Switch 2 activity heats up
Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons was patched to Version 3.0.2 on Switch and Switch 2 as the franchise marks its 25th anniversary, with the update focused on bug fixes. (mynintendonews.com). Fans have also spotted new Switch 2 registrations and reports say Microsoft is working on bringing Call of Duty to Switch 2 “at least,” fueling speculation about an imminent Nintendo Direct and wider third‑party support. (areajugones.sport.es) (gameranx.com).
Nintendo has pushed a fresh Animal Crossing: New Horizons update to both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, adding a 25th-anniversary item as Switch 2 chatter builds again. (nintendolife.com) Version 3.0.2 is dated April 13, 2026, and Nintendo’s patch notes say it adds a commemorative anniversary item delivered through the in-game mailbox. The same notes list bug fixes for base game issues and for the paid Happy Home Paradise expansion. (nintendolife.com) The fixes are small but specific: one bug could trap players in hotel guest rooms, another let some players craft without enough materials, and another kept dung beetles visible after a snowball disappeared. Nintendo also fixed a Happy Home Paradise issue that stopped new vacation-home requests from appearing on the beach. (nintendolife.com) April 14 marks 25 years since the series began in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori, and Nintendo tied the patch to that date with anniversary artwork and a mailbox gift in New Horizons. Eurogamer reported Nintendo also used the occasion to add the original Animal Crossing soundtrack to its Nintendo Music app. (eurogamer.net) The update lands in a different hardware cycle than most New Horizons patches. Nintendo’s official site now lists Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and its Island News page says updates for both systems went live on January 15, 2026. (nintendo.com ) (nintendo.com) That is why a routine bug-fix patch is getting extra attention. Fans have been tracking new Switch 2 registrations in recent days, and Spanish outlet Areajugones said two fresh filings were enough to revive talk of another Nintendo Direct focused on upcoming software. (areajugones.sport.es) The other piece of momentum is third-party support. Microsoft said in February 2023 that it had finalized a 10-year agreement to bring the latest version of Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms after the Activision deal closed. (news.microsoft.com) Now that promise is being tied more directly to Nintendo’s current hardware. Gameranx, citing Windows Central’s Jez Corden, reported on April 14 that Microsoft is working on Call of Duty for Switch 2 “at least,” though no title, date, or Nintendo confirmation was included. (gameranx.com) Nintendo already disclosed the bigger outlines of the platform last year. In its April 2, 2025 Switch 2 presentation, the company said the console would launch on June 5, 2025 for $449.99, with 256 gigabytes of storage, a 7.9-inch screen, and docked output up to 4K. (ign.com) For now, the only official new thing in players’ hands is a small Animal Crossing patch and an anniversary keepsake. But in Nintendo week-to-week terms, even a mailbox item can turn into a signal flare. (nintendolife.com)
