Animal Crossing: New Horizons already contains heaps of content, and the team at Nintendo keeps givings us free DLC updates which I am more than happy to keep seeing. This season’s ‘Winter’ update (Summer for us Aussies) is no exception. The update launches in just a couple of days on November 19 and adds:
- Turkey Day – on November 26 Franklin the turkey chef will visit your island and cook a feast. The previously added pumpkins from the Halloween update will be utilised in this event but no additional details in terms of what other ingredients are required are shown off yet.
- Toy Day – on December 24 Jingle the black-nosed reindeer is coming to town for some holiday cheer. Play Santa and deliver presents to all your villagers, with a Santa sack and all.
- Two new items are being added to redeem with Nook Miles. ‘Hip Reaction Collection’ adds a bunch of new reactions so you can mimic what your villagers do like ‘yoga’, ‘work out’ and best of all ‘sitting’ plus some new ones. ‘Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles’ adds six new funky do’s like an afro and more.
- We are getting an expansion to house storage, going from 1600 to 2400 items (thank you Nintendo!). I, for one, needed this badly.
- Save data transfer will be available on November 19. Details are available on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons website but will include ‘Whole Island Transfer’ as well as ‘Island Resident Transfer’.
- The next free update is scheduled for late January and will involve Pavé the peacock and likely the Festivale event.
- Also being added is the ability to visit random islands in dreams, an additional Pocket Camp collaboration item, new seasonal items in Nooks and a New Years Countdown on December 31 (from the offical website).
Check out the trailer for yourself below:
Are you excited for this update and the new additions? I know I am, especially the new reactions and storage. Make sure to update your game later this week on November 19 to get the new free content.
When Eleanore isn’t trying to figure out how the Earth works she’s trying to pay off her loan in Animal Crossing, complete her Pokedex or finishing one more RPG or platformer. She is a lover of great characters, cute or creative art styles and awesome game soundtracks.
