{"id":17777,"date":"2021-01-26T17:30:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T22:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=17777"},"modified":"2021-01-26T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T22:30:25","slug":"festivale-update-comes-to-animal-crossing-new-horizons-on-january-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2021\/01\/festivale-update-comes-to-animal-crossing-new-horizons-on-january-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivale update comes to &#8216;Animal Crossing: New Horizons&#8217; on January 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feathers and festivities are headed your way soon! A free update to the\u00a0<i>Animal Crossing: <\/i><i>New<\/i><i> Horizons\u00a0<\/i>will arrive on January 28th.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you recently picked up the game over the holidays, or you\u2019re a long-time island resident, we hope this free update fires up your island with its carnival spirit and new seasonal items.<\/p>\n<p><i>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/i>\u00a0periodically receives updates that deliver events and features to the game, and this new update includes a colorful and feather-filled Festivale event, some heartfelt seasonal additions, new Reactions and new items to purchase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/800x450_ACNH_JanUpdate_fireworks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/800x450_ACNH_JanUpdate_fireworks-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/800x450_ACNH_JanUpdate_fireworks-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/800x450_ACNH_JanUpdate_fireworks-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/800x450_ACNH_JanUpdate_fireworks.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Beginning Jan. 28, the new update will add the following features to the game:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Festivale Event<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Feel the heat with the colorful Festivale event filled with dancing and flying feathers! On Feb. 15, Dancer Pav\u00e9 will arrive to your island\u2019s plaza to usher in some confetti and carnival spirit. On the day of the event you can capture colorful feathers floating on your island with your net and trade them to Pav\u00e9 to receive a passionate dance number in return. Rainbow feathers seem to be an especially rare sight, so be sure to catch them and trade them with Pav\u00e9. Invite friends over to your island or visit theirs to partake in the festivities together.<\/li>\n<li><b>New Reactions<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you want to express your excitement for Festivale, you\u2019ll now have a range of new Reactions to choose from. The Viva Festival Reaction Set can be purchased with in-game Bells from the shelf at Nook\u2019s Cranny for a limited time and includes Feelin\u2019 It, Let\u2019s Go, Viva and Confetti.<\/li>\n<li><b>New Clothing \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Starting Feb. 1, Festivale clothing will be available at the Able Sisters shop for a limited time. Now you can get your Festivale groove on in style with these fashionable looks!<\/li>\n<li><b>Seasonal Items\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Make sure to keep an eye out for seasonal items at the Nook Stop in Resident Services and through Nook Shopping. Celebrate the sentimental season with chocolate hearts and heart-shaped bouquets, which will be available for purchase beginning Feb. 1 and running through Feb. 14. There will also be other items related to Groundhog Day and Big Game Celebration available for certain periods during January and February!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Also, starting March 26, the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack will be available for purchase exclusively at Target stores across the U.S. at a suggested retail price of $5.99. The Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack contains all six amiibo cards from this unique Sanrio Collaboration Series! You\u2019ll be able to use these vibrantly designed amiibo cards in compatible games<i>.<\/i>\u00a0Further details will be revealed in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, another update for\u00a0<i>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/i>\u00a0is planned for March.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Are you excited for the new update?<\/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\/Ck57sOYq7YI?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>Feathers and festivities are headed your way soon! A free update to the\u00a0Animal Crossing: New Horizons\u00a0will arrive on January 28th. Whether you recently picked up the game over the holidays, or you\u2019re a long-time island resident, we hope this free update fires up your island with its carnival spirit and new seasonal items. Animal Crossing: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17778,"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":[1178,1530],"tags":[2373,1386],"class_list":["post-17777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-animal-crossing-new-horizons","tag-nintendo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/animal_crossing_new_horizons_20210128.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4CJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16875,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2020\/04\/leif-and-redd-coming-in-next-new-horizons-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":17777,"position":0},"title":"Leif and Redd coming in next New Horizons update","date":"April 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"More good times are coming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons with an upcoming free update. 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