Here’s Why Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Could Face Terrible Disappointment After 38 Years

Published 06/10/2022, 4:00 PM EDT

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has transitioned into a beloved online simulation title. Perhaps it can be termed as the best game in this category, without a doubt. Thanks to an immersive and adorable design, Nintendo has surely found a great Switch title to keep the players hooked for extended hours.

However, it all won’t be the same forever like this. Nintendo has got some plans for Animal Crossing: New Horizons going forward. Unfortunately, they won’t bring good news for the fans of this game.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons to end after 38 years in 2060 by removing all the islands!

New Horizons is the fifth main entry in a series that started originally in the year 2001. Speaking of the 2020 installment, then it lets the players control characters who move to a deserted island. They customize it as they like while completing various kinds of assigned tasks. They also gather and craft a variety of items while turning their island into a community.

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However, this aspect of making one’s own island and keeping a good of care of it might not stretch for years to come. Simply because players will soon lose their created islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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Nintendo gaming YouTuber Zach, from SwitchForce, recently uploaded a video on his channel. In that, he mentioned a stark reality about Animal Crossing. He told that by the year 2060, the game will cease to exist. Simply put, Nintendo has already planned to put an end to the title’s continuation.

Yes, it’s fantastic and one of the best-selling Switch games for Nintendo, but the publisher has decided to put a stop on its further expansion.

As revealed by Zach, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will completely stop showing all the curated islands of millions of its players by December 31, 2060.

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Well it’s true that everything has to come to an end, but this title has become a special virtual universe for players. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that it has already exceeded expectations of its developing team in attracting a large userbase. Probably that’s why it will hurt even more to see it witnessing an end after 38 years from now.

Sadly, its players won’t have anything to keep or store as a part of nostalgia when they grow old by 2060.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is currently available for the Nintendo Switch.

What are your thoughts on this latest story? Are you disappointed to know that the popular online simulation will remove all the islands after 38 years? Let us know in the comments.

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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