expectations: it's either nothing or everything, if it's not nothing then I'm expecting news of kapp'n to come (to brings us to either island tortimer or a city-like area where HHA is, possibly now add in the rumored Lottie and ceiling items, something vaguely multiplayer related if they care, cafe and brewster (with probably no visitors for some odd reason, unlike in previous games, because nintendo hates us), gyroids, and customizable fences perhaps (which I actually
take credit for bringing to light here on the forums this january juuust before youtubers started talking about it, hahah, and I'm not the type to ever set a trend)
hopes and dreams: all of the above including but not limited to- katrina, kicks, labelle, harriet, gracie, the pelicans, celeste, tortimer, wendell, phineas, resetti & don, lyle, reese & cyrus, and shrunk all have their own respective buildings/jobs/shops (can be new, but hopefully cool). copper and booker come back either retired or under new management. flea market and more customization options. If lottie and lyle and HHA is back, hopefully we can do some happy home designing on our residents? auction house/ comedy club / club lol / something new and immersive. Kapp'n letting you take animal villagers on the boat (lol), maybe we see his family again. boondox? lmao. more grown plants. More unnecessary but fun dialogue options with both villagers and main npcs that can maybe affect gameplay slightly differently, such as the survival question timmy and tommy pose or like "what is your bday wish?", "when were you born? oh, you're a scorpio? that's neat 'cause ____," *yay day*, *la di da day*, similar things to the face/hair guide dialogue incorporated in a new and fun way, villagers invite you over/come over + hanging out options and new dialogue, froggy chair and lovely phone and the rest of the furniture sets and plants, villagers sitting beside you when you sit on a bench and not getting up immediately when you pull out the camera, villagers showing each-other letters more and talking about it, sale day, sports fair, and seasonal events that make no sense and are purely for fun and filled with personality (like in wild world).
we're in the thick of it now, just ten minutes left lmao.