Is it just me or does clapping to Kapp'n's song get you to "rare" islands?

[sleepydreepy]

My sister and I joked that clapping in beat when Kapp'n sings and laughing when he tells a joke would make you go to a rare* island (kind of like the dodo thing in the early days of NH) but we have been doing in the past couple days and it could be a coincidence but I think it might actually be true. Was just wondering if this was a thing or not lol

*Rare island being an island with crops or money trees or something special

 

[xxcodexx]

oooo thanks for that heads up! im going to try that tomorrow because i always skip his singing lol! i will let you know if i get a cool island because the past 2 that ive gotten were terrible lol

 

[Doilie]

I just tried it and was taken to a Sakura island !

 

[.: Meri :.]

If so, I've been very unlucky—I've been doing this from the start, and the first handful of islands I got were just the normal ones with the gyroid fragment. ;; I've gotten some better ones since, at least, but I wasn't doing anything different on those trips, I don't think.

 

[Corrie]

If this is true, I better start clapping and stop mashing B to skip his singing lol.

 

[maria110]

I'll try anything. I need a winter island with the Frozen Fence recipe. I have seen a lot of good rare islands without clapping though. I think it's just RNG, sigh.

 

[Croconaw]

It might be true if it’s happening to lots of people. It can’t be a coincidence if it’s happening so much. It might not be 100%, but the likelihood of a rare island probably raises, no doubt.

 

[sleepydreepy]

It might be true if it’s happening to lots of people. It can’t be a coincidence if it’s happening so much. It might not be 100%, but the likelihood of a rare island probably raises, no doubt.

I feel like it does raise it, since the first few islands I went to (besides the very first island) I got the vine and glowing moss island (literally the same island three times in a row, I didn't know you could get other ones) and then I clapped to the beat and got an island with tomato crops! My sister had basically the same experience which is why we think we could be onto something (because ever since then we both have been getting cool islands)... It just sounds so silly but I swear it works

 

[SnowHunterWing]

I want to believe it's true, therefore it is true. Trust me I'm a scientist that's how it works.

 

[moonchu]

well i've been skipping all of his songs like the heartless wench that i am and i've not seen any cool islands, so i'm going to try clapping from now on lol

 

[Mick]

Interesting theory. I've been trying to set a personal record for fastest song skipping, maybe that's why I end up on fairly boring islands so often... Oops?

 

[Kumori]

I’ve clapped on the way to a bunch of islands but it doesn’t seem like it’s changed anything. Might be random.

 

[Raz]

I would bet it's just a placebo effect

 

[Rosch]

Nah. It's random. I haven't clapped but I still got the meteor shower island and cherry blossom island.

 

[Faux]

This reminds me of the rumor of applauding for the Dodo brothers and making Orville blush before going to a NMT island, lol.
No, it's not true. There is nothing in the coding regarding this. It's just for fun because his songs are kind of long ( and mashing your buttons isn't great for your joycons ), and you used to be able to weather them with friends on your way to Tortimer's island.

 

[Hylian Spectre]

I think it's just a case of good ol' RNG. Kapp'n's islands are at least more interesting overall than the NMT ones for the most part. I appear to be getting more interesting variances. Meanwhile out of the hundreds of NMT islands I've gone to hunting for villagers, I think that the money rock island a handful of times has been the extent of the excitement.

 

[Speeny]

Interesting. I'll try this tomorrow. The last couple of trips I've skipped the singing segment. Recently travelled to a meteor shower island and got the last Nook Mile I needed when making wishes. Think it was just luck that I found that island.

On another note, I try my best to clap in time with his singing. There's always a slight delay though.

 

[Nooblord]

Doubt. Since the update I’ve gotten 1 “rare” item that had wheat. He keeps taking me to the same island with the holly bushes and my native fruit…

 

[DJStarstryker]

Does it? This sounds like that old rumor about using the clapping emote for Orville to go to a rarer mystery island. I feel like it's probably just coincidence.

 

[JKDOS]

This is the "Clap for Orville" myth all over again