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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update Unveils Exciting Features!

11/1/2025

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Nintendo announced a free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons launching January 15, 2026, alongside the Switch 2 Edition.
The update adds a resort hotel managed by Kapp’n’s family and enables collaborative gameplay with Slumber Islands to design and save up to three islands.
Storage expands to 9,000 items.
Resetti's cleanup service debuts.
Amiibo functionality brings characters from The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon into the game.

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Nintendo announced a free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons launching January 15, 2026, alongside the Switch 2 Edition.
The update adds a resort hotel managed by Kapp’n’s family and enables collaborative gameplay with Slumber Islands to design and save up to three islands.
Storage expands to 9,000 items.
Resetti's cleanup service debuts.
Amiibo functionality brings characters from The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon into the game.