{"id":17377,"date":"2020-09-25T19:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T23:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=17377"},"modified":"2020-09-25T19:31:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T23:31:58","slug":"animal-crossing-new-horizons-delivers-pumpkins-costumes-and-a-halloween-event-with-fall-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2020\/09\/animal-crossing-new-horizons-delivers-pumpkins-costumes-and-a-halloween-event-with-fall-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Crossing: New Horizons Delivers Pumpkins, Costumes and a Halloween Event with Fall Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">Fall has come to\u00a0<em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>, and with it brings a me update.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">On September 30th, a free update is coming to\u00a0<em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>\u00a0for the Nintendo Switch that adds some spooky touches to the season, with Halloween costumes, character customization options, DIY projects and festivities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In November,\u00a0<em>Animal Crossing<\/em> amiibo Cards Series 1-4 will also be returning to select retailers at a suggested retail price of $5.99 USD per pack. <em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>\u00a0supports amiibo cards from the\u00a0<em>Animal Crossing<\/em>\u00a0series, which will allow you to invite characters to live on the island, among other features.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Read on for a rundown of the new features the free update will add to\u00a0<em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em> beginning September 30th:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Growing Pumpkins<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Deck out your home and island for all your awesome autumnal occasions by first purchasing pumpkin starts in-game from Leif year-round or from Nook\u2019s Cranny during October. Once your pumpkins are grown, they can be harvested and put to use in pumpkin-based DIY projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare for Halloween\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Pumpkins are just the beginning of the Halloween-themed festivities coming to your island. With the big day just around the corner, you can start stocking up on candy early. Find your style for Halloween night by purchasing costumes, like a mage\u2019s dress, at the Able Sisters shop during the month of October. You can even procure body paint and colored eye contacts by exchanging Nook Miles. You&#8217;ll also be able to learn Halloween DIY projects from your fellow residents. On Halloween night, your neighbors will be getting in the holiday spirit with costumes of their own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halloween Night Celebrations<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 When Halloween night arrives on Oct. 31, after 5 p.m., neighbors will gather in the plaza, which will be adorned with an array of Halloween decorations. You\u2019ll also receive a visit from a mysterious guest, Jack, the \u201cczar of Halloween.\u201d By giving Jack lollipops and candy, you\u2019ll earn spooky in-game rewards. Be sure to save some candy for your neighbors, too, or you might get pranked! Luckily, you can learn a couple of new Reactions to properly express your feelings of fear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revisiting Dreams<\/strong> \u2013 The ability to take a nap and visit other islands within dreams was introduced this summer. Now, you&#8217;ll be able to easily revisit dreams from a list, making it even easier to visit some of your favorite islands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NookLink App Update<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The NookLink Service in the\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/online-service\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app<\/a> is also receiving an update in early October. With the update, you\u2019ll be able to use your smart device to perform Reactions in the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">The next update will be coming in late November.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmgN42ewTtE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall has come to\u00a0Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and with it brings a me update. On September 30th, a free update is coming to\u00a0Animal Crossing: New Horizons\u00a0for the Nintendo Switch that adds some spooky touches to the season, with Halloween costumes, character customization options, DIY projects and festivities. In November,\u00a0Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Series 1-4 will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[101,1178,1530],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-17377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-animal-crossing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ACNH_Fall_Update_artwork_1-e1601057353770.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4wh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16791,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2020\/01\/special-edition-animal-crossing-new-horizons-nintendo-switch-coming-in-march\/","url_meta":{"origin":17377,"position":0},"title":"Special Edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch coming in March","date":"January 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A Nintendo Switch system inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons is on the way. 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