Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition vs. Switch comparison

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Switch 2, Videos

A new video comparison has come in for the new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and its Switch original.

Probably the biggest here is load time improvements. On Nintendo Switch 2, loading is reduced by about half.

Elsewhere, things are mostly the same. Nintendo hasn’t touched up the graphics in any way, and unfortunately, it’s still 30 frames per second on Nintendo Switch 2. The one area with an improvement is with resolution – now the game runs at 1080p in portable mode and 4K when docked.

Have a look at the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch vs. Switch 2 comparison below.

Graphics Comparison

Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be purchased on Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is out now. You can find more details about this new version as well as the big 3.0.0 update that just released for all players for free here.

Have you started playing Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch 2? Let us know in the comments below.