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Wman1996 on 31 October 2025
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Veknoid_Outcast said:

This is simultaneously great and terrible news — great because the free expansion adds a lot of content and quality-of-life fixes but terrible because I was secretly hoping for a new Animal Crossing in spring of 2026.

Now, I think spring 2028 is more likely. I truly hope Nintendo doesn’t use New Horizons as the mainline AC for Switch 2. I need a new game in my life, preferably one that leans more toward life simulation and away from designing/decorating.

I gave up hope for Spring 2026 after the September Direct came and went. There's not a rigid pattern for unveilings of Animal Crossing or Nintendo games in general, but a March-May release would be strange to not announce before Halloween. Before this announcement, I figured June 2026 was the earliest launch date, and I thought 2027 to be honest was looking more likely. 



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