Animal Crossing Direct Discussion Thread

[Mad Aly]

I'm in this mode where if I open my game now, I'm gonna be expecting the update to already be there, lol rip... OTL
But either way, I'll just keep squealing and venting my hype in this thread and anywhere else I can find the opportunity to
(Omg, I just realized yesterday was my '1 year anniversary' on this forum, haha!)

 

[Bcat]

Like everyone else, I haven’t touched this game in almost a year but this update is giving me new life.

I was so bored with no new content. Now I can hardly get my work done, I’m so excited to play! I want to redo my whole island for this new update.<3

 

[Cosmic-chan]

I keep watching the direct and I cant find a damn thing to complain about. This is the final piece of the game. It's like months of content. This update will keep me engaged for a long ass time.

 

[b100ming]

This update will keep me engaged for a long time.

Same here. I got bored once I got fortnite.

 

[Lady Timpani]

This feels like an entirely different game lol, I'm tempted to create a new island just because it seems so different!

 

[MayorofMapleton]

Wardell wears a toupee

Change my mind

 

[scaredlittlebug]

There's so much STUFF! Food items and Gyroids alone will shake up all my layouts, not to mention all the other new items we're getting. I'll need to dig up space for all the new veggies too. Bet Turkey Day will be different!

Also wondering if they're going to sneak in the tropical fruits again. I want lemons!

I might not have room for a 7th or 8th villager house now, or I might still need them for all the extra rooms I'll be able to make...

 

[Sara?]

Also, I wanna say that before, I did NOT like how the gyroids looked. I absolutely love their design now! They’re so cute and way more convenient to place around areas or rooms.

SAME! When i hear so many people asking for gyroids i was like well okey if they add them some people will like them but i was like meh not for me, not im like OMG i get you people i need those gyroids , also like how you need to water them before they are ready. Very cool concept they are and lovely looking also like the sounds. 10/10

 

[HappyTails]

Anyone else notice that some of the new Nook Terminal item names start with 'Plaza'? It makes me wonder if we can actually place them in the plaza. I noticed that there's a 'Plaza Teacup Ride', and we already have just 'Teacup Ride' in the game... why the specification I wonder?...

I noticed. I hope we can, that would be really cool.

 

[Holla]

Talked to customer service about the DLC.

Here is more information: Can other users on the same island play Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise if I’m the only Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member? For a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Individual Membership, only the account with the active membership can play it. An internet connection is required when launching the game.

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Family Membership, all accounts that are part of the Family Group can play Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise for the duration of their membership. An internet connection is required when launching the game.

If the DLC is purchased separately, other users on the same island can also play Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise if the console on which the contents are played is set as the Primary Console of the account that purchased it. On any other console, it can only be played on the account that purchased it.

I'm really glad to hear this. I have a family plan for my 5 accounts that all have a character on my AC Island. I'm not upgrading to the expansion pack as it's insanely priced here in Canada. Regular single membership is $25 or $45 for family (which is what I pay). To upgrade to the Expansion Pack it would cost me $100 to keep a family plan. Or it's $70 for a single membership which is insane!

I plan on keeping the regular family membership and just buying the DLC separate once so all my characters will have access to all features.

 

[DJStarstryker]

Like everyone else, I haven’t touched this game in almost a year but this update is giving me new life.

I was so bored with no new content. Now I can hardly get my work done, I’m so excited to play! I want to redo my whole island for this new update.<3

That's really exciting to hear that you and others are going to come back. About a month or so ago I had another free 1 week online and was trading. It was SO MUCH QUIETER since the last time I had access to online. It was kinda frustrating, as I got a lot less trading in than I expected to. Before I started my free 1 week online I was tempted to pay for NSO when it expired, but in the end I didn't because I would only use the online for ACNH and it didn't feel worth the cost for what felt like a slowly dying online community.

I'm glad that between the big free update and the paid DLC, a lot of old players and new players should come play now. It might be worth getting NSO (I'd personally go for the cheaper tier, not the expanded one) after these updates come out!

 

[Mad Aly]

Anyone else notice that some of the new Nook Terminal item names start with 'Plaza'? It makes me wonder if we can actually place them in the plaza. I noticed that there's a 'Plaza Teacup Ride', and we already have just 'Teacup Ride' in the game... why the specification I wonder?...

Ooo, that's a really good point! It would be awesome to be able to decorate our plaza.

 

[geo-mew]

OMG I just noticed that at 19:28 of the Direct video, it specifies that a HHP house has one floor --- meaning that it's likely we can build houses with multiple floors?!?! Otherwise why would they specify?! In the very next scene after that, the blue bunny (the blow-up bunny, I forget his name sorry) boops the rubber ducky in the kiddy pool... Has that interaction always been there? Or does this mean that furniture have been modified to have interactions? I'm even more hyped now!

 

[MayorofMapleton]

OMG I just noticed that at 19:28 of the Direct video, it specifies that a HHP house has one floor --- meaning that it's likely we can build houses with multiple floors?!?! Otherwise why would they specify?! In the very next scene after that, the blue bunny (the blow-up bunny, I forget his name sorry) boops the rubber ducky in the kiddy pool... Has that interaction always been there? Or does this mean that furniture have been modified to have interactions? I'm even more hyped now!

Yes multiple floors confirmed due to Spike and Static's room showed stairs going up.

 

[Holla]

Thank you for this, this is huge info! There was speculation on how this would work in the DLC thread. You might want to cross-post this there.
I guess I'll be upgrading to a family plan to get perks on my side houses. I don't remember it costing too much more than the normal plan...?​

I'm not sure about other countries but the new plans are very expensive in my country. The regular ones are $25 for single and $45 for family, while the Expansion Pass ones are $70 (single) and $100 (family) in Canada respectfully.

 

[MayorofMapleton]

I'm not sure about other countries but the new plans are very expensive in my country. The regular ones are $25 for single and $45 for family, while the Expansion Pass ones are $70 (single) and $100 (family) in Canada respectfully.

Ya as a Canadian I'm just going to get the 30 dollar dlc by itself.


EDIT: Signs of updated/successor sets of the Rococo, Ranch and Sleek sets have been seen in the item listings.

With several items from the Zen items from HHD

 

[cordova94]

Ya as a Canadian I'm just going to get the 30 dollar dlc by itself

The more I look at it, the more I am thinking the same. I got an OLED last week and haven't set it up yet but upgraded to a family membership today to add my 5yo son. The plan is to transfer the island to the new system and then move him to the original system which he can have. I was going to get the expansion pack with the DLC included but the Genesis and N64 game lists aren't terribly exciting just yet to justify the price jump......I'm wondering if they expand the selection, if you bought the DLC, will they credit that? Probably not.

 

[nerfeddude]

Too much information, I feel like my brain is going to explode... But I'm super hyped! I expected this update to be content-beefy, but Nintendo surpassed all my expectations, jeez. So many new stuff AND a dlc which basically adds an entirely different game into the game?? Yes, please!

 

[Minto]

I’m so excited for this update!! Finally an actual reason to play NH again. They really packed a lot into this update, though it’s really still lacking in the multiplayer aspect. I’m so happy we’re getting some new villagers along with seeing some old friends from the gamecube return! I was really hoping they’d bring back the feature where we worked with Brewster making the lil coffees for the villagers as well. Either way, they gave us way more than any of us anticipated which I’m more than thankful for!!

 

[Dantia]

So my question is: The villagers in the new DLC island. Are they going to be the same villagers from our original island or will it be compleyely new ones? Really hoping its the second one. Did anyone catch which it is?

also did people catch how you eventually will be able to decorate your original villagers houses? Super excited about that.