Sanrio’s highly-anticipated return to simulation games,Hello Kitty Island Adventure, has made waves among the cozy gaming community after finally debuting on PC. Like other games in the simulation genre,Hello Kitty Island Adventurefeatures fairly standard gameplay like fishing, gardening, catching critters, and befriending Villagers.
YetHello Kitty Island Adventurehas alreadydistinguished itself from its siblings in the simulation genre in a few key ways. But one new take on a mandatory simulation game feature should inspire other simulation games, particularly the genre titan that is theAnimal Crossingfranchise. With the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out later this year, a newAnimal Crossingtitle will likely debut either with the new console, or shortly thereafter. This new title would be the perfect time to implement this newHello Kitty Island Adventuretake.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure Has an Unlimited Inventory
One of the biggest limiting factors all cozy gamers must deal with is inventory limits. Regardless of what content or materials players are carrying around, games even outside the simulation genre limit their players. Of course,cozy games likeAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Disney Dreamlight Valley, andStardew Valleyall have inventory limits. ButHello Kitty Island Adventurediffers from other hits in the simulation genre.
Unlike other video games,Hello Kitty Island Adventuredoes not have an inventory limit. This allows players to fish, garden, catch critters, and collect critters for the Island’s many Villagers without any limitations. This arguably makesHello Kitty Island Adventuremore relaxing than other simulation games. After all, an unlimited inventory allows players to focus on the game, rather than stress about micromanaging their inventory. This helpsHello Kitty Island Adventurestand amongother hit simulation games likeStardew Valley,Disney Dreamlight Valley, and theAnimal Crossingfranchise. Removing inventory limits allows for a cozier gaming experience, even if there are other aspects of gameplay players have to monitor and worry about.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure and Animal Crossing Could Compete on the Switch 2
WhileHello Kitty Island Adventurehas only beenavailable for PC and Nintendo Switch since late January, the game received its first launch in July 2023 on Apple Arcade. The game will also expand to other consoles like the PlayStation 5 later in 2025. Despite its relative newness, the success ofHello Kitty Island Adventureand its lack of inventory limit should inspire Nintendo to implement this change in the nextAnimal Crossinggame. In fact, sinceHello Kitty Island Adventureis available for Nintendo Switch, it would be understandable if Switch 2 players who playHello Kitty Island Adventurewould feel slightly disappointed to boot up the nextAnimal Crossingtitle and be faced with inventory limits yet again.
There have been no official reports from Nintendo, or fromHello Kitty Island Adventure’s developer Sunblink, that the game will get a dedicated Nintendo Switch 2 version. LikeHello Kitty Island Adventure’s console expansion, theNintendo Switch 2 is predicted to launch later in the year. Considering that the expansion and the launch could align at the same time, it would make sense for the Switch 2 to be one of the consolesHello Kitty Island Adventureis compatible with.
IfHello Kitty Island Adventureis available for the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo has even more reason to remove inventory limits in the nextAnimal Crossingtitle. WhileAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsdid not launch alongside the original Switch, players and critics alike speculate that the nextAnimal Crossingtitle will debut with the Nintendo Switch 2. If this prediction is true, cozy gamers can compareHello Kitty Island Adventurewith this new title on the same device. Of course,Animal Crossingas a franchise has its own draw, but Nintendo should be sure to implement an unlimited inventory if it doesn’t want one of its crown jewels to be outshined byHello Kitty Island Adventure.
