Animal Crossing: New Horizons Support Ends While Pocket Camp Lives On

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Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons back in 2020 and its lifecycle has officially concluded, meaning the Nintendo Switch exclusive will no longer receive support. This makes the last major update for the Switch title the one that was released in November, resulting in a 2022 void of new New Horizons content.

Although Nintendo is ending DLC support for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, support continues to roll out for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp which was released even longer ago in 2017. Animal Crossing: New Horizons received support for a total of 595 days, while Pocket Camp is at 1,528 days of support. The final big update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on November 5, giving fans of the game more DIY recipes to create new furniture with.

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Nintendo released the Happy Home Paradise expansion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons just last year, making it the sole expansion for the popular Animal Crossing title. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold over 34 million copies to become one of the most successful Nintendo Switch titles behind only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which has reached nearly 39 million copies sold. So far Happy Home Paradise has yet to sell one million units, making the home furnishing expansion far less downloaded than the full game.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released with the promise of content updates bringing much more to the game as the calendar unfolded. Nintendo added several things to Animal Crossing: New Horizons through the 2.0 update such as Brewster and Kapp'n or an earlier one that brought Leif to the island's plaza. These new characters came with their own unique personalities, while players could