Animal Crossing E3

[King koopa]

The current state of the game is still decent, so I can see them leaving it as is too.

See, that's what I'm worried about. Lots of people (including me) what at least something added into the game. And something good, so we won't get bored 1 day later. The game already gets hate on this forum (which i don't really care about because cal me wierd, but I like learning about what people don't like about the game and why) and I can bet you all my tbt that if Nintendo add anything in the game, a lot of people will be mad. Sure some people probably won't care, but there's probably going to be more hate than love here

 

[Jaco]

What do you mean by camera expansions? Like the camera in the game where you can take pictures of your character? Or do you mean like we can zoom out?

A camera parameter related to how far the camera can move south (and only south) was expanded in the most recent datamine.

This has zero impact on current gameplay but

Spoiler

has caused some people to speculate that something "might" be showing up south of our island (working from the assumption that code is only fiddled with if it needs to be). Other players don't think this means anything and is either coincidental or a bug fix.

 

[Eevees]

I like the game just fine, but more updates would be nice.. I have hopes for more events and updates which are cool.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I am just going to say this and I am going to be real here. Also please understand this is not meant to attack anyone who is enjoying the game or to attack the game this is just what I want to see in the game at E3. Also please understand that I am only expressing how I really feel and I am not trying to sound like a "negative" person.

I know there is going to be people out there trying so hard to defend this game, but right now we need an update a big one. If its another small update with seasonal updates and they show nothing but the Fireworks event then that is the time that people will finally had enough and explode with outrage. I seen this happened before with Sword and Shield where once the creator announced that there would only Galar Pokemon in the Pokedex that was the thing to set people off. Its the same thing with Animal Crossing New Horizons. Like I mentioned before if they just show it at E3 and it turns out to be a small update with seasonal updates and the Fireworks event and they tell us NOTHING about the future of the game then its going to be bad.

Also if the game wasn't at E3 then that would be strange considering that the game has sold so well and even though people are not playing it as much there are those who still want to play but they need to have a reason to play the game. That is the reason why it needs a huge update. You can say whatever you want about the game "being fine the way it is" but you cannot deny there is room for improvement and to give more info on what the future for this game will be. If Nintendo can be transparent with the community at E3 and they tell us what their plans are for New Horizons we can understand and rest easy so that way there should be no more guessing after this.

TLTR: I would want to see a big update to this game with new features, content, and to have more information of what the game is going to offer in the future. I am not asking for much and I know this is wishful thinking, but thats what I want to see.

 

[Serabee]

It'd definitely be cool to get an announcement of a huge update!
...But I'm not gonna expect anything, lol. Chances are, at least one announcement Nintendo has for E3 will excite me (since I play multiple different games/series) but I'm not getting my hopes up for anything. That way I'm guaranteed not to be disappointed

And, for the record, I'm also hoping for a big content update at some point. But here's the thing- I'm pretty much positive we'll eventually get most of the things we're hoping for, like The Roost and shop upgrades and such. Now, I'm not counting on some of the wilder things I've seen people suggest... but I'm confident we'll get a lot of things eventually that'll make it bigger and better than previous games. I had the same thoughts when Sims 4 came out- EVERYONE cried about what it didn't have, and now it has 99% of the things people wanted, and the things they wanted are bigger and better than they've been in previous games (like people whined like babies over wanting toddlers, now we have them, and they're way better than toddlers in previous games). At this point, I'm content to be patient and wait. Like I said, I'm confident we'll get a lot of good stuff eventually (look at how they're still updating Pocket Camp- why would Nintendo stop updating a popular game like ACNH anytime soon?) We just gotta be patient. Would it be better if we had those things at launch, or they were guaranteed to be coming next month? But, as of right now, they're not. And I don't see a point in stewing over what we COULD have when I'd rather enjoy what we DO have.

 

[Ganucci]

So currently they have all the Nook Shopping items in the game until the end of July. They have nothing past that, not even holidays. My prediction is that E3 will only present us with a "Look forward to another ACNH update next month". Then in July we'll get a tweet with a video announcing what's next.

