24 events removed from ACNH.

[Monokuma73]

As the title says... no more... no less...

However, if I remember correctly, promise has been made, we may expect more "events" as future updates... will see...

 

[lexy_]

my heart is crushing sniff ... we will see what 2021 will give us but I want all NPCs back ...crossed fingers. I did not have the courage to watch the video because I did not want to be depressed. I will watch it when Ninten will stop updating the game.

 

[Bilaz]

Most of these were either left behind after the Gamecube game, or one of Wild World's filler events, and most of those that aren't are NA exclusives I've never seen xD

 

[Sheep Villager]

While I agree that there are missing events, from just skimming the video I'm seeing a lot of WW/GC and minor events. I feel saying 24 events are missing isn't entirely fair due to the fact even NL dropped a lot of the older mini WW/GC events. Not a single Animal Crossing game has had all the events mentioned here in one game.

Also as an european a lot of the mini NL events never made it to my region which again shaves off a part of the 24 for me personally.

It would definitely be awesome to see all these events but I almost feel the numbers are a bit padded here.

On a final note I agree NH needs more events. Aprils fools, Valentines spring to mind first for me. I was personally rather sad April Fools was missing as it was my favorite event. This post isn't here defending NHs lack of events, it's just pointing out that the video is slightly skewed.​

 

[Plainbluetees]

Yeah that video is kinda crazy... really I think that the only event that’s missing right now is April Fools - which I understand because Nintendo would have had like a week and a half to make after release. I’m pretty sure all major events I can think of off the top of my head (festival, etc) have been promised via update.

Edit: after scrolling through the video, these are the only events that aren’t there that weren’t dropped in GameCube and weren’t filler events in Wild World. Also, may I mention that all these events (excluding April Fools which was a week and a half after launch) are BEFORE March 20th?

1. April Fool’s Day - was like a week and a half after initial release, so there’s no way the devs could have made an event in that time, and I’m guessing it will be after the update the brings Pave back this month.
2. Groundhog Day - I don’t really feel like this needs to be in the game to make it feel complete. It was actually a bother in NL because the town hall was closed so that Isabelle could stand next to a Resetti standee.
3. Valentines Day - It happens before the release date. The guy was so strict and said something like “Oh it’s been 9 whole months since release” when really a lot of these haven’t been celebrated yet. My guess is that Valentines and April Fools will be added via updates.
4. Saint Patrick’s Day / Shamrock Day - once again, this event that was new in New Leaf happened three days before the release of New Horizons. I don’t really see the need to celebrate this - in New Leaf, you got a free shamrock hat and there were a bunch of random clovers around town. Since clovers don’t exist in New Horizons anymore, you’d basically just be getting a free hat and would make this holiday kinda pointless.

 

[Bilaz]

While I agree that there are missing events, from just skimming the video I'm seeing a lot of WW/GC and minor events. I don't feel saying 24 events are missing is entirely fair due to the fact even NL dropped a lot of the older mini WW/GC events. Not a single Animal Crossing game has had all the events mentioned here in one game.

Also as an european a lot of the mini NL events never made it to my region which again shaves off a part of the 24 for me personally.

It would definitely be awesome to see all these events but I almost feel the numbers are a bit padded here.

On a final note I agree NH needs more events. Aprils fools, Valentines spring to mind first for me. I was personally rather sad April Fools was missing as it was my favorite event. This post isn't here defending NHs lack of events, it's just pointing out that the video is slightly skewed.​

This exactly this, fellow European here lol xD

 

[jasa11]

While I agree that there are missing events, from just skimming the video I'm seeing a lot of WW/GC and minor events. I don't feel saying 24 events are missing is entirely fair due to the fact even NL dropped a lot of the older mini WW/GC events. Not a single Animal Crossing game has had all the events mentioned here in one game.

Also as an european a lot of the mini NL events never made it to my region which again shaves off a part of the 24 for me personally.

It would definitely be awesome to see all these events but I almost feel the numbers are a bit padded here.

On a final note I agree NH needs more events. Aprils fools, Valentines spring to mind first for me. I was personally rather sad April Fools was missing as it was my favorite event. This post isn't here defending NHs lack of events, it's just pointing out that the video is slightly skewed.​

Im guessing nintendo is gonna add blanca with april fools event in the late march update when we also get mario furni. It would make the most sense. A week before the event would start. Im 99% sure nintendo isnt just gonna ignore april fools event as it legit has its own npc just for the event, same as halloween, turkey day...etc.

 

[Sheep Villager]

Im guessing nintendo is gonna add blanca with april fools event in the late march update when we also get mario furni. It would make the most sense. A week before the event would start. Im 99% sure nintendo isnt just gonna ignore april fools event as it legit has its own npc just for the event, same as halloween, turkey day...etc.

I definitely still have hope we will see April Fools return at the very least. The whole reason I haven't given up on it is due to how close to release and Bunny Day it would have been. Especially with Covid-19 I feel it's not that far fetched for the devs to want to postpone making it.​

 

[iamjohnporter67]

It really shocks me how most of these events were cut. No wonder why New Horizons felt so lackluster. Yes Yes I know at some point they will add them back in the future but still that is so shocking.

