ACNH Fan Slams Game’s UI

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Summary

  • One ACNH player has recently shared some frustrations with the process of redeeming many Bell Vouchers, saying that it made their thumb hurt.
  • Some outspoken fans have echoed their grievances, pointing to the lackluster menu design as one of the biggest annoyances of the latest Animal Crossing game.
  • Seeing how New Horizons hasn’t been updated since 2022, the likelihood of Nintendo ever revisiting its UI design seems slim to none.

One dedicated player of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” recently undertook the lengthy task of cashing in a complete set of Bell Vouchers. Later, they expressed some annoyances regarding this process on social networks, igniting a conversation among fans about the game’s user interface issues.

In just a few days, on March 20th, it will be five years since the release of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”. This popular Nintendo life simulation game has amassed an enormous player base, selling over 47 million copies by December 2024, which is approximately one for every three Switch console owners. While many continue to enjoy playing it, there are now more conversations among fans about its potential flaws.

Once again, demonstrating this ongoing issue, Reddit user DoGrapesTasteGood has expressed frustration about the lengthy procedure to redeem Bell Vouchers from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. After amassing and selling a complete stock of these vouchers, they accumulated more than 1.4 million Bells. “My thumb is aching,” they commented, adding that their bank balance had significantly increased as a result.

Some Fans Think ACNH UI Could Use a Bit of Streamlining

In early March 2025, a post by DoGrapesTasteGood titled “Frustrations with ACNH Menus” gained over 3,000 upvotes and made it to the front page of r/AnimalCrossing. This indicates that many fans of the Animal Crossing series share similar sentiments. The subsequent conversation saw vocal players express their annoyances about menus as a major issue in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. They argued that too many in-game activities necessitate excessive confirmation steps, making the menus feel cumbersome. Dialogue, shopping, crafting, and item stack management are often cited as repetitive tasks that require multiple confirmations, contributing to the tedium of interacting with the menus.

There’s been a fresh wave of suggestions for Nintendo to simplify the user interface of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” but it seems unlikely that this will occur. This is primarily because the game hasn’t received any updates for quite some time, with the last patch, version 2.0.6, released in November 2022, implying that Nintendo may have stopped working on updates for the game.

Given that the success of New Horizons has pushed the series to new peaks, it seems only a matter of time before we see another installment in the Animal Crossing series. Considering Nintendo’s history, a new mainline game from this franchise is likely to appear during the lifetime of the Switch 2. Although Nintendo has announced plans for their next console in 2025, they have not yet specified an exact release date. Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be playable on the Switch 2 due to its backward compatibility, we can look forward to playing it on this new console when it arrives.

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2025-03-09 04:06