One month after its release, the hype for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still going strong, as fans continue to find new things to love about their Tom Nook-sponsored island getaway. The newest entry in the series could soon inherit the Dream Suite feature introduced in the last major Animal Crossing title, according to a recent leak from dataminer Ninji.
The Dream Suite allows players to visit dream versions of other players' towns while their character is asleep, letting them explore and interact with the villagers living there without affecting regular gameplay for either player. Fans can share copies of their own town for other players to visit, and can control if their dream town is open to anyone or just to specific friends.
The feature originally arrived with Animal Crossing: New Leaf in 2012, and served as a way for players to share their villages more openly without having to worry about losing anything. Nintendo hasn't confirmed its return for the series' Switch debut, but fans have been looking for a more limited way to let other players visit their towns due to the possibility of abuse, reigniting the demand for a feature left behind on the series' 3DS outing.
Ninji pointed to parts of the recent April update for New Horizons to share the Dream Suite's potential debut in the new game, though they were quick to point out that a few strings in the patch's source weren't concrete evidence that the feature was in the works. Fans will have to wait and see if Nintendo follows through, but in the meantime, keeping island invites limited to close friends and family seems like the best way to prevent turnip loss.
Nintendo hasn't been shy about bringing New Horizons up to speed with players' needs. The game has been patched several times since launching on March 20. Players still have some quality of life needs to be addressed, but it's a strong start, and Dream Suite could be just one of the many things the developers have in store for the life simulator.
Aside from the occasional pet peeve or weird design quirk getting in the way of the idyllic fun, fans have generally reacted positively to New Horizons. The game earned a 4.5 out of 5 rating in its Game ZXC review, and with updates coming frequently, players' chilled-out adventures in paradise won't be getting stale anytime soon.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Ninji on Twitter