 

[Monokuma73]

You know, I was looking back to [Animal Crossing:] New Leaf and the way that game was supported long-term. It had its yearlong schedule. And then, basically, it stuck with that same schedule for several years. And then there was a significant content update that came later.


Given the immediate success of [New Horizons], do you foresee following a similar cadence as New Leaf? Or do you think this becomes more something in line of the Animal Crossing mobile game, which is constantly evolving? At this point, you are releasing, like, once a quarter, a pretty significant update in New Horizons. Do you see that continuing beyond this first year? Or what do you see as the plan there?


Yeah, I see two potential avenues here, one you already mentioned, which has been our update schedule that comes from the developers. And that can be around seasons, it can be around events, it can be around enhanced gameplay features. And that will continue as we go forward.


I think the thing that is very unique and different about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, however, is also the [user-generated content], and people’s ability to really lean into user-generated content and make that available and to share that with their friends. And that doesn’t happen on any cadence. That’s an ongoing, constantly changing and evolving environment where people can visit each other’s islands and take advantage of that UGC, bring it to their islands and share it. So I think that’s another aspect that really is strengthening the engagement over time with Animal Crossing.

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[RollingAntony]

Most of these events were not on New Leaf, no wonder why it feels so incomplete.

On a serious note, these mini-events have been probably replaced by the Nook Shopping Seasonal tab. They feature similar info regarding international events (without being locked to exclusive parts of the world) but without the cut-out (which won't probably return, they usually advertise these seasonal items by doing custom photoshoots, covering the same function).

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

Most events in past games where filler events. You’d just get an item from either Tortimer or Isabelle. Also, WW events sucked and its the AC game with the least amount of events in the franchise.

 

[Aardbei]

Most of these events were not on New Leaf, no wonder why it feels so incomplete.

On a serious note, these mini-events have been probably replaced by the Nook Shopping Seasonal tab. They feature similar info regarding international events (without being locked to exclusive parts of the world) but without the cut-out (which won't probably return, they usually advertise these seasonal items by doing custom photoshoots, covering the same function).

This is so annoying that most of the event have been replaced by purchasing an item through Nook Shopping...

We don't have any context reguarding the items... This is so superficial...

 

[RollingAntony]

This is so annoying that most of the event have been replaced by purchasing an item through Nook Shopping...

We don't have any context reguarding the items... This is so superficial...

There is context, you can press "x" to read info about the holiday and the item. For example, even tho the current 7 items are celebrating "New Year", each of them features an explanation about the origin of the salad, the folklore behind hanging the wreath, etc. All of them have featured this cool detail

 

[Bulbadragon]

There is context, you can press "x" to read info about the holiday and the item. For example, even tho the current 7 items are celebrating "New Year", each of them features an explanation about the origin of the salad, the folklore behind hanging the wreath, etc. All of them have featured this cool detail

I had no idea you could do that, I just saw the little tag with where the item was from! I honestly don't mind the lack of the mini events where you just get handed an item, I kind of prefer purchasing them from Nook Shopping instead of shutting down Resident Services all day for a single item.

I do miss the events in Wild World like La-Di-Day, Yay Day, and the Flea Market. While Wild World had the worst events of any game, I do think those would be super cute if added back into New Horizons. The events from the Gamecube game like morning aerobics would be really cute to have back too. I feel like events like these made the town feel more alive, rather than having every event be centered around a holiday.

 

[Rosch]

Majority of the events were simply getting a piece on an item. Most of which were put into the seasonal section of the Nook Shopping app.

While the game no longer celebrates it, the game has at least acknowledged them. Still, I prefer having them celebrate it to reduce monotony of nothing happening on the island.

Wedding Season, May Day, Nature Day and Museum Day were nice new additions and I hoped they added more after that. But they didn't.

I seriously hope we get Valentine's Day at least before Festivale. April Fools' might be added for the game's first anniversary update along with the Mario items.

 

[Aardbei]

There is context, you can press "x" to read info about the holiday and the item. For example, even tho the current 7 items are celebrating "New Year", each of them features an explanation about the origin of the salad, the folklore behind hanging the wreath, etc. All of them have featured this cool detail

OMG I didn't know that !!! I'll try tomorrow ! Thank you !!

 

[Corndoggy]

okay so as an Australian player, majority of these events were not even celebrated in any fo the copies of my earlier days. That being said, i do miss yay-day and la-di-da day from wild world, as it was simple, sweet and a great way to interact with your villagers. However, since these were only ever in wild world, i'm honestly not even expecting them to return. That's the same with the gc exclusives, i don't think they will return. I am super hopeful for valentines and april fools to return, as they were in all the games and are cute small events.

Also a comment on the seasonal shopping tab: i actually prefer this to having to lose resident services for the day in order to get an event, as the majority of items i wouldn't have received anyways due to the fact im in Australia. I think this way is better cos u still get access to the items and you get to learn about their origins via the shopping channel.