For Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo is releasing a new free update to coincide with the horror festival, through which fans can access numerous additional content from September 30th - everything from pumpkins to colored contact lenses is available for Halloween. And then there's an eerie guest ...
Nintendo is also ringing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch Autumn begins and lets acorns and pine cones fall from the changing colors of the trees, which can be used for new craft instructions. But that's not all: Halloween is also discussed.
Halloween in the island paradise: trailer gives a foretaste
From September 30th, the new free update for the game can be downloaded to the Nintendo Switch. In keeping with the season and what is probably the scariest festival of the year, it gives everyday life on the island a scary touch - including Halloween costumes, new ways to give your own character a ghostly look, instructions for handicrafts and more, announced Nintendo.
A new trailer gives fans a foretaste of the Gratus update:
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Players are not only happy about the creepy atmosphere, but also about numerous new features that make their way to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. On September 30th, fans can plant pumpkins to coincide with autumn: Pumpkin seedlings are available in the game all year round from Gerd or in October in Nook's shop. Once planted, once they're big enough, they can be harvested and used for pumpkin-inspired crafting instructions.
The pumpkins are only the prelude to the Halloween festival. To prepare for the scariest day of the year, players can stock up on candy. From October you can buy a suitable costume from Tina and Sina, such as a witch dress or a mummy costume. There are also bodypaints and colored contact lenses in exchange for nook miles. And if you want to decorate your house or island thematically, you should speak to your animal residents: They will hand out Halloween handicraft instructions.
Nintendo will treat Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans to a real Halloween event on October 31st. The celebrations begin at 17 p.m. Then all the islanders gather on the festively decorated fairground for the occasion. That's the moment when players get a visit from a mysterious guest: "Prince of Halloween" Jakob. Those who give him lollipops and sweets receive thematically appropriate rewards. It's also worth saving candy for your neighbors to protect yourself from their Halloween pranks. Animal Crossing fans can learn new reactions to express fear and horror properly.
Since this summer there is the possibility in the game to visit the islands of others in a dream. After the new update, fans can then create a list of their favorite islands so that they can visit them again at any time while they snooze. To use this feature, you will need a Nintendo Account and paid membership Nintendo Switch Required online.
Also new: From the beginning of October, the NookLink service will be available in the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app expanded to include an additional function. With the new update, players can use their smartphone to express their feelings in the game through appropriate reactions. All you need to do is install the current game update from September 30th and establish an internet connection while using NookLink.
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