Nintendo maintenance schedule – May 10, 2026 – Animal Crossing, Switch cloud saves
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of May 10, 2026.
Two sessions have been announced, with both happening at the same time. Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be impacted for island backup while Nintendo Switch Online cloud saves will also be affected. Thankfully, the downtime will be short.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of May 10, 2026:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.3 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Another Animal Crossing: New Horizons update has dropped on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch with version 3.0.3.
The notable addition here is that the 25th anniversary item leaf statue can now be purchased from the Nook Shopping furniture catalog. Additionally, one specific bug has been addressed.
The official patch notes are as follows:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.2 update out now, patch notes – special gift available
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received a new update, and Nintendo is now offering version 3.0.2.
There’s actually a tiny bit of content here. Starting today, players who update to the latest version can obtain the leaf statue. You can find it by accessing the in-home mailbox.
Nintendo needs to bring back Animal Crossing’s weirdness
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Today, we’re talking about how the next Animal Crossing could shake up its characters and art style and return to its roots by taking cues from the original GameCube title.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold nearly 50 million copies on Nintendo Switch. It’s safe to say the game’s release in March 2020 became a cultural phenomenon of sorts, and it’s elevated the series as a whole to become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises. That said, despite this popularity, we haven’t seen or heard anything much about Animal Crossing other than the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for New Horizons – indeed, it takes a very long time to develop an all-new entry. Given how popular New Horizons was on Nintendo Switch, it’s safe to assume a sequel is in development for Nintendo Switch 2. It’s just a matter of when we’ll see it announced.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.1 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
For Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, a new version 3.0.1 update was just made available. It can be downloaded for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
We’re getting a bunch of bug fixes across the board here. Almost everything pertains to both versions, but there are a couple of things here specific to Nintendo Switch 2. Worth noting that on the new console, the vibration intensity now matches the Nintendo Switch version.
Below is the full rundown of the update:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons still has a major flaw, even after the 3.0 update
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Not too long ago, Nintendo released a fairly large new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons – the first in almost four years. It adds all sorts of new features, from Splatoon and Zelda items to a brand-new resort hotel to classic games you can play within your town. It also makes some really helpful quality-of-life changes: you can access crafting materials from your storage no matter where on your island you are, and you can craft multiple items all at once. Between these changes and the ability to access your storage anywhere via the storage sheds, it’s so much easier to fully decorate your island now than it was when the game first launched almost six years ago. That being said, Animal Crossing: New Horizons still has one major flaw that may well never be fixed – tool durability.
Nintendo explains why it released free major updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has spoken about why the company came out with free major updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 3.
Last month, Animal Crossing received its big 3.0.0 patch at no extra cost alongside a paid Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Meanwhile, Splatoon 3 also just dropped a big patch with health bars and more, but last year, version 10.0.0 dropped which included some enhancements for Nintendo Switch 2 players.
During the Q&A session of Nintendo’s financial results this week, Furukawa had this to say when asked about the business rationale for releasing such major free updates for existing Switch titles after the Switch 2 launch:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aquarium Tour back for 2026 run, list of participating locations
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Today, Nintendo announced that the Aquarium Tour inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be back in the United States for 2026. This kicks off on February 13.
Not only will the tour be returning to previous locations, but there’ll be new ones getting in on the fun as well. Attendees can look forward to Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed activities and also experience the variety of aquatic life featured at each aquarium.
The following activities are planned:
Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition vs. Switch comparison
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
A new video comparison has come in for the new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and its Switch original.
Probably the biggest here is load time improvements. On Nintendo Switch 2, loading is reduced by about half.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.0 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has gone live with its big version 3.0.0 update, and we now have the official patch notes.
The update was revealed alongside a new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition towards the end of last year. Lots of additional content has been made available, including a new resort hotel run by Kapp’n’s family, new themed items and characters, extra exclusives like Slumber Island for Nintendo Switch Online members, and more.
The full overview is as follows:
