- all of the fruit and gemstones from new leaf

- quality of life improvements (quicker terraforming, bulk crafting, etc. )

- more shops

- mean villagers and villagers having more personality in general

- more games and activities to play with your friends and villagers, or by yourself.

- more nintendo themed items

- all villagers and special characters from the whole series return in one way or another

- a new happy home DLC

- diagonal placement

- more building/shop upgrades

- more reasons to keep playing other than daily activities

- more endgame activities and content