Nintendo Switch 2 marks another console release without an Animal Crossing game

Time to wipe off the clown makeup. There was no new Animal Crossing announcement in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Granted, there’s still plenty of time, as the console isn’t even out yet, but we still expected Tom Nook back in a launch title. 2025 marks five years since Animal Crossing New Horizons came out on Switch - one of the best Switch games ever - and many people expected the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct to feature a new game in the franchise to coincide with the console’s launch. Or at least, I did. Sadly, this isn't the case. Let's not lose hope. Looking at past Animal Crossing releases, there's a gap between the console’s release and the game, so it’s not out of the question for an announcement to arrive down the line. The Switch came out in 2017, with Animal Crossing New Horizons debuting in 2020, then both New Leaf and Wild World on 3DS and DS, respectively, came out around a year after the consoles did. Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2 marks another console release without an Animal Crossing game MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers, PT History Lesson - Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: New Horizons review

Apr 3, 2025 - 12:43

Nintendo Switch 2 marks another console release without an Animal Crossing game

Time to wipe off the clown makeup. There was no new Animal Crossing announcement in the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Granted, there’s still plenty of time, as the console isn’t even out yet, but we still expected Tom Nook back in a launch title.

2025 marks five years since Animal Crossing New Horizons came out on Switch - one of the best Switch games ever - and many people expected the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct to feature a new game in the franchise to coincide with the console’s launch. Or at least, I did. Sadly, this isn't the case.

Let's not lose hope. Looking at past Animal Crossing releases, there's a gap between the console’s release and the game, so it’s not out of the question for an announcement to arrive down the line. The Switch came out in 2017, with Animal Crossing New Horizons debuting in 2020, then both New Leaf and Wild World on 3DS and DS, respectively, came out around a year after the consoles did.

Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2 marks another console release without an Animal Crossing game

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers, PT History Lesson - Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: New Horizons review