Since it launched this past March, Nintendo has supported the mega-popularAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswith regular content updates to keep fans engaged. The last majorAnimal Crossingupdate came in August, when Nintendo added things likeLuna and Dream Islands. Now Nintendo has confirmed exactly when fans can expect the next bigAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdate, and it’s coming sooner than some may have expected.
TheAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfall update release date is officially Wednesday, September 30, and it looks to be one of the most extensive updates for the game yet. TheNew Horizonsfall update is themed around the Halloween season, letting players deck out their islands with Halloween-themed decor, as well as purchase candy from Nook’s Cranny. Players will also be able to grow pumpkins to unlock special DIY recipes, not to mention purchase Halloween costumes and further customize the appearance of theirAnimal Crossingvillager.
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All of thisHalloweenpreparation will lead up to Halloween night, which will take place October 31 from 5pm to midnight. During Halloween, players' villagers will be dressed in costumes, and the pumpkin-headed “czar of Halloween” Jack will also make an appearance. Players will be able to give out candy to their villagers during the festivities as well.
While the Halloween content is arguably the most notable new content coming toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin October, that’s not the only thing fans have to look forward to. Nintendo has also announced a NookLink update in early October that will allow players to performReactionsby pressing a button on their real-world phone. This should save considerable time as they will no longer have to go through menus in-game to perform a Reaction.
Meanwhile, Nintendo has also confirmed when fans can expect the next big free update forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. At the end of November,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsfans can download the next big update, which will be primarily focused on content based onThanksgiving and Christmas. More details on what exactly that update will entail will be available when we get closer to the release date.
Of course, we may get a much better idea of what to expect from that update when fans datamine the fall update on September 30. After all, the ability to plant and grow crops, represented by pumpkins in the Halloween update, was leaked when dataminers dug through previous update files. It will be interesting to see if evenmore vegetables and farming mechanics are added toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin future updates as well.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
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