I was sad to see only a few villagers today! I am hoping to see many new ones in this game!

Who do you want to see back? Any species you would like to see added?

I would love to have exactly the same villagers as I had in New Leaf, we ride together we die together .
I feel like AC already added most “main” animal species already so I wonder if they added any new species villagers in NH.

I hope we see the same group as in NL with the addition of some from previous versions. As far as new, maybe more reptiles and different looking dogs than just the basic dog form with the colors changed.

It'd be cool if the "special" character species became neighbors. In AC:GC, Porter was the only monkey, but CF added monkey neighbors. New Leaf had both monkey neighbors and Porter, so he was the only special character to be the same species / model as the neighbor.

Having different types of pelicans, walruses, seagulls, camels, etc. would be very cool.

^there's also blanca and rover who are the same models as the regular cats (except blanca has a neck thing now)

for new animals, I think I'd like to see more reptiles, like geckos and turtles. you could make a lot of species out of a generic "lizard" model as well. some other cute ones would be bats, dolphins and seals

I hope that they add more aquatic and insect villagers, similar to the octopus villagers from New Leaf. I know that it would probably create a dilemma with you being able to catch sea-life while having them in you town, but it certainly didn't stop frogs and octopuses in New Leaf. I'd enjoy seeing a Spider, Seal, and Turtle Villager class. A parrot and snake villager class would also be cool.

As long as they add Punchy back, I'll be satisfied.

I've always wanted to see bat and ferret villagers.

OMG I want bats

I want Bob and Static :3

I would love to see Cally and Cupcake to return!

And also, I wanted to have the chinchilla villagers as new species!

I've always wanted properly nocturnal animals like bats and owls. Animals that only start to wake up once the sun goes down.

I was recently reminded of the Redwall series, and I thought how perfect it would be to make a town based on it. Mice, rabbits (for the hares), and squirrels, no problem. But I'd like to have some otters, hedgehogs, and moles, and especially a big badger mother.

Either way, I hope they bring everyone back as well as add a few new faces. Also more species-specific quirks. Frogs are the only ones that get special treatment (that I can recall). Why are the octopodes carrying umbrellas in the rain? Why do my penguins constantly complain about snow?

Shark villagers!!!

I'd love if EVERY villager from all AC Games returned.  My favorite are Hugh and Kody.  I think new species that would be cool would be…

Toucans
Bats
Dolphins

I want to see bat villagers

I also would be impressed to see the addition of nocturnal villagers like bats and owls and possibly a few insect villagers (i.e. mantises, beetles).

All the villagers need to return, no doubt they will with how the Welcome Amiibo update brought back a lot of old ones. As for new ones, we definitely need new octopuses, deer, ducks (best species), frogs (a lot of them are trash designs or really generic looking), and hamsters.

For new species, foxes are a must, owls, bats, sharks, dolphins, more species of bird, ferrets, and a ton of more just sea and nocturnal species. Riesz had an amazing idea with nocturnal villagers beginning to wake up at night. It would make the island always feel lively.

Yeah, I really like the idea of nocturnal villagers, although I think that there should be significantly fewer of them than of the diurnal variety.

I like the idea of nocturnal villagers too. Or I'd like to see the return of the Night Owl ordinance. I work evenings and most of my time to play is at night.

I'm almost certain the mole will be a new species....Gotta make way for Resetti to retire at the island.

I'd like to see Hank, Emerald, and Woolio return from the GameCube game, and I'd like to see Champ return from City Folk.

As for new species, bats seem to be the popular choice, and it's hard to argue with it. But I'd also like to see some giraffe villagers. Gracie shouldn't have a monopoly on long necks.

Bats, bats, bats!

All the new species suggestions are excellent! I especially like the lizard variations, the special character species, and the insects, as conflicting as the latter would be. It'd be neat if all the villagers returned, but Nintendo may not have the ability or inclination to pull it off. I'm holding out for Buzz at least. He's the only one of my Top. Forever. Four. Who has forever been stuck in GC. =\

Not a new species, but a nonexistent personality for a species. An Uchi alligator would so full of bite. Don't you think?

I'd love to see foxes as a new species (along with penguins, they're some of my favourite animals), and I like the ever-popular idea of bats, too.

I am really hoping for Meow to finally return! I never played the first Animal Crossing game, so I have never met her.
I already know that a lot of my favorites are bound to appear (such as Purrl, Olivia, and Filbert) so I will just hope that Sylvana will still be in the next game, since she was absent from WW, CF, and I think HHD.
Regarding new species, I second foxes. I know that there are already wolves, but foxes would have smaller muzzles and bigger ears and I think they would look very cute. They could also add possums, llamas, and lemurs as species. Bilbies would be adorable as well.

^Meow was only in the Japan-exclusive re-release of the first game, and only with a rare e-Reader card.

I have a feeling that somewhere whilst I was scrolling through social media I saw that Nintendo confirmed that EVERY villager to date will appear in NH? But I can't find this article anywhere at all, so maybe I miss-read. Maybe it was the confirmation of the 20 we already know about? I'm not sure.

This would be really really cool in my opinion though. Especially to see old island characters or those that didn't make it past WW - how cool would it be to see them in HD?