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Nintendo announces paid Switch 2 upgrade for Animal Crossing — $5 gets you mouse controls and disappointment

Grant St. Clair
Oct 31, 2025
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is widely considered the weakest entry in the long-running series. It’s less “cute life simulator” and more “cute endless grind,” putting quite a bit of time into maintaining the aesthetic of Animal Crossing while leaving the gameplay sorely underdeveloped. All the same, it became the escapist mechanism of choice for millio…

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