Animal Crossing: New Horizons should have given fans significantly more DLC than the few free updates and one paid DLC that they were given. While Nintendo provided New Horizons players with an ample amount of free updates during the first year of release, there is still an exorbitant amount of content they could have given players. Given the game's popularity, adding more DLC would have been quite successful for players and Nintendo alike.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is currently on version 2.0.4, the update for which was strictly bug fixes, and the game has no more major updates or DLC coming, which could be signs of an Animal Crossing sequel. The lack of further support was announced when version 2.0 and the Happy Home Paradise DLC were released in November 2021. There will still be minor updates for bug fixes and recurring seasonal events, but nothing bigger than that seems to be in the works.
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In Animal Crossing: New Horizons's first year of release, eight major free updates were brought to the game adding Redd, the Museum upgrade, Leif, diving and deep-sea creatures, Pascal, dream addresses, and more, including multiple holiday-related events. From March 2021 to November 2021, the only updates were minor bug fixes and reintroducing seasonal events. The last update (2.0) took place in November 2021, but there are so many other updates that could have happened — but didn't.
While an update to fix game mechanics is not the most exciting or interesting update, it's one that Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans wanted and deserved. Bulk shopping, which is a pain in Animal Crossing, especially from Able's and the Nook Stop, and bulk
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