The Animal Crossing Franchise Could Get Even Bigger If This New Change Is Implemented

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The games still remain as one of Nintendo's most successful franchises, resonating with players for their more relaxed gameplay. As nearly reached the bestselling Nintendo Switch game of all time, it's no doubt that the games continue to be largely successful on the whole. Particularly through the COVID lockdowns, players found a vibrant escape in the deserted island getaway of

With gameplay that explored inhabiting an island with the typical villagers and characters, offered a new spin on the much-loved game. Prioritizing elements like design and decoration above other details, many have loved the newfound abilities to make their island a home of their own. Despite all these nice features, one detail about has left players yearning for more, particularly from the older games.

Despite its popularity through COVID and its praise for keeping people connected throughout lockdowns,delivered perhaps the poorest multiplayer in the franchise yet. As players had to partake in a lengthy flight cutscene for every island they visited, there was instantly an off-putting amount of time to be put into joining friends. That wasn't all though, as once players made it to their selected island, they were unlikely to stay more than ten minutes.

As visiting friends limits players' interactions to only picking and placing flowers; swimming; purchasing items in shops; interacting with villagers; fishing; catching bugs and cutting down trees, really doesn't deliver on fun ways to play together. Players can't even decorate their own island while guests are over, a largely limiting factor in a game that prioritizes that as its core focus. Without any real reasons to keep coming back or things to do, the multiplayer of couldn't help but really fall short.

Even when players aren't visiting, is limiting in its ways to connect with others online. With simple mail-sending that allows the attachment of only one item and a limited number of characters, players can't really talk to their friends