Festivale Update!

[JKDOS]

The update is slated for 1/28. So it will be some time tomorrow.

And I agree, the only rug we see is the Festivale one and it might be titled something else entirely from rug. It might even be a leaf piece (furniture) and not a rug symbol piece.

As with past updates, the update should be available on Jan-27 around 9PM EST. (That's -5:00UTC I believe)

 

[tajikey]

I didn't look at your post in context and thought you meant the current time, lol. Sorry.

Whew. I wasn't really looking forward to using Bing...

 

[-Blue-]

As with past updates, the update should be available on Jan-27 around 9PM EST.

I won't be able to test out the new stuff until Friday then, as I have really early covid-work shifts. As it's mostly the Festivale (and it's probably locked to the day of) I'll have more patience. Unless people end up finding hidden stuff that Nintendo didn't reveal in the trailer, but I doubt that is the case.

 

[tajikey]

As with past updates, the update should be available on Jan-27 around 9PM EST. (That's -5:00UTC I believe)

This is most likely the correct answer. It's been so long since we've seen an update. I guess I better take my Switch home this evening.

 

[moonlights]

I feel like Nintendo is in a Catch-22 here. If they do something different (a la Bunny Day) everyone complains. If they don't do anything different (Festival) everyone complains.

I understand why people feel disappointed. I felt like that after I had accidentally hyped myself up way too much for the summer/diving update. But there was literally no reason to expect anything other than Festival. For everyone's sanity, I reccommend not expecting anything but the Mario Collab for the next update.

these are my thoughts too. I didn't play Bunny Day so I don't know the full extent of how bad the event was, but I've seen people complain about Festivale being a one day only event and then complain that Bunny Day was too long and drawn out.

 

[JKDOS]

I won't be able to test out the new stuff until Friday then, as I have really early covid-work shifts. As it's mostly the Festivale (and it's probably locked to the day of) I'll have more patience. Unless people end up finding hidden stuff that Nintendo didn't reveal in the trailer, but I doubt that is the case.

The event will likely be locked. I'm hoping for instant access to the reactions though.

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I feel like Nintendo is in a Catch-22 here. If they do something different (a la Bunny Day) everyone complains. If they don't do anything different (Festival) everyone complains.

I understand why people feel disappointed. I felt like that after I had accidentally hyped myself up way too much for the summer/diving update. But there was literally no reason to expect anything other than Festival. For everyone's sanity, I reccommend not expecting anything but the Mario Collab for the next update.

How different was Bunny Day though? It seemed like an exact copy of New Leaf to me, aside from Crafting.

 

[-Blue-]

these are my thoughts too. I didn't play Bunny Day so I don't know the full extent of how bad the event was, but I've seen people complain about Festivale being a one day only event and then complain that Bunny Day was too long and drawn out.

I haven't seen people complain about holidays being only one day (not saying they don't exist) just that all holidays in the other games were only one day so I don't get why they'd not expect that.

But Bunny Day was a week and it wasn't just that. It was a week of collecting eggs from water, balloons, buried treasure, chopping trees, shaking trees ect. So when you didn't want them and wanted to fish, dig up a fossil, hit a rock or tree for materials you got eggs instead. It got old fast. Especially when fishing tourney was around and you caught an egg and it didn't count for CJ's fish meter.

 

[Ganucci]

The event will likely be locked. I'm hoping for instant access to the reactions though.

My prediction is that Pave will teach us the dances for getting feathers. He might give us a DIY or two too, but I feel like he’s the one that should teach us these. Also in the Nintendo press release thing they made it sound like Festivale furniture would be sold in Nook’s Cranny leading up to the event which could be a reason for Pave not teaching us/giving us these ones. Idk that’s my guess!

 

[moonlights]

I haven't seen people complain about holidays being only one day (not saying they don't exist) just that all holidays in the other games were only one day so I don't get why they'd not expect that.

But Bunny Day was a week and it wasn't just that. It was a week of collecting eggs from water, balloons, buried treasure, chopping trees, shaking trees ect. So when you didn't want them and wanted to fish, dig up a fossil, hit a rock or tree for materials you got eggs instead. It got old fast. Especially when fishing tourney was around and you caught an egg and it didn't count for CJ's fish meter.

ohh fair enough, I'd probably be frustrated myself if I had to play through that aha

 

[-Blue-]

ohh fair enough, I'd probably be frustrated myself if I had to play through that aha

It was so bad that they made a mini-update to kill the % of resources/balloons being eggs. I remember seeing like 4 balloons flying through my island and all of them being eggs. I got the 300 Nook mile for popping balloons because of that holiday.

 

[Sara?]

How are y’all already saying this is the worst update when we haven’t even gotten our hands on it yet?!

Not that i want to be perceive as a toxic player or negative influence specially since they update has not really come yet and it might have some surprises ( really dont think so ) but i think, haha, that this event might be more similar to the "turkey day" ( which although short it was super sweet and fun ) which will be its only saving grace in my view and humble personal opinion, I personally CANNOT have another event like the heartless "Toy Day" that would completely break my heart

 

[JKDOS]

How are y’all already saying this is the worst update when we haven’t even gotten our hands on it yet?!

