tama-crossing:

“I think this will be a positive thing for the player, because in New Horizons you can stop playing in the middle of your game and it’ll still save,” says Kyogoku. “But unfortunately because there’s no necessity to reset the game or reset button on the Switch, Mr. Resetti had a hard time. He was laid off from his position.”

“We also believe that Mr. Resetti is looking for a new job after his layoff. So please look forward to that,” Kyogoku teases, potentially hinting that he’ll assume a new role.

So New Horizons has an Auto-Save feature, but this means Resetti’s job has become obsolete. He’ll still be in the game though!