Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been quite the pleasant surprise for Nintendo Switch owners, since not only is the first title in the series to be released for a home console since the Wii days, all the way back in 2008, but it also came out when the world needed a distraction from the pandemic.
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa even revealed, during a financial results call earlier this year, that Animal Crossing: New Horizons had already surpassed Nintendo's expected lifetime sales, which is quite the feat when we keep in mind that this was achieved in two months after its release.
With all of the success that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has seen since launch, it was only natural to see Nintendo wanting to keep support the popular game, as new updates have consistently adding new things that give the game even more replay value.
Today Nintendo has got some great news for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, as they have revealed that Wave 2 of the Summer Update will be released on Thursday the 30th of July, and will be adding even more fun features to keep t=players invested in the game.
Fireworks shows will be taking place every Sunday in August, and players will even be able to launch their own customised fireworks, and light up the skies on those quiet summer nights. On top of this, a new feature that let's players visit other players' islands through dreams, and even show off their own island to others.
It hasn't been revealed exactly how this drems feature will work, but Nintendo does reveal that only Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to use it. This will likely allow players to visit other random islands without the need of a code, but we'll have to wait for the devs to reveal more information on this.
What's likely the best addition to the game is Island Backup & Restoration, which will allow players to save their island to the cloud in case something goes terribly wrong and they lose all of their progress. it is worth mentioning that this is only available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is currently available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.