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Nintendo Celebrates Animal Crossing's 25th Anniversary with Major Update

4/14/2026

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Nintendo marks Animal Crossing's 25th anniversary with an update to New Horizons, version 3.0.2.
The update adds a commemorative leaf item via the in-game mailbox.
It also fixes gameplay issues, including hotel-room furniture placement and crafting errors.
Nintendo released the GameCube soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app, with 158 tracks.
The soundtrack is available to players with an active Switch Online subscription.

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Nintendo marks Animal Crossing's 25th anniversary with an update to New Horizons, version 3.0.2.
The update adds a commemorative leaf item via the in-game mailbox.
It also fixes gameplay issues, including hotel-room furniture placement and crafting errors.
Nintendo released the GameCube soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app, with 158 tracks.
The soundtrack is available to players with an active Switch Online subscription.