This is the gameplay reveal I wanted all along
After a delay,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis now heading to Nintendo Switch on June 28, 2025. During a Nintendo Direct presentation today, we got our best look yet at the cozy island-life game, and after seeing the footage, I have a newfound appreciation for Nintendo’s decision to push things back.
The demonstration started off with item gathering and crafting, the latter of which means that “even weeds” serve a purpose inAnimal Crossing. We also saw the fancy new NookPhone device and heard about Nook Miles, a program that rewards players with special items when they complete goals like catching a bunch of fish in a row without any of ’em getting away. An extra motivational push, basically.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonslooks more alive, in general, and I don’t just mean multiplayer support. (You can have up to four people at a time on a single Switch or up to eight in online multiplayer.) The dramatic weather effects and lighting set the mood in ways I wasn’t necessarily expecting.
I wasn’t feeling the last promotional push forNew Horizons, but this! This is bliss.
