First Impressions of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Big Update and Switch 2 Edition
1/16/20261 hr 32 min
Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a huge update on Switch 1 as well as a Switch 2 Edition, and it’s time to talk all about it! Join Logan Plant, Rebekah Valentine, and Peer Schneider as they share impressions of the new features like a hotel to decorate and Nintendo items to display, and some big quality of life updates to crafting and decorating. But the big question is, is this enough to bring people back? Then, the panel kicks off NVC’s celebration of Zelda’s 40th anniversary by looking back at Ocarina of Time. In the news, hear about Switch...
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First 90 secondsLogan Plant· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big update is here. We'll talk all about it this week on Nintendo Voice Chat. [upbeat music] You've switched to Nintendo Voice Chat for the week of January 15th, 2026. I'm your host, Logan Plant, joined this week by Reb Valentine.
Rebekah Valentine· Panelist0:21
Howdy, howdy, howdy!
Logan Plant· Host0:22
And for the first time this year, Pear Schneider. Hi, Pear.
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:25
First time this year? [laughs] How many episodes have you done?
Logan Plant· Host0:28
[laughs] Two. This is number two.
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:30
[laughs] Okay, all right, fair, fair, fair. Okay, good. [laughs] It feels like it's just- It's- ... it's, like, the 1st of January right now.
Logan Plant· Host0:35
Yeah, it does. Did you listen to last week's episode, Pear?
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:37
Uh, which one was it?
Logan Plant· Host0:39
Um, uh, gosh, our predictions- Yeah ... one is what we talked about.
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:42
Yeah, I did. I did, yeah. I'm, uh- Okay. Yeah, and I read your- Yeah, because I, I called you out, and I expected to hear from you about it, but I didn't. Uh, okay, then I haven't gotten to that part yet.
Logan Plant· Host0:51
Okay.
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:51
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Logan Plant· Host0:51
Yeah, a little, [laughs] a little tease for you.
Peer Schneider· Panelist0:53
Okay.
Logan Plant· Host0:53
Well, we're excited to hear this week we have a fun episode. We are going to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, because we've all played it within, like, the last six months, so it's a very fitting time to talk about it for Zelda's 40th anniversary. But we're gonna start with first impressions of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch 2. The version 3.0 update is out now on Switch, as well as the Nintendo Switch 2 edition, which adds mouse controls, higher resolution, some other bells and whistles, and, like, a megaphone, literally- [laughs] ... is added. And Reb, I know you've played it so far. What do you think?
Rebekah Valentine· Panelist1:21
I... Okay, so in our planning meeting on Monday, I told you I wasn't super high on it, on the idea of it, 'cause it, it actually, like, dropped on Tuesday.