Animal Crossing: New Horizonsmay be as dead as a dodo but that doesn’t mean that its fans don’t look back at those days with fondness.
That is why Nintendo has surprisedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsowners with some free downloads for theNintendo Switch.
Check out our three-minute review ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsbelow!
Released in early 2020, the latest entry in the much-lovedAnimal Crossingseries became a lifeline during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Allowing friends to come together from all over the world to visit each other’s islands, chase down Celeste and just hang out was a blessing.
That is why it was such a shame whenNintendodecided to stop updating the game after itsHappy Home ParadiseDLC.
Nintendo Switch Online members will be able to download 15Animal Crossing: New Horizonsicons which they can use as their profile pictures.
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It features some much-loved characters from the game such as art dealer (and swindler) Redd, Bones, Kid Cat, Tad, Benjamin, Poppy, Chester, Rory, Boots and Bud.
As well as the villagers, you can also grab icons for a peach, ghost and gyroid.
These free downloads can be found in the rewards tab of your Nintendo Switch Online membership page.
There are alsofreebies available for fans of Donkey Kongcourtesy of Nintendo which can be downloaded before 7 August.
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This all comes the same week as the Nintendo Switch 2’s first RPG isseemingly confirmedvia a job listing.
This is an exciting time for those eager for the next piece of hardware from Nintendo but with no release date as of yet, it is very much a waiting game.
Topics:Nintendo Switch,Nintendo,Animal Crossing
