Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update and Switch 2 Edition
A major free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is arriving in January, along with a paid Switch 2 Edition upgrade.
Nintendo has announced a free update for all versions of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as a $4.99 Switch 2 Edition upgrade, which will add features such as mouse controls and 12-player multiplayer.
- New building: The Resort Hotel, tied to Kapp’n’s family
- New reset option
- Shared Slumber Islands for online multiplayer
- New collaborations with extra villagers
The Resort Hotel will feature new tasks, clothes, and furniture, and players can earn tickets by decorating rooms for guests to spend on new cosmetics.
The Slumber Island will allow players to have up to three extra islands online, which can be worked on with other players.
All updates will be available on January 15, 2026, along with a $64.99 digital and physical Switch 2 version.
No specific quote available in the text.
Author's summary: Animal Crossing gets a free update and Switch 2 Edition.
More News
- Caught in the Act: Officer Sees Two Smoking Meth in Missoula
- Wizz Air Launches Record Winter Schedule from Budapest with 8% More Seats - Budapest Business Journal
- Shares of Navan Down 16% In Long-Awaited IPO Debut
- NBA approves $10 billion Lakers sale to Mark Walter
- WSU students share their dorm horror stories
- NASA Confirms Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on Stable Course, No Threat to Earth
- Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, & More to Receive 2026 SBIFF Virtuosos Award | News Channel 3-12
- When a Victorian ghost hunter investigated Britain’s most haunted house, this is what he found
- These celebs have confessed about sex with other celebs
- CNN announces election night coverage plans, including All Access-only ‘livecast’