Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update is Now Available

Nintendo has released the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update for Nintendo Switch.

Players can download the update for free, and experience all of the new features as listed below.

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What's New with Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update

• Resort Hotel’s Grand Opening: A resort hotel is opening on the pier, and it’s run by Kapp’n’s family. To bring in guests from off the island, you’ll help out by decorating guest rooms and more. Plus, find new furniture and clothing at the souvenir shop and dress up mannequins with outfits that guests can wear.
  
  
  
  
  
• Making Island Life More Convenient: Want a fresh start? Resetti is on hand with a convenient Reset Service to help tidy up your island. Additionally, you can now upgrade your home storage to hold up to 9,000 items, and store trees, shrubs and flowers there, too.
  
  
  
  
  
• Slumber Island: Players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership can design and save up to three islands and play with friends online. Select the size and layout of the island, build and design it collaboratively, access your inventory and decorate, plus invite residents from your home island.
  
  
  
  
  
• Collaborations: Collect Nintendo items like the Ultra Hand and Nintendo consoles in-game to add some classic flair to your island. Nintendo Switch Online members can play select classic Nintendo titles in-game when interacting with specific Nintendo console items, too! LEGO® items will also make their debut with this update. And use select The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon series amiibo to invite certain characters — and unlock various items inspired by those series.
  
  
  

 

Additional New Features:

In addition to the features Nintendo previously announced, the update also includes the following.

• The ability to place objects on the newly added dock and in front of the Hotel.
• The ability to hold L to lock one's character into place and side step; can be used at any time, and is especially helpful when using tools.
• You can now use customization kits from storage.
• Hotel visitors will now walk around the island.
• Past villagers now remember you when visiting the island. 
• Additional villager dialogue has been added. 
• Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp items can now be purchased in game.

And more! This update is quite large with plenty of discoveries to be found. We will continue updating this article as we uncover new additions not previously mentioned. 

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