Really, if you compare the trailer to every single update trailer from the past, it does appear to be the most bare boned. The exciting part though is that there may be secret improvements made, and there's now new data for data miners to look at.

 

[-Blue-]

Not that i want to be perceive as a toxic player or negative influence specially since they update has not really come yet and it might have some surprises ( really dont think so ) but i think, haha, that this event might be more similar to the "turkey day" ( which although short it was super sweet and fun ) which will be its only saving grace in my view and humble personal opinion, I personally CANNOT have another event like the heartless "Toy Day" that would completely break my heart

Yeah I actually felt the atmosphere/magic with Turkey Day and Halloween. But Toy Day just felt so halfhearted. And since we had covid during the holiday, I kind of wanted some Christmas spirit in the game and it just didn't deliver. It felt like I was part of Fed-ex just making my rounds until I could stop for the day.

 

[tajikey]

Really, if you compare the trailer to every single update trailer from the past, it does appear to be the most bare boned. The exciting part though is that there may be secret improvements made, and there's now new data for data miners to look at.

I must say that I appreciate your consistent optimism. That's all.

 

[meggiewes]

How different was Bunny Day though? It seemed like an exact copy of New Leaf to me, aside from Crafting.

It was mostly the length. It was longer than a day which meant that you could find eggs longer than just during Bunny Day. Which was nice and would have been recieved better if a lot of people weren't stuck at home because of lockdown.

 

[JKDOS]

I must say that I appreciate your consistent optimism. That's all.

Got to stay positive. I'm sure we'll get a massive update at some point. If not March, I'm suspecting it will be with version 2.0, which we might see in the summer.

We waited a long time for the game to release once it was unveiled in September 2019. To me waiting for the updates isn't as bad. I remember watching the trailers for the game and wanting to play so badly. Even if I could play just a demo, I'd be happy.

 

[tajikey]

Got to stay positive. I'm sure we'll get a massive update at some point. If not March, I'm suspecting it will be with version 2.0, which we might see in the summer.

We waited a long time for the game to release once it was unveiled in September 2019. To me waiting for the updates isn't as bad. I remember watching the trailers for the game and wanting to play so badly. Even if I could play just a demo, I'd be happy.

100% with you. I was teaching summer school when Nintendo showed the first teaser video, and I pretty much put a halt to class so my students could share in my joy. I bought a Switch at launch anticipating an imminent AC release, and can say with certainty that this is my favorite iteration of the series.

 

[Elias_]

10 months ago when you first fired up ACNH, did you feel it was worth the wait? It's not really fair to compare a game you've been playing for 10 months to how you felt when you first played the other.

I still feel the same about New Leaf after playing it for 7 years, though. Also, yes, even back then I felt slightly disappointed, but of course most of the flaws only became apparent after a few weeks of playing. I didn't know about the missing shop upgrades and NPCs, for instance. I expected them to be in the game, I thought I just hadn't unlocked them yet. Back then I was hyped to finally get to play a new Animal Crossing game and even after finding out about all the missing content, I though they'd bring most of it back. The updates felt as if they were trying to get to the level of New Leaf. But for the last couple of months, they've only added very minor features if any.

 

[RollingAntony]

My prediction is that Pave will teach us the dances for getting feathers. He might give us a DIY or two too, but I feel like he’s the one that should teach us these. Also in the Nintendo press release thing they made it sound like Festivale furniture would be sold in Nook’s Cranny leading up to the event which could be a reason for Pave not teaching us/giving us these ones. Idk that’s my guess!

The reactions are bought from the Cranny:

"New Reactions – If you want to express your excitement for Festivale, you’ll now have a range of new Reactions to choose from. The Viva Festival Reaction Set can be purchased with in-game Bells from the shelf at Nook’s Cranny for a limited time and includes Feelin’ It, Let’s Go, Viva and Confetti. "

However, they don't specify if they are available before the event.

I think Pavé will behave similar to Franklin, and give us DIY/crafted furniture as a reward after he dances and maybe a special "completion" bonus like the Cornucopia. The bonus may be tied to the Rainbow Feathers, as they go out of their way to note they are rare.

 

[Feraligator]

My prediction is that Pave will teach us the dances for getting feathers. He might give us a DIY or two too, but I feel like he’s the one that should teach us these. Also in the Nintendo press release thing they made it sound like Festivale furniture would be sold in Nook’s Cranny leading up to the event which could be a reason for Pave not teaching us/giving us these ones. Idk that’s my guess!

@JKDOS

The JP website says you can buy the reactions at Nook's Cranny. It might be mistranslated and mean the Nook Stop instead, but I think the reactions are instant. Pavé will probably exchange rainbow feathers for DIYs.

Ninja'd with the exact same thing above me lol