Nintendo has announced that its cozy life sim Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 Edition upgrade in January, and it’ll arrive alongside a free update that will add a new resort hotel and more.
In a new trailer, Nintendo reveals that the game, which passed its fifth anniversary back in March, will be getting enhanced visuals, Joy-Con 2 mouse control support, and “expanded online play” on January 15th. The pack will cost you $4.99 or your regional equivalent if you already own the game.
It’s not just the Switch 2 Edition upgrade, though; a free update is also on the way for both platforms, and it brings a brand new resort hotel that you can help Kapp’n and his family to manage.
You’ll help out by decorating rooms and admitting guests, and if you manage to decorate the rooms in a way the guests like, you’ll earn tickets, which you can then exchange for exclusive hotel-themed items and outfits.
Those outfits may then be worn by villagers around your town, as well as people who come to visit your island via New Horizons‘ online play mode. Make sure you dress up those lobby mannequins nicely!
Everyone’s favorite mole Mr. Resetti is making a reappearance in this update as well; he’ll help you to reset parts of your island so that you can clean them up, and he’ll get rid of things like flowers, custom designs, and objects you don’t want lying around.
There’s tons of other new stuff coming as part of this update, so check out the trailer below to get the rundown on everything you can expect to land in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in January.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ Switch 2 version lands on January 15th, as does the new free update. You can check the game out on Switch right now, and be sure to revisit our review from 2020 for a blast from the (admittedly rather traumatizing) past.