 

[VanitasFan26]

So currently they have all the Nook Shopping items in the game until the end of July. They have nothing past that, not even holidays. My prediction is that E3 will only present us with a "Look forward to another ACNH update next month". Then in July we'll get a tweet with a video announcing what's next.

Thats why I miss trailers because last year they gave us a clue of what the update is all about and at the very end of the trailer they tease another update coming soon which got me and I'm pretty sure a lot of people interested. That is the part that is missing. Because they are doing most of their announcements on Twitter most of the time it just doesn't feel right. I am not sure what they are doing, but this is a problem I noticed for the past few months. The Sanrio update trailer was the last time we saw an actual update.

 

[LokiBoy]

I'm not really expecting anything.
Not to mention the team that did New Horizons is working on Splatoon 3 now.

I’m not too worried about that. Often times one company will get a team to make a game, those are the bigger developers. Then when it’s released they will often pass the updates over to a smaller less accomplished team to add small content updates to the game while the bigger team focuses on the next big thing.

 

[King koopa]

Thats why I miss trailers because last year they gave us a clue of what the update is all about and at the very end of the trailer they tease another update coming soon which got me and I'm pretty sure a lot of people interested. That is the part that is missing. Because they are doing most of their announcements on Twitter most of the time it just doesn't feel right. I am not sure what they are doing, but this is a problem I noticed for the past few months. The Sanrio update trailer was the last time we saw an actual update.

Yeah what happened to those? At least they showed us what was coming instead of blindly adding it in without telling anyone. I know the last updates were just minor holidays , but still they could have at least made a short trailer showing us taht

 

[Etown20]

I don't know anything more than anyone else, so this is all just me guessing. The impression I got from the statement Nintendo released is that the Nintendo Direct is going to be focused on new games. I could see them possibly slipping a few minutes of an AC update in there if it's something big, but I'm not expecting it. It's also possible they could show something in the Treehouse presentation, but I think Nintendo is going to have plenty of new stuff at E3, and I think whatever AC update they have in store next will be saved for later in the month.

From the Nintendo website (source)

Nintendo Direct | E3 2021
Tune in for roughly 40 minutes of info focused exclusively on software—mostly releasing in 2021—for the Nintendo Switch™ system.

Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021
Stick around after the Nintendo Direct presentation for roughly 3 hours of deep dives into select games with those who know them best, as Nintendo of America’s Treehouse staff and guests stream live gameplay and commentary.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Expectations? If I had to be super honest, probably something holiday event related or whatever. Maybe a few new items. I can even see a third museum floor being added in

Hopes? The above + Entire furniture series being brought back + Tortimer Island and/or Café

 

[Hsn97]

I have very low expectations for E3, purely because I’m fed up of being let down by Nintendo. I’ve accepted that the game we have isn’t and probably never will be the amazing AC game we all hoped it would be.

 

[Bilaz]

I’m just -_- do we reaaaaally need that many splatoon games

 

[bebebese]

I’m just -_- do we reaaaaally need that many splatoon games

lmao that was my reaction back when they showed that teaser, although I was also a bit pleased as I had wanted to try it myself but thought 2 was too old to get into.
I was going to say that surely nothing much changes between Splatoon titles but... the same could be said about AC or most of Nintendo's big IPs

 

[Starboard]

I'm not going to expect anything major but what I want most to be announced is Tortimer's island, since that actually adds gameplay. My other most-wanted things are unbreakable tools, for Cyrus to change my furniture colours himself and Gyroids. And Brewster I guess since he's a staple. Though I think I'm expecting too much of the game judging by what we've already gotten, even beyond E3. Even Tortimer's island seems like too big of an update. I still have an inkling that they might pull a Welcome Amiibo-type update towards the very end which might add a lot of stuff. Anyway even if something not on my list is announced I'll be happy, since at least it's something.

