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[Reminder] ACNH: Happy Home Paradise Pre-Orders... NOW UP!

Raz said:
I'm not even trying to calculate timezones, but what if they open pre-orders at the same time they broadcasted the direct?
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Well, its currently 1PM in some areas of Australia, so it'd have to release within the next 10 hours, roughly. Japan would be two hours behind this time zone.
 
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It's noon in Japan, and I was finally able to preorder on the Japanese eShop!! Not sure about other eShops/time zones.

I buy a lot of games from the Japanese eShop and preorder most of them, and I guess if I think about it, preorders haven't usually gone up until noon, Japan Standard Time (JST), so it makes sense that it wouldn't become available until now. I wasn't sure if that would be the same here, though.
 
Dream traveler said:
It's noon in Japan, and I was finally able to preorder on the Japanese eShop!! Not sure about other eShops/time zones.

I buy a lot of games from the Japanese eShop and preorder most of them, and I guess if I think about it, preorders haven't usually gone up until noon, Japan Standard Time (JST), so it makes sense that it wouldn't become available until now. I wasn't sure if that would be the same here, though.
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I'll check real quick, not quite 12AM for me, though.

EDIT: Not able to purchase it for pre-order just yet, but it did update with a price tag of $32.99 CAD.
 
Khaelis said:
I'll check real quick, not quite 12AM for me, though.

EDIT: Not able to purchase it for pre-order just yet, but it did update with a price tag of $32.99 CAD.
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Thanks for checking! I'm guessing maybe pre-orders won't be up in other regions until tomorrow in those timezones? I would think the update would still become available at the same time as other updates, 10 a.m. JST, worldwide, but I wonder about the DLC, maybe it will be time-locked, too? I don't know.

I was also able to access the DLC download through the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) app on Switch, the leftmost tab. I have the NSO Expansion Pack under my Family Plan.

I have a download bar going on my Animal Crossing: New Horizons game icon! Obviously, we won't be able to play the DLC until the 4th/5th, but it does seem to download as part of the game.
 
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Dream traveler said:
Thanks for checking! I'm guessing maybe pre-orders won't be up in other regions until tomorrow in those timezones? I would think the update would still become available at the same time as other updates, 10 a.m. JST, worldwide, but I wonder about the DLC, maybe it will be time-locked, too? I don't know.

I was also able to access the DLC download through the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) app on Switch, the leftmost tab. I have the NSO Expansion Pack under my Family Plan.

I have an download bar going on my Animal Crossing: New Horizons game icon! Obviously, we won't be able to play the DLC until the 4th/5th, but it does seem to download as part of the game.
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Seems like the case.

Pre-order is just a pre-load of the DLC, and you'll get an additional update to the game on November 5th that'll let you access it.
 
kemdi said:
Is pre-order only available with the NSO upgrade? Because I'm trying to preorder now and I don't have the option to.
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I wanted to clarify. I was able to purchase the HHP DLC expansion as a stand-alone expansion pass directly from/through the eShop. It's available to pre-order now in Japan, and my account is a Japanese eShop account. It should be available to pre-order in other countries as well within the next 12 hours or so. Once I purchased it, it started downloading to my AC: NH game. I still have a download bar going on the game icon on the Home menu. I won't be able to access the DLC until November 5th, but I'll have it downloaded and ready to go ahead of time so I can play right away.

I just wanted to let people know who are getting it through the NSO+Expansion Pack that you can pre-download it through the NSO app on Switch. It takes you to the eShop. Edited: You can also just go to the eShop and download it directly without going through that NSO app. It gives you a separate Download button for the NSO+Expansion Pack. It's available for pre-downloading both if you purchase it outright or if you get it through the NSO+Expansion Pack.
 
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Pre Orders have opened up in Japan, seems like people will have to wait for Noon in their timezone

I went onto the Nintendo JP store and purchase options are available for the DLC
 
Okay, its 12AM UTC for me (3AM), and it still isn't ready for pre-order. So it'll likely be ready for purchase this morning or early afternoon!
 
Same here and the dlc isn't showing on the Featured window anymore. I checked if it was available by going through my wish list.
 
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