In November 2021, Nintendo confirmed that update 2.0 would be the last for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The yearly events would still surface, but there would be no more new additions to one of its best-selling games of all time. That was until late last year, when version 3.0 was revealed, alongside a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game.
Given that Nintendo had vowed to end support four years prior, it came as a huge surprise, and the assumption was that would truly be it, with Nintendo laying New Horizons to rest.
In time for the series’ 25th anniversary, however, Nintendo has released one more update, which consists mostly of bug fixes, but includes one brand-new item to celebrate the latest milestone.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.2 Details
Animal Crossing was originally a N64 title in Japan, known as Dōbutsu no Mori, released on April 14, 2001. It came to the West a year later, with the Nintendo GameCube version of Animal Crossing.
In its official patch notes for today’s update, Nintendo reveals that, a quarter of a century since the release of Dōbutsu no Mori, “A commemorative item for the 25th anniversary of the Animal Crossing series has been added.” That item is the series’ signature leaf logo in the form of a giant, villager-sized statue.
Alongside the celebratory item, Nintendo revealed the following bugs had been fixed:
- Fixed an issue in hotel guest rooms where furniture placement or guest behavior could prevent exiting the room.
- Fixed an issue where crafting multiple items at once using a DIY recipe requiring six types of materials could sometimes be completed even without sufficient materials.
- Fixed an issue where a dung beetle appearing on a snowball could remain on-screen after the snowball disappeared.
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Fixed an issue where items could pop out of a rock before the shovel made contact when hitting it.
- This issue was addressed in Ver. 3.0.1, but could still occur under certain conditions, so it has been fixed again.
- Fixed an issue where bringing custom designs created by the player to a Slumber Island could prevent them from being displayed at Able Sisters or uploaded to the Custom Design Portal.
- Fixed an issue where glowing spots on the island would not appear lit when viewing the island from the plane while returning from another island.
- Fixed an issue where villagers who had promised to visit the player’s home could sometimes appear in unnatural locations inside the house.
- Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the gameplay experience.
Changes to DLC
The following issues related to the paid DLC “Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise” have been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where animals requesting vacation homes would stop appearing on the beach even when some animals still do not have vacation homes.
With six years passing since New Horizons’ release, it feels like high time we got a new Animal Crossing. For now, though, Pokopia is filling that void.
- Released
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March 20, 2020
- ESRB
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Everyone / Comic Mischief, Mild Fantasy Violence, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
- Developer(s)
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Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
- Engine
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Havok
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
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no
