In case you are still considering playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch in 2061, we have bad news for you.
The first thing to know when playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the temporality of the game. This is directly linked to the date of the console. If on your console it is June 3, 2022 at 12:12 p.m., then it will be the same in your game.
However, if you plan to play again Animal Crossing: New Horizons (of which you can read our test) for several years, be aware that the game will stop working in 2061. The information was discovered by a player, who spoke about it on Reddit on May 31, 2022. Nintendo would have established this time limit to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will cease to operate in 2061
By playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may at times want to progress more quickly in the game. Whether it’s to discover the construction of a building, meet new inhabitants or even change the season and have new fish and insects, time travel (TT) seems to be the best solution. But how far can we go?
The player who speaks on Reddit, under the name of AdTrue4863, indicates that he has advanced the date of his Nintendo Switch by 38 years. When he tried to start the game Animal Crossing: New Horizonsa message appeared, telling him that he had to redefine a date: “ Please close the game from the menu and restart the game after setting a date between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2060 “. We can therefore deduce that it will not be possible to use time travel beyond 2060.
The Nintendo Switch will most certainly become a retro console in 38 years. New Nintendo consoles will most certainly see the light of day by 2061, bringing a lot of new features and, perhaps, a new game Animal Crossing.