{"id":6799,"date":"2021-11-05T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1491891"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:47:06","slug":"how-to-update-animal-crossing-new-horizons-and-get-the-new-dlc","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-update-animal-crossing-new-horizons-and-get-the-new-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update Animal Crossing: New Horizons and get the new DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 05 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Two big new things have come to Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week \u2013 the free <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-update-direct-brewster\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Animal Crossing 2.0 update<\/a> went live yesterday, and the paid <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-happy-home-paradise-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Happy Home Paradise DLC<\/a> is available to play as of this morning.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re wondering how to update Animal Crossing: New Horizons to make sure you\u2019re playing the latest version of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/nintendo\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo<\/a> island management game, you\u2019ve come to the right place! Updating the game is easy, and once you know how to do it, you will probably never have to ask that question again.<\/p>\n<ul><li><b>For the latest news and expert tips on getting the best deals this year, take a look at our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/black-friday\/black-friday-2021\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Friday 2021<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/cyber-monday\/cyber-monday-2021\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cyber Monday 2021<\/a> guides.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>So if you want to update your copy of Animal Crossing to the 2.0 version, and maybe give that Happy Home Paradise DLC a look while you\u2019re at it, read on for our handy guide!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to update Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>How do I manually update Animal Crossing: New Horizons? If you\u2019ve been asking yourself that question, you\u2019ll need to follow these steps to update Animal Crossing on your <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/nintendo-switch\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol><li>Make sure your Nintendo Switch is connected to the internet (press the \u2018System Settings\u2019 cog on the console home page, head to \u2018Internet Settings\u2019 and connect the console to your Wifi)<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is closed (hover over the game on your console home page and press the X button to close the software)<\/li>\n<li>Try to open the game, and you should be prompted to download the Animal Crossing update!<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>If, for some reason, the update doesn\u2019t seem to be coming, try this back-up plan:<\/p>\n<ol><li>Hover over the game on your console home page and press the + button<\/li>\n<li>In the menu that appears, head to \u2018Software Update\u2019 and select the option titled \u2018Via the Internet\u2019<\/li>\n<li>The console will then search for updates \u2013 if you have one to download, it will prompt you to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2><strong>What version is the new Animal Crossing update?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to this update, the new Animal Crossing version number is Ver. 2.0.0. \u2013 this is the update that brings Brewster and the Roost into the game. It is said to be one of the final updates for the game, so we wouldn\u2019t expect to see many higher version numbers than that in future.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve successfully downloaded the update, you should see that number presented in the top right-hand corner of the game\u2019s home screen, as illustrated in the Tweet below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Version 2.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available for download on your Nintendo Switch in an unexpected early release! ????<br\/><br\/>Here&#8217;s the new title screen showing off that beautiful 2.0 version number we&#8217;ve been waiting over a year for. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACNH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ACNH<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/5Rd6gE5Yax&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/5Rd6gE5Yax<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Animal Crossing World ????\u2615 (@ACWorldBlog) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACWorldBlog\/status\/1456070639849193472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>How to get the Happy Home Paradise DLC in Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s worth stressing that the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not free, and you will have to pay if you want to get this holiday home add-on. There are two ways to pay:<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/aoc_purchase_confirm?v_currency=GBP&amp;gameSpec=1&amp;aoc=70050000030743&amp;auth_token2=1636111445844_8ae118d0fd2131e981b8b3fde4d1cc20ca8010&amp;_gac=1.53552474.1633439574.CjwKCAjw7--KBhAMEiwAxfpkWKERGPEz6CZXVh1JcZhK39QWR9WQ1Mhy7Gq23ut3MRBG-LMyDJ2A9BoCDUkQAvD_BwE&amp;noe_source=uk42&amp;_ga=2.29573110.873569219.1636025393-987223769.1614181767&amp;v_price=22.49&amp;v_country=GB#\/prepurchase&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Buy the Happy Home Paradise DLC on its own<\/a> (\u00a322.49)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Nintendo-Switch-Online\/Membership-options\/Membership-options-1374627.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Buy a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership<\/a> (\u00a359.99 for a year)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Whichever way you choose to buy the DLC, once you\u2019ve bought it, here\u2019s what you need to do in order to access the Happy Home Paradise DLC:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Head to the Nintendo eShop on your console (the shopping bag icon on the console home screen)<\/li>\n<li>Search for Happy Home Paradise in the eShop<\/li>\n<li>On the Happy Home Paradise product page, click to download it<\/li>\n<li>Once it\u2019s downloaded, the DLC will be worked into the game next time you open it!<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Read more on Animal Crossing:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-popular-villagers-best-islanders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Animal Crossing\u2019s best and most popular villagers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-dream-address-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The best Animal Crossing dream islands to explore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-shooting-stars-star-fragments-wand\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Animal Crossing shooting stars guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/animal-crossing-new-horizons-how-to-restart-delete-reroll-island-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">How to restart your game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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