78] [94] [95]. Perhaps there could be also a few new ones, such as a lazy or cranky penguin based on King Dedede from the Kirby franchise [24]. [78]

 
Surely, some special characters ought to bring back certain features from the previous main games or receive a little further development [94] [95]. Brewster could store gyroids at the cafe in the museum again and I hope that the constellations you can construct with Celeste in the observatory will return as well [27] [53]. Could Pete be a target in the sky like how he was in Wild World again or would that be considered too mean nowadays [26]? Well, villagers can be notoriously rude in Wild World too. Reflecting on his juicy love triangle [41] [44], I think Orville or Wilbur could develop a crush on Pelly if she and her sister Phyllis were to reprise their roles and the post office and the airport are separated [42], as crazy as that sounds. It would be funny to see Tom Nook working in his pyjamas before opening hours like in Dōubutsu no Mori e+ again [24] [56], but I kind of doubt that it will happen in the next chapter. Perhaps Digby, Isabelle’s brother could admit to having feelings for Lottie as a sign of them going steady sometime soon [65]. Aside from some other progressions for service characters, perhaps Vicious Vole Vinnie, Don and Sonny Resetti’s cousin will finally make an appearance in the next game on the Switch 2, as intimidating as he sounds [64]…

Chances are that Vinnie would be even more antagonistic than Redd, Resetti and Tom Nook combined [35] [41]… [64]

Perhaps, there can be some way to help Nat and his son Flick cast their different views on insects aside and form a greatly improved father-and-son bond [67], which would provide some great character development for them. [67]

 
What other features do some of us miss and would like to see in a follow-up to New Horizons? Perhaps the pockets screen can be customisable again but without the need of a shirt [28] [69]. Those quirky emotes, especially the animal faces from Population Growing can return in a new style to add some character to letters for villagers [22]. Reflecting on my suggestion to add a new service that can be accessed on a new laptop fittingly named a “Nooktop” [102] [103], it can provide a modern adaption of the journal from Population Growing, especially for all the bloggers out there. Perhaps the wishing well from Population Growing and Dōubutsu no Mori e+ can also return in the plaza in the Central part of the island for some more Generation One flair [77] [85]. Not all of what was absent in the previous titles have to return as some features and events that seem to be exclusive to the previous experiences may only be left in them to provide a few reasons for animal crossers to come back to them occasionally, but it would be cool to be at least a few of them come back by popular demand as some fellow animal crossers would love some old school essences in a new chapter [102] [103]. Who knows? They can always be added to the game as part of updates or DLC.

Some of us would love to see beautifully coloured sunsets and sunrises like the ones from Wild World in the next chapter [37]. Each instalment of the main Animal Crossing series is illustrious in their own way [22] [41] [42] [44], so the next one ought to provide a proportion of each generation aside from brand new enhancements in my opinion. [3]

As previously mentioned, some opportunities that were missed can always be hit in a free update or a DLC pack like Happy Home Paradise for New Horizons [94] [95]. [48]

As previously stated, the next Animal Crossing ought to provide the best of New Leaf and New Horizons, along with some brand new features and possibly notable aspects of Population Growing and Wild World [94] [95]. Not all these suggestions have to commence, but the game still ought to be a form of escapism to help an animal crosser forget the troubles they may have with toxic people on social media and in real life [32] [33] [91] [104]. Since the forthcoming successor to the Nintendo Switch is basically named the “Nintendo Switch 2” [102] [103], the next chapter of the Animal Crossing series might as well be titled “Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2” [2], but what is more important than a considerably better title is honouring what made the previous titles best-sellers [12]. There is also hope for a third game in the Super Mario Maker series simply titled “Super Mario Maker 3” on the Switch 2 that allows Nintendo nerds to create their own levels in the style of Super Mario Wonder [45]. In the meantime, it will not be long until I purchase Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise as a birthday gift and an addition to my experience in the fourth generation of the Animal Crossing franchise and I give some kudos to Aurum for an exceptional mod of City Folk named “Animal Crossing: City Folk Deluxe” he created [89] [102] [103].

As nonsensical as this sounds, another reason why I suspect that the next Animal Crossing game for the Switch 2 may be titled “Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2” is because of the cancelled game that was titled “Animal Crossing 2” [2] [96] [97]. Nevertheless, its official title ought to sound more enlightening as there was a complaint from a fan regarding titles of Nintendo 64 games that was answered quite irrationally in an issue of Nintendo Power [83]. I believe that Animal Crossing 2 would have provided the features that were exclusive to Dōbutsu no Mori e+ [24], especially for Western animal crossers and what would debut in Wild World and/or City Folk [41] [44]. Aside from a follow-up to New Horizons on the Switch 2, Nintendo nerds are hoping for a well-deserved sequel to Tomodachi Life [36] [46]. [2]

I may have no choice but to retire from video game journalism at some point due to ongoing toxicity and hurtful misunderstandings [38] [81] [88], but as always, I thank all my friends and followers for their compassion and support as I still stand by my right to be a happy Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss fan alongside many other hazbeans’ rights [1] [10] [16] [31] [39] [84] [105]. I also stand by my fellow animal crossers’ rights to relish in the tranquillity and wholesomeness of the series [30] [47], even if it is considered “cozy capitalism” [34], especially if they happen to be facing some recent difficulties in real life. As you count those blessings, keep expressing your creativity either outside of the artistry of your favourite cartoons, games and such or undoubtedly inspired by them [80] [86] [87], no matter how problematic some people may be to you [14] [15] [79] [90]. [2]

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