Nintendo used an entire Nintendo Direct presentation to showcase the big new features that made up theAnimal Crossing: New Horizons2.0 update, but even then there’s plenty in the update that wasn’t covered ahead of time.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers are discovering all sorts of secrets and surprises since downloading the new update, including the existence of a brand new holiday event.
Nintendo Life usedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonstime travel methodsto head forward in time, discovering a brand new event in the process. From Friday, November 26 to November 30,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can look forward to the special Nook Friday event, basically theAnimal Crossingworld equivalent of Black Friday. While the event is active,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can get big discounts at Nook’s Cranny.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizonsfans may want to start saving up some bells now, as all items atNook’s Crannywill be 30% off their usual asking price while the Nook Friday event is live. This could saveAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers a significant amount of cash, especially if Nook’s Cranny has some of the more expensive items on sale during Nook Friday.
It’s possible thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis hiding more secret holidays and events in its big 2.0 update, though that remains to be seen. TheAnimal Crossing: New Horizons2.0 updateadded a ton of new content to the game, like the ability to grow crops, cook, visit Brewster at his cafe, and much more. Needless to say, the update should keep fans of Nintendo’s social simulation game busy for quite some time to come.
And that’s good for fans, as theAnimal Crossing: New Horizons2.0 update is going to be the last major update for the game. But while Nintendo is done making new content forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the nature of the game should ensure that there’s still always something to look forward to. Not only do fans have Nook Friday coming up, but they can also look forward to theAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsChristmas eventnext month.
Thechanging of seasons inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsalso marks the cycling in and out of new bugs, fish, and sea creatures for players to collect for their museums. AbusingAnimal Crossing: New Horizonstime travel methods can speed things up, but otherwise it’s likely that completionists will have to keep playing the game for a long time to come if they want to truly “complete” it.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now, excluisively for the Nintendo Switch.
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