As promised, Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 3.0 is now available for download, bringing with it several improvements for the Switch 2 (both free and paid), along with a good amount of new content. Nintendo has also released the patch notes for this massive update, which you can check out below:
- The previously announced new content and features have been added.
- It’s now possible to craft up to 10 items at once if you have enough materials.
- Items stored in your home storage can now be used as DIY materials.
- The DIY Recipes app now includes a page where you can check hotel DIY requests and items requested by Tom Nook as you progress through the game.
- Items obtained by linking with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp can now always be ordered from Nook Shopping.
- Super Mario Bros. items can now be ordered from Nook Shopping without linking to a Nintendo Account.
- While outdoors on an island, holding down the L Button allows you to move while facing the same direction.
- When changing the island tune at Resident Services, Isabelle will now suggest recommended melodies, including the original island tune.
- When changing the island flag at Resident Services, you can now revert it to the original design from when the island was created.
- You can now purchase up to 50 Customization Kits at once from Nook’s Cranny.
- Several items, including Snowflakes, can now be sold at the drop-off box at Nook’s Cranny.
- You will receive a Pearl every time you give a scallop to Pascal.
- You can now ask Leif to remove weeds when there are 30 or more weeds on your island, either on Harv’s Island or during his visits
- The fee for asking Leif to remove weeds has been reduced.
- New tips have been added to the Island Life 101 app.
- Additional Nook Miles tasks have been added alongside the new features.
- The order of some collaboration items has been updated in the catalogs used for photo studios and hotel decorating.
- Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the gameplay experience.
Nintendo Switch 2 Specific Updates
- Fixed an issue where the startup sound for Nook Shopping on the smartphone would not play correctly.
NookLink (Nintendo Switch App) Updates
- Added new articles to the Island Newspaper.
- The Catalog now supports new items added in Ver. 3.0.0.
Honestly, some of the best improvements here are the quality-of-life changes. Leif can now remove all the weeds on your island at a reduced fee, and you can do so on Harv’s island? Perfection. And you can now craft up to 10 of a single item in one go? Oh my goodness I must be in Animal Crossing heaven. These all feel long overdue, to be honest, but better late than never.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available on Switch.