 

[wolfie1]

I'm not expecting anything at all, but if for some reason, Nintendo decides to announce an update, I'm betting on more new and past Nook Mile items that I'll use for a whole day and then toss in the storage, and past events, such as the Fireworks Show. That's it.

 

[charmingpeach]

E3 is one of the biggest events in the video game industry, Nintendo would be a fool not to showcase its best selling game at the moment. Considering the popularity for Animal Crossing is decreasing at a fast pace according to Google statistics and the backlash the last update got with even content creators in Youtube becoming quite disappointed and many people giving up and going back to New Leaf -myself included, I get my AC itch scratched there-, it would be wise to drop a big update now. Now, I'm not Nintendo, but their update schedule really weirds me out. We know they are gatekeeping a lot of content back according to the code although it goes without saying that they are pushing it a little far with how slow they are dropping it, unless they plan to drop it all at once, which is not a good idea as at this point since plenty of fans have been alienated after a year and a half.

Do I expect Nintendo to at least mention the game? I do, but they are unpredictable enough that they are hard to read, look at Super Mario Party's update 2 years in and tell me that is not a strange decision. I would keep expectations low as always, especially given our experience with this game. This AC game specifically is not for everyone and it's okay to accept that and move on, I personally am hoping for a new Style Boutique announcement, so try to put that energy into being open about other franchises!

 

[nightglow]

I don't expect anything great. In fact I have stopped playing all together because well, lack of content and how the game feels empty. I only came here because I saw this thread on the main threads page and thought, maybe someone knows something about it and I am curious.
Reason why I don't expect anything great is that we have already have a year for them to be done dripping holiday and seasonal content as "extra content". The one year mark was back in March. It is June now. Whatever update that is coming, I feel like it is going to be pretty small.
Maybe others are right and there will be something a little bigger like how they added swimming last year. However, a one year wait doesn't seem like that it matches. And considering the game takes place on a deserted island, swimming was kind of a give in. I am just surprised it wasn't in the game from launch. Even if it was just limited on how far from the island you could go.
That is just my feelings on it and I am sure other people have other perspectives which is absolutely fine. At the end of the day, I just feel like there isn't anything going to be all that great. Unless it is paid DLC.

 

[King koopa]

I don't expect anything great. In fact I have stopped playing all together because well, lack of content and how the game feels empty. I only came here because I saw this thread on the main threads page and thought, maybe someone knows something about it and I am curious.
Reason why I don't expect anything great is that we have already have a year for them to be done dripping holiday and seasonal content as "extra content". The one year mark was back in March. It is June now. Whatever update that is coming, I feel like it is going to be pretty small.
Maybe others are right and there will be something a little bigger like how they added swimming last year. However, a one year wait doesn't seem like that it matches. And considering the game takes place on a deserted island, swimming was kind of a give in. I am just surprised it wasn't in the game from launch. Even if it was just limited on how far from the island you could go.
That is just my feelings on it and I am sure other people have other perspectives which is absolutely fine. At the end of the day, I just feel like there isn't anything going to be all that great. Unless it is paid DLC.

Paid Dlc is probably going to be what Nintendo does eventually. It's probably going to split the community apart, but I don't think Nintendo cares at this point. They just care if they get their money. And I don't blame you for not expecting anything great. Right now Nintendo is as silent as a ninja about what's coming to the game. So here's the three things Nintendo might do:
1: Add new content. Whether it be big or small, as long as Nintendo adds something I'll be happy and I'm sure others will be too.

2: Make paid dlc: I personally think this is a dumb idea unless it's a really big update. Otherwise if not adding anything at e3 will split the community, paid Dlc is probably going to be even worse. I don't like it when companies anger their fans for extra money.

3: Not adding anything. Sure some people might be fine with it, but I don't think this option is going to be very good. This will make people who are expecting something mad, and people who already dislike the game even more mad.
Point is, this is just my opinion on everything so you don't have to agree with me. Yell all you like, I said what I said

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Boring answer here, but I'd just wait out for whatever Nintendo gives us. Though, it would be nice to have more significant updates that aren't primarily made for events.