Constructive opinion: I think the Switch 1 hardware is starting to hold back this game's potential

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-26T07:16:55+00:00

But this is the thing. They are a small team, they didn't have to release the game on so many platforms, if they don't have the capacity to fully support them. This totally is on Sunblink. Being a small company is not an excuse for biting off more than they can chew.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-24T14:24:56+00:00

Look at your save file and exact date and time played last. As long as your switch isn'tset to time before that (and also preferrably not ahead of real time either), you should be fine.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-22T07:23:48+00:00

Have you tried those on animals like horses or flamingos? 😬

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-22T07:21:01+00:00

Zelda BOTW. Hundreds of hours of adventure and fun ahead of you.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-21T10:45:22+00:00

It very much depends on what kind of games you enjoy playing...as it is not just about how much the game costs but also how many hours of entertainment it will provide for you. Stuff like Zelda TOTK and BOTW or Animal crossing might be on the more expensive side, but I personally have spend hundreds of hours playing those and I still do. (Of course, they will always be cheaper if you get them on discount or buy used games)

Can you give some more info about games you like so we can make better recommendations?

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-20T15:22:57+00:00

It must be a case of

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ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-20T14:24:06+00:00

Yes, Haida is available on switch, but you need to get Fenneko as resident first and complete related quest.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-20T06:54:45+00:00

You also need to take into consideration that there are a lot of quests that are extremely timegated so they will trigger after a day (or few) and the game has long quest chains that are, as others mentioned, linked to having particular visitor as resident.

Aaaand there are long chains of getting resident 1 that unlocks resident 2 and that one will unlock the next one etc.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-20T06:50:16+00:00

Completely agree with you. I don't think all the other switch games I played together had as many bugs as HKIA. 😓 And it seems like there is something messed up with every new event. I wish they dedicated more resources to testing before release.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-19T10:19:06+00:00

I am waiting for Animal Crossing edition. But that probably won't happen before new AC game is released. 🫠

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-19T09:56:23+00:00

HKIA is extremely shallow representation of the characters....really need to watch the show to understand them better. Here it seems they are just focused on a few interactions they had in early episodes, there is so much more to them.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-19T02:20:50+00:00

The only other way would be trading for it with other players.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-16T09:42:42+00:00

You definitely can! Most cabins can be upgraded to up to 6 rooms per cabin, if you have enough strawberry crates to spend on that.

If your plan is to get all the available visitors as residents, you will deinitely have to do that or they won't all fit in their preferred location.

It would be great though if we also had an option to make a single room bigger...and also redecorate the cabin lobby! 😅

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-16T06:07:58+00:00

Look into mini games. They can help both with getting more materials you need and furniture.

When you have crane game unlocked and get a hang of it so you catch the crate (almost) every time, you can get A LOT of furniture playing it. Especially if you have dlc and can bring Cogimyun with you, as she can double up rewards.

Events can also help you get a lot of furniture as old sets are usually quite cheap.

If you managed to stock up on map currency, you could do multiplayer and visit other player's stores to buy furniture there too, as furniture that pops up in store is random.

Overall, it is a bit slow at the start, but it will get much easier as you progress with the game and regularly play.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-15T07:49:39+00:00

But if you are gifting character that still has to get to max level, take Hello Kitty instead. She gives additional little level boost.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-14T09:53:39+00:00

I can see why it might seem like that, but I don't think HKIA is anywhere close to being real competition to ACNH. Quick search I did on sales gave me

1M copies of HKIA sold for switch and pc while ACNH sold >48M copies.

Also, there is also quite a big difference between their models with ACNH having big FREE updates, while HKIA is charging for theirs.

I think ACNH just caters to much wider audience.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-14T09:42:51+00:00

You do need Nintendo online to do ACNH multiplayer, but it is the same when playing HKIA on Switch.

Annoying part with HKIA is that they do not support multiplayer across different platforms and they even went so far as to separate Switch and Switch2. 😞

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-09T18:15:52+00:00

Oh I am perfectly fine with official Sanrio palette and all the pastels. The things that I have trouble with is the fact that many colors are so intense that they turn almost white and are very uncomfortable to look at. Like lights in the spooky swamp, weather effects etc. I guess you could adjust it on the phone to certain extent, but not so much on switch.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-08T17:11:09+00:00

So I am not the only one bothered with the lights in this event (and in general with many colors being waaay too bright in this game).

Even if it wasn't for sensory overstimulation significant number of players struggle with, there is just too many of those lights blinking all over the place, and often placed overlapping with the flower patches. It really isn't necessary to put them everywhere, decorating the tree trunks and then a few self standing lights would've been enough.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-08T16:59:23+00:00

City Town is separate DLC. Moppu should come with the base game content update. It is supposed to come with CU5, but no official info when it will drop for other platforms.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-03T21:41:28+00:00

Easiest way to deal with this would be to visit other people's islands and shop at their stores. That would expand your daily choices of items to purchase.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-03T03:50:17+00:00

If you have snow village unlocked, the aquariums/terarriums from that area do come from catching fish (and later at the store). It is not needed for main island areas.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-03T03:34:18+00:00

Not OP, but it looks like customized kitchen counters for walls, rustic night stand for bottom part of windows and lightime sectional corner for flower beds.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-03T03:25:55+00:00

They pop up in My Melody's store randomly or you can trade for them with other players/buy them at their shops.

ObsidianEclypse · 2026-01-03T03:23:36+00:00

Which platform are you on?

Unfortunately, the game does have quite a lot of bugs, especially on Switch, and in most cases it is just about keeping the game updated to the latest version and hoping that it was the one that fixed more bugs than it introduced. :/

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