Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Animal Crossing New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 upgrade and the base game on the original Switch will receive new content by way of a free update.
Bringing with it a slew of new content, the upgrade will feature new hotels, new collaboration items, improved online functionality and much much more. Need time to clean up your island on the Switch 1 version before AC New Horizons releases on Switch 2? Well you're in luck, you have til January 15th 2026 to clean up your island before the new Animal Crossing update drops.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 upgrade and the base game on the original Switch will receive new content by way of a free update.
Bringing with it a slew of new content, the upgrade will feature new hotels, new collaboration items, improved online functionality and much much more. Need time to clean up your island on the Switch 1 version before AC New Horizons releases on Switch 2? Well you're in luck, you have til January 15th 2026 to clean up your island before the new Animal Crossing update drops.
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