Animal Crossing Feature Ideas

Published on February 23, 2026.
Written by Chad Timblin.

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Here are some features I'd love to see in a future Animal Crossing game.

Shopping & Inventory

  • Add a shopping cart to the Able Sisters fitting room
  • Show a notification at the Able Sisters if you already own an item
  • Show a notification at the Nook Miles kiosk if you already own an item
  • Allow choosing a quantity when purchasing items (Nook Shopping, Nook Miles, Leif, etc.)
  • Add more filters for finding items (in storage, Nook catalog, Poki catalog, etc.)
    • Examples: plants, beds, etc.

Music

  • Allow switching to hourly music from past Animal Crossing games

Multiplayer

  • Add an MMO-style shared environment where players can interact

Home Decorating

  • Allow hanging items on partition walls

Farming

  • Allow driving tractors to speed up farming
  • Allow installing sprinklers to automatically water produce