{"id":112316,"date":"2025-10-30T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/112316\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:22:07","slug":"animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-getting-a-big-switch-2-upgrade-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/112316\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a big Switch 2 upgrade in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Nintendo is <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.com%2Fus%2Fwhatsnew%2Fanimal-crossing-new-horizons-sails-ashore-with-a-nintendo-switch-2-edition-and-free-content-update-jan-15%2F%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOoq-iFpvKDJVCZZTI_SUflvj_JBTuWcJkTpolQzx2gkdSIktoky-\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">updating Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a> with new features for the Switch 2. The upgraded game will arrive on January 15th, 2026, offering 4K visuals on TV, mouse controls, and an in-game megaphone that uses the Switch 2\u2019s built-in microphone. It will cost $64.99 but will also be available as an upgrade pack for $4.99 if you already have the game for the first-gen Switch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">When the enhanced title launches, you\u2019ll be able to use the mouse controls on the right Joy-Con 2 controller to decorate indoors, create custom designs, and write bulletin board messages, while the megaphone will allow you to locate villagers by calling their name. Additionally, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will also offer support for online gameplay with up to 12 other Switch 2 players, as well as the ability to use a webcam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">There\u2019s a free Animal Crossing: New Horizons upgrade coming to all Switch and Switch 2 players on January 15th, too. That includes access to a new resort hotel owned by Kapp\u2019n\u2019s family, as well as a feature from the mole that we love to hate, Resetti, who will offer a \u201creset service\u201d to clean your island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Some other additions include a home storage upgrade option that lets you keep up to 9,000 items \u2014 including trees, shrubs, and flowers \u2014 and new Nintendo-themed items that you can collect in-game. Switch Online players can also design and save up to three islands when playing with friends, and play select Nintendo titles in-game when interacting with Nintendo console items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nintendo is updating Animal Crossing: New Horizons with new features for the Switch 2. The upgraded game will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[93,213,61,60,43,4410,80],"class_list":["post-112316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-entertainment","tag-gaming","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-nintendo","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}