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The 3.0 update adds an official hotel on each island pier, sidelining many fan-made hotels; players are reshaping their piers to stand out within Nintendo’s new bounds, showing that creativity persists even as official structures reshape the game's hotel culture.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Switch 2 Edition returns with a two-pronged update—a free 3.0 patch and a paid £4.19 upgrade. The paid bundle adds a busted megaphone for voice interactions, mouse support, 12-player multiplayer, built-in GameChat, and a resolution boost but no framerate increase. The free patch delivers a new island hotel, storage/inventory improvements, and a communal island-building feature. Overall, the 3.0 updates aren’t essential but are a welcome nudge back into ACNH’s world, with the free content offering the more meaningful improvements; the price of the paid upgrade makes it a questionable value for many.)
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons has released its 3.0 update, now available for download across regions (manual updates may be needed). The patch adds content including Resort Hotel, Island Speciality Requests, Slumber Island, and Resetti's Reset Service, plus LEGO and Zelda amiibo collaborations. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition isn’t live yet and patch notes aren’t published, with the Switch 2 upgrade being separate from the 3.0 update.
To prep for Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0, follow 11 steps: transfer your island to Nintendo Switch 2 using the island transfer tool; save bells for a likely storage expansion to 9,000 items; stock up Nook Miles; unlock Kapp’n (usually after a three-star island rating and K.K. Slider’s show); gather crafting materials for hotel-related submissions; create an island uniform; fill your catalog to take advantage of Slumber Islands; consider kicking out a villager if needed; delay major redesigns until after Resetti’s Reset Service; ensure a Nintendo Switch Online subscription for multiplayer on Slumber Islands; and optionally use Amiibo to invite Zelda and Splatoon-inspired characters. The update also introduces a hotel, Slumber Islands, and new villager guests.
Ahead of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 update on January 15, players returning after years find islands frozen in time—overgrown with weeds, old decor, and memories of relationships—turning their digital spaces into time capsules that recall pandemic-era routines and personal growth, while more active players continue to evolve their towns.
Free update 3.0 for Animal Crossing: New Horizons arriving Jan 15 adds Slumber Islands for customizable dream-world islands, a Resort Hotel with Hotel Tickets, expanded storage, Resetti's Reset Service, Nintendo items and Lego collaborations, and amiibo-driven guests from The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon for enhanced multiplayer and decor.
The article provides a comprehensive guides hub for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, covering tips for beginners, special items, major locations, villagers, collections, seasonal events, and DIY recipes, especially highlighting the recent 3.0 update and island transfer to Switch 2.
Nintendo has removed the controversial "bagging" strategy from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the game's Update 3.0.0. Bagging involved deliberately starting slow in a race to pick up an overpowered item and then using it to guarantee victory. This strategy has been a prominent but controversial part of online racing since the game's launch in 2014. The update now prevents players from acquiring strong items by stopping or driving in reverse, or taking an item box in the same location multiple times during a race. The removal of bagging has sparked debate among players, with some considering it a viable strategy and others finding it boring and against the racing concept.