
Nintendo has not responded to a Digital Trends request for comment on why it added back the HUD-removal feature. In release notes accompanying the update on Thursday, Nintendo only said that it added the feature to the NookPhone Camera app without acknowledging that it previously removed it.

Nintendo didn’t acknowledge the bug removal and didn’t respond after the outcry surfaced.

Many players said they would often remove the HUD when they were using the title’s NookPhone Camera app to take screen captures and record game footage. Soon after, players took to Twitter, Reddit, and Nintendo forums to decry the move and say that it was a useful feature. Earlier this month, Nintendo updated Animal Crossing: New Horizons with a variety of bug fixes, including one that removed the ability to nix the HUD.
