The Nintendo Rumor kitchen is boiling these days. Nintendo has received a lot of attention since its popular Mario franchise has hit iOS on December 15th of last year. It has recently been announced that Animal Crossing for mobile is delayed yet again for a release set to happen between April 2017 and March 2018.

Rumors have since then began to make the round. As many people expect Nintendo to hold of on the AC: Mobile version until they are ready to announce the Nintendo Switch port. These two titles may work together, as Reggie, President of Nintendo NA has stated that the game will ” be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems “, this could mean that the Mobile Version is set to connect to the 3ds Version AC: New Leaf, or even an unannounced Switch Version that may currently be in the works.

Animal Crossing new leaf came out in November, 2012 not taking in account the spin of series – Happy Home Designer. This means that according to the Animal Crossing circle a new game in the series should be coming out in the very near future since it has been more than 4 years since we saw a new title in the franchise released.

Another hint at a possible immediate announcement of a new title in the Animal Crossing franchise might be theinclusion of an Animal Crossing character in the Mario Kart 8 game which is set to release next month for the hybrid console. The Switch would make a perfect home for the beloved Animal Crossing franchise, being able to play on the TV and taking the game on the go is something AC fans have long been hoping for! It is almost most certain that Nintendo will release a new Animal Crossing for the switch, the question is when they will make the move, perhaps the upcoming E3 could be good marketing move for Nintendo to create some buzz!

Last but not least the studio behind the popular franchise has recently been hiring people to work on an ” upcoming popular franchise ” for Nintendo Switch console. All sign point to a proper official announcement at E3 in June 2017!

We will keep you up to date on future Animal Crossing related announcements!