Verified patch notes, affected platforms and developer-listed issues.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Ver. 3.0.2
Apr 13, 2026 · Nintendo Support update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
Follow to track new patches, community verdicts and issue signals for your platform.
Community verdicts, issue signals and reports from this exact patch.
Choose your platform
Filter the official impact and player reports to the system you actually play on.
Your patch snapshot
Community verdict forming
0 reports so far. Buffs & Bugs needs 5 more before showing a community verdict for Switch.
Switch issue signals
Grouped from recent player report text. These are community signals, not confirmed developer issues.
What changed for Switch
Pulled from the official patch source. Platform-specific evidence appears only when that platform is explicitly named in the notes.
Switch has specific information in the official patch notes.
Official note“Skip Navigation My Support Dashboard Accounts & Purchases Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Online Apps & Other Products Service Center Search Home Nintendo Switch 2 How to Update Animal Crossing: New…”
Official note“A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the game's online features.”
What officially changed
The following updates have been made when playing the game on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch: General updates A commemorative item for the 25th anniversary of the Animal Crossing series has been added. Please check the in-game mailbox to receive it. Fixed an issue in hotel guest rooms where furniture placement or guest behavior could prevent exiting the room. Fixed an issue where crafting multiple items at once using a DIY recipe requiring six types of materials could sometimes be completed even without sufficient materials. Fixed an issue where a dung beetle appearing on a snowball could remain on-screen after the snowball disappeared. Fixed an issue where items could pop out of a rock before the shovel made contact when hitting it. This issue was addressed in Ver. 3.0.1, but could still occur under certain conditions, so it has been fixed again. Fixed an issue where bringing custom designs created by the player to a Slumber Island could prevent them from being displayed at Able Sisters or uploaded to the Custom Design Portal. Fixed an issue where glowing spots on the island would not appear lit when viewing the island from the plane while returning from another island. Fixed an issue where villagers who had promised to visit the player’s home could sometimes appear in unnatural locations inside the house. Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the game play experience. Changes to DLC The following issues related to the paid DLC “Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise” have been fixed. Fixed an issue where animals requesting vacation homes would stop appearing on the beach even when some animals still do not have vacation homes.
Read the full official notes ↗What Switch players experienced
Ask players who installed this patch
0 questions · 0 replies