Updates in 2022?

[Elias_]

Hi everyone!

I know, there hasn't even been an update in 2021, but I'd like to know whether Nintendo has already made public how long they will support NH. Is there a statement about this or is this still up in the air?

 

[tajikey]

An excerpt from an article on nintendsoup.com dated 4/27/2020:

"In an interview with CNET, Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku hinted that there is a lot of new content in the works for the game, enough to last players two to three years:

Animal Crossing is a game where you’re able to enjoy seasonal changes throughout the year, and it syncs with real time and through that you are able to basically sync your real life with the game. We want to make sure that in two years or three years down the road, players will still continue to find new surprises in the game. So we hope to create an update that you can do that with.

When asked whether there were any ideas the team left on the cutting room floor, Kyogoku once again reiterated their plans to continue adding “new surprises and elements” to the game."

Nintendo Plans To Keep Updating Animal Crossing: New Horizons For Years

Last week, Nintendo released the first major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, adding a boatload of new content to the game. We of course know from official announcements that there are man…

nintendosoup.com

 

[JellyBeans]

I don't think we entirely know? there is the quote above that there will be enough new content to last players "two to three years", but it's unclear whether this is three years of actively rolling out updates or just enough content that will keep players interested over that time span (which somehow feels more likely). if they do continue to roll out updates, I would imagine they wouldn't be as frequent as we're getting them now, or as large

 

[meggiewes]

Correct Answer: nobody knows

Pure Speculation: Splatoon 2 was actively updated for about three years and has recently started doing more Splatfests. Splatoon was updated for two years before Splatoon 2 came out. If the AC team is the same team as Splatoon, I wouldn't be surprised to see three years of active updates.

It all really depends on how the updates go in 2021.

 

[Elias_]

Thanks for your answers! At least it hasn't been ruled out.