When Does Animal Crossing Release

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons will finally release for Nintendo Switch on Friday, and that date isn't moving up because of coronavirus. As such, you probably want to know exactly when you can. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the most sought-after games of 2020 and Amazon has the best current price for the game at $49.99. Check Deal at Amazon If you missed out on the above deal, Walmart has the same offer available. The timing could not have been better: Beloved Nintendo game 'Animal Crossing' — a game that existed in GameCube and 3DS formats, among others, for over a decade — released its 'New Horizons.

If you’ve logged on to the internet in the last week or so, you’ve probably seen a lot of tweets about money hungry raccoons named Tom or animals crossing…. or something.

Don’t be alarmed. I assure you everything is OK. The social distancing hasn’t gotten to people’s heads just yet. There are just a bunch of people on your Twitter timeline playing Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons that released over the weekend for Switch.

Confused as to what that is? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered here. This is everything you need to know about Animal Crossing.

So, what is Animal Crossing?

Animal Crossing is Nintendo’s tentpole social simulator franchise that launched in 2001. Think about it like you’d think about the Sims — except it’s much more chill and you can plant trees, fish and perform other work-related tasks for bells (cash).

It’s latest title, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is a Nintendo Switch exclusive and the franchise’s first installment since 2012 when Animal Crossing: New Leaf dropped for the Nintendo 3DS — great game, btw.

So what do you do in animal crossing?

So, in this game you’re transported to a deserted island owned by Nook Incorporated (more on that later) and your overall goal, ultimately, is to turn it into a utopia.

On day one you’re given a tent and sent on missions to set the other islanders up. Eventually, you start to fish, collect fossils, and perform other tasks to make the island a habitable space.

What kind of animal are you?

You’re not. At the jump you get to create your own human and then you’re off on your deserted island experience with your new raccoon buddies, Timmy and Tommy. Wild, I know.

Wait, where are the animals?!? I want animals!

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So you live on this island with a bunch of animals that have human-like traits. They walk, talk and interact with you as if they were people — just with animal heads.

More and more animals visit the island as the game progresses and it’s your job to build it up and convince them that it’s a nice place to live.

What is all this I’m seeing about raccoons?

DON’T TRUST ‘EM.

Nook Inc. is a family-owned business run by Tom Nook (the dad raccoon) and his two kids Timmy and Tommy. Once you get to the island, Tom hooks you up with a tent that you eventually pay off.

After that they hook you up with a loan of a whopping 98,000 bells (the island’s currency) to buy a house from Nook. You are eventually able to upgrade your house… for another 198,000 bells from Nook. And that’s kind of how the game goes.

You’re basically Nook’s island servant…but you still have a ton of fun fishing and farming and junk so it’s all good!

So should I play this game?

Absolutely! It’s exactly the kind of calming fun that you’re looking for right now while you’re social distancing. There’s online multiplayer, so if you can get it and convince your friends to get it you’re all set.

If you have a Nintendo Switch, you can get it for $59.99 from the Nintendo store right now. If can swing it, it’s a good time.

Animal Crossing New Horizons firmly remains one of the most popular games of 2020. While every month we expect a new batch of bugs and fish to catch, as well as a minor event, for July Nintendo is releasing their first summer update wave. Lots of people are asking about the release time for this seasonal content, and here you’ll discover exactly when the summer update should come out for Animal Crossing New Horizons.

One of the best things about the upcoming seasonal content for Animal Crossing New Horizons is that it’ll allow you to begin swimming with the all fishies you’ve been pawning off for bells. This you’ll be able to do while donning a cute and very fashionable wet suit, and the seasonal patch will also provide players with a new visitor.

If you’re looking forward to this summer update, below you’ll discover everything that has been shared about its release time.

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Summer update wave 1 ACNH

The upcoming summer update for Animal Crossing New Horizons is only wave 1.

Wave 1 comes out for Animal Crossing New Horizons in July meanwhile a second wave will be released in August.

Nintendo hasn’t shared anything about the next seasonal batch of content, but we know everything that is coming with the first spree.

When wave 1 arrives and is downloaded, you’ll finally be able to swim when wearing a wet suit.

This will allow you to dive and pick up additional sea critters to add to your museum, but there’ll also be a new visitor named Pascal.

Pascal will occasionally visit you while swimming and you’ll be able to donate scallops to him for mermaid-themed DIY recipes in return.

Oh, and in addition to all of the above, Gulliver will also wash up on your island but this time in pirate gear with new tasks and rewards.

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When does the Animal Crossing New Horizons summer update come out?

Per the Japanese Nintendo website, the release time for the Animal Crossing New Horizons summer update is 10:00 JST on July 3rd.

If the summer update comes out at simultaneous times across the world, then the Animal Crossing New Horizons wave 1 release time should also be 18:00 PT and 21:00 ET on July 2nd, as well as 02:00 BST on July 3rd.

Nintendo’s official English trailer has the first wave of seasonal content scheduled for July 3rd, but there’s reason to believe that the patch will be launched simultaneously across all regions.

This is because Animal Crossing World reports that the same happened back in April with the Spring update.

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You’ll have to download update version 1.3.0 to enjoy the summer update, so be on the lookout for it at the aforementioned times.

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