Ironically, the best parts of the Animal Crossing 3.0 update are free. The hotel, which is based on the Happy Home Paradise DLC (which is $25), is free. The bonus features are mostly free. The ones locked behind the $5 Switch 2 Edition upgrade mostly require Switch 2 hardware, like mouse control, higher resolution, and the party/multiplayer bonuses. And being able to call villagers by name. I though the Switch 1 had a mic, too, but I’m not sure. Maybe it does and that feature will be available on both Switches, but the video made it seem like it would just be for the Switch 2.
Switch OG doesn’t have a mic and that’s the reason they included the phone app. There were a fair number of aftermarket accessories that had mics though but I can’t say any of them were implemented to use first party games.
I believe it was their attempt to protect children from unknown people online. I have the app and one of the features is that you can talk to people online in certain games (Animal Crossing, Splatoon, SSB’s, Mario Kart, and I think Mario Party).
Edit: I’d also like to point out that those accessory mics didn’t work with first party games to my knowledge.
There was some public outcry about it specifically from parents who had to download said app and let their kids use it for games. You could later use accessories that would add a mic but it was limited.
Ironically, the best parts of the Animal Crossing 3.0 update are free. The hotel, which is based on the Happy Home Paradise DLC (which is $25), is free. The bonus features are mostly free. The ones locked behind the $5 Switch 2 Edition upgrade mostly require Switch 2 hardware, like mouse control, higher resolution, and the party/multiplayer bonuses. And being able to call villagers by name. I though the Switch 1 had a mic, too, but I’m not sure. Maybe it does and that feature will be available on both Switches, but the video made it seem like it would just be for the Switch 2.
Switch OG doesn’t have a mic and that’s the reason they included the phone app. There were a fair number of aftermarket accessories that had mics though but I can’t say any of them were implemented to use first party games.
That’s weird because the DS family had mics, and a fair few games took advantage.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 wins it for me for games that took advantage of the DS’s unique hardware features, but I’m sure there were other contenders.
I believe it was their attempt to protect children from unknown people online. I have the app and one of the features is that you can talk to people online in certain games (Animal Crossing, Splatoon, SSB’s, Mario Kart, and I think Mario Party).
Edit: I’d also like to point out that those accessory mics didn’t work with first party games to my knowledge.
There was some public outcry about it specifically from parents who had to download said app and let their kids use it for games. You could later use accessories that would add a mic but it was limited.
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Troubleshooting/How-to-Use-Voice-Chat-Using-the-Nintendo-Switch-App-1442573.html?srsltid=AfmBOor7pvIPB7U5tAiGPZalHfrOmwWvHmZgM4CCYId0-773YzAv81Y0
https://www.kentfaith.ca/blog/article_how-to-use-microphone-on-nintendo-switch_2740?srsltid=AfmBOopExBS39Dzz0C-Uuhv8x2QNd3yUnGlLgxaiV1WLLTkqEVeAdg5d