Animal Crossing

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On-Together turns a cosy island into a partnered productivity tool — out now on Steam

PC Gamer writer Mollie says On-Together is the first focus-tool videogame she’s used that truly understands the importance of partnered-up productivity. The social productivity title is out now on Steam. The game blends a pomodoro timer, journal, task planner and to-do list with a surprisingly packed island to explore,

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Animal Crossing players call out AI-enhanced screenshots after New Horizons 3.0

With Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 only a few weeks old, players have been posting freshly decorated islands — and some of those screenshots are being enhanced or even fabricated with generative AI, prompting backlash from parts of the community. Sharing stylized and edited Animal Crossing screenshots is a longstanding

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Cat plushie in Animal Crossing 3.0 sparks player-built cat cafés

Polygon reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 3.0 update introduced a cat plushie that has prompted players to create cat cafés within the game. The plushie comes in swatches such as orange tabby and calico and is one of the items included with the dockside hotel. After completing

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets major update and £5 Switch 2 upgrade

Nintendo released a major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons last week, along with a £5 Switch 2 upgrade that the publisher says improves how the game looks and runs on the new console. A Guardian writer who returned to their pandemic-era island, Alba, after a long break found it

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Animal Crossing 3.0 adds a second daily Kapp'n Boat Tour

Polygon reports that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update now lets Kapp'n offer two Boat Tours per day instead of one. The change ties to the new dockside hotel run by Kapp'n's family and uses Hotel Tickets, a new currency earned by

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How to unlock and use Slumber Islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Gamesradar explains that Slumber Islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons let you decorate separate, sandbox islands using items you've already gathered without affecting your main island. To create a Slumber Island you must lie on a bed in your house and choose the "It's slumber

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Writer in Japan wonders why Tom Nook lacks folkloric tanuki traits

Polygon reports that a writer visiting Japan has highlighted an odd discrepancy in Animal Crossing: Tom Nook, a tanuki, appears to lack the enormous testicles commonly shown in Japanese folklore. The piece notes many Western players call Tom Nook a raccoon, but he is a tanuki, a canid native to

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Switch 2 Edition and Update 3.0 add hotel, Slumber Islands to Animal Crossing

Gamesradar reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Update 3.0 introduce several new features and modes that have drawn the writer back into the game. Highlights include a Resort Hotel mode run by the Kapp'n family that asks players to decorate themed

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Animal Crossing 3.0 hotel decorating criticized as too limited

Polygon reports that when Nintendo added a hotel you can decorate in Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0, the update’s interior design tools still feel too constrained compared with newer decorating games. The article’s author describes being recruited by Leilani to design a nautical room, then running into

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Pokémon Pokopia arriving on Switch 2 on March 5

Kotaku reports Pokémon Pokopia, an Animal Crossing–style life sim, will launch on Switch 2 on March 5. The game stars a Ditto that transforms into a customizable human form, implied to embody a missing trainer, and teams up with a graying Tangrowth called Professor Tangrowth to rebuild a desecrated

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Animal Crossing 3.0 adds retro Nintendo consoles and Switch 2 to Gran’s shop

Polygon reports that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons big 3.0 update adds retro Nintendo consoles and a Nintendo Switch 2 as decorative items you can unlock from Gran’s shop after working at the resort hotel; some of the consoles are playable with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Gran’

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Player spends three years recreating Mario Party 2 island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Polygon reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons player adanteallegro has dedicated their entire island to Mario Party 2, sharing a Reddit post that says the project took approximately three years to complete. The build recreates three Mario Party 2 boards — Horror Land, Pirate Land, and Western Land — and includes 17

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 brings Kapp’n hotel and Switch 2 upgrade

Kotaku reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 3.0 update is live, split into a free portion for all players and a paid upgrade for Nintendo Switch 2 owners. The Switch 2 upgrade costs $4.99 for existing owners, and Nintendo says it offers an "enhanced resolution,"

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Animal Crossing 3.0 raises home storage to 9,000 items but costs 3.3 million bells

Gamesradar reports Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update raises home storage capacity to 9,000 items, but the combined cost of the two storage expansions is 3.3 million bells. The previous storage limit was 5,000 items, and the update also allows players to store

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Invite Cece and Viché and unlock Splatoon items in Animal Crossing 3.0

Polygon reports the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update lets players invite Splatoon-inspired villagers Cece and Viché and unlock Splatoon-themed items by scanning specific amiibo. To invite Cece (updated to look like Shiver) and Viché (updated to look like Frye), scan the listed amiibo at the Nook Stop machine

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update arrives early for some players

Kotaku reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 update is available now, arriving a day earlier than many players expected; the free update is live while the paid Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade remains unavailable and is likely tied to the Switch 2’s official release date of January 15.

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Player deletes Animal Crossing: New Horizons island and restarts with a Wild World approach

Gamesradar reports that when the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update was announced in 2025, the author deleted their island, resetting more than 1,000 hours of progress. They said the decision came from feeling overwhelmed by planning a new island after previously pre-planning layouts, prioritising Bell-making and using

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Resetti gains a Reset Service in Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0

Polygon reports the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update adds a Reset Service run by Resetti that can drastically reduce the time players spend remodeling their island. As far as our team can tell, the only prerequisite for unlocking Resetti's Reset Service is downloading the New Horizons

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 adds resort, Switch 2 upgrade and QoL fixes

The 3.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out, adding a pier resort run by kappas, crossover items and quality-of-life changes, Polygon reports. If you have a Nintendo Switch 2, you can buy a $4.99 paid upgrade that adds enhanced graphics, Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, GameChat compatibility,

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Luna’s Slumber Islands let players redecorate blank-canvas islands in ACNH 3.0

Polygon reports that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update adds Luna’s Slumber Islands, a mode accessed by choosing to sleep in bed that lets players visit blank-canvas islands to redecorate. Slumber Islands require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and an internet connection while you’re on your

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Lazy villagers are appearing as guests in Animal Crossing 3.0 resort hotels

Polygon reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 3.0 update is filling the game's new Resort Hotels with visitors, and players are noticing a strong tilt toward Lazy villagers among early guests. The Resort, run by Kapp'n and his turtle family, lets players host a

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Coming back to an Animal Crossing: New Horizons island after years away

Polygon reports that ahead of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ big 3.0 update, which launched on Wednesday, the author reopened a save file after more than four years and found familiar outdoor areas alongside surreal, memory-filled interiors. The return revealed unexpected details: a neon “welcome” sign, a pool and a

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15 essential games to play on the original Nintendo Switch in 2026

Although the Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for several months, not everyone has upgraded and there is still plenty to enjoy on the original console, The Guardian says, offering a list of 15 games “no Switch owner should be without.” The selection ranges from cosy sims and indie hits