While rumors intensify around the arrival of a Direct Nintendo potential, it appears that a new opus of Animal Crossing could make a little appearance.
For Nintendo, yesterday was a new day to mark with a white stone. Indeed, twenty-six years after the release of Donkey Kong 64, the publisher offered to the famous Gorilla the second 3D adventure in its history with Donkey Kong Bananzawhich clearly seems to be unanimous with the public if we believe the first feedback. And now that the game has come out, some are already wondering what big cartridges could follow in the future. It is rumored as a new Animal Crossing could be part of the lot …
A new crossing animal soon announced?
We told you about it just two days ago, insistent rumors would like Nintendo to speak soon through a new edition of its Nintendo Direct. The information, shared by Insider Nate The Hate, indicates that it could take place at the end of July, probably during the week of the 28th. However, when the latter has never communicated any information on the publisher’s program for the event, another source seems to have obtained some echoes on its side.
Which ? A certain Beatemups, YouTubeur and Streameur who recently spoke about this during a video broadcast on the NonTendo Podcast channel. He then said that Animal Crossing’s successor: New Horizons should make an appearance as one more thingwith an output window fixed for 2026. « As far as I know, the ‘One More Thing’ is supposed to be only a teaser. I heard that Isabelle was going to appear with a teaser saying ‘Animal Crossing will be released in 2026 “ He notably proclaimed.
Surprisingly, Beatemups seems however to try to delay by adding that he “Don’t know how true this is” because he is not himself an insider and that he “Never has any information”. Which, you will agree, seems a little contradictory for someone who declared three weeks before Nate the Hate that a Nintendo Direct would take place in July. In fact, as always in this kind of situation, we invite you to take this information with large tweezers, especially concerning the potential announcement of a crossing animal.
A Nintendo Direct who would be rich in announcements
In any case, one thing is certain: in view of the success encountered by Animal Crossing: New Horizons since 2020, the announcement of a new opus for 2026 would certainly make many happy. After all, we are talking about a game that has sold nearly 48 million copies to Nintendo Switch on March 31, 2025, which is nothing less than the second best -selling title of the console behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Thus, the arrival of a suite on Nintendo Switch 2 could be decisive for the new console.
Note also that during this podcast, Beatemups also mentioned the presence of several other announcements alongside that of Animal Crossing. In particular, it would be a question of the arrival of Metaphor: Refantazio and Death Stranding: Director’s Cut on Nintendo Switch, the GameCube game shadowdrop like Pokémon Colosseum, a Switch 2 version of The Witcher 3, and finally the highly anticipated date Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. But again, be careful: none of this is official for now.
