Animal Crossing: New HorizonsAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.2 ReleasedLeaf it alone.By Vikki BlakeUpdated: Apr 14, 2026 9:52am UTC0 commentsIn honor of its Animal Crossing series' 25th anniversary, Nintendo has a special treat for fans checking into Animal Crossing: New Horizons: a commemorative leaf ornament.To grab it, update to the latest version — 3.0.2, which is live now — and check your mailbox.

The update also addresses a number of problems, including an issue where items could pop out of a rock before the shovel made contact with it, where villager guests appear in "unnatural" locations inside the house (nope, I don't know what that means, either), plus bugs with crafting, custom designs and, uh, the bugs themselves! The full patch notes, courtesy of the Nintendo website, are below.Animal Crossing: New Horizons update 3.0.2 patch notes:The following updates have been made when playing the game on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch:General updatesA commemorative item for the 25th anniversary of the Animal Crossing series has been added.

Please check the in-game mailbox to receive it.Fixed an issue in hotel guest rooms where furniture placement or guest behavior could prevent exiting the room.Fixed an issue where crafting multiple items at once using a DIY recipe requiring six types of materials could sometimes be completed even without sufficient materials.Fixed an issue where a dung beetle appearing on a snowball could remain on-screen after the snowball disappeared.Fixed an issue where items could pop out of a rock before the shovel made contact when hitting it.This issue was addressed in Ver ## Editor's Note This announcement has sparked considerable discussion among gamers. Source: [IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/animal-crossing-new-horizons-update-302-released)