Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis over a year old at this point, but it remains one of the most popular games available on the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo is looking to keep theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsenthusiasm going strong with a new content update in November, one that’s apparently big enough to justify it having its very own Nintendo Direct presentation. TheAnimal CrossingNintendo Direct will drop on October 15 at 7am PT, but a leaker may have let the cat out of the bag already.
Reputable Nintendo leaker Samus Hunter has been talking about thisnewAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdatefor months now, with their claims validated by Nintendo’s confirmation. Samus Hunter has since reshared some of the information they claim to know about the newAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdate and new content that’s supposedly planned for the game in a general sense.
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Assuming Samus Hunter’s information is correct, it seemsAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can look forward to the long-awaited return of Gyroids, as well as expansions for theNook’s Cranny storeand the Museum. TheAnimal Crossingcharacter Kapp’n is also expected to make their return, though Samus Hunter believes that Kapp’n may be part of an update that comes later as opposed to the November update.
Other plannedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfeatures, according to Samus Hunter, are new crops for players to plant, the ability to cook, new emotions to use, and new furniture to collect. It’s unclear how much of this is going to be part of theAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsNovember update and how much will come at some point down the line, but fans will find out more when they tune in to theAnimal CrossingDirect presentation on October 15.
Fans should always take “leaked” information like this with a grain of salt, but Samus Hunter’s track record has been pretty impressive so far. Samus Hunter previously leaked theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfall update that has since been confirmed by Nintendo, as well as theintroduction of Brewster and his cafe. Considering this, it’s much easier to believe Samus Hunter’s claims than some of the other “leakers” online.
If Samus Hunter’s claims about the upcomingAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdate are true, then fans of the franchise have a lot to look forward to. Whether or not this update will be enough to boostAnimal Crossing: New Horizons' record-breaking sales numbersremains to be seen, but it should bring back lapsed players that already have the game at the very least.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
