Jul 3, 2020Animal Crossing
I recently covered some of the features that players could look forward to on July 3rd as part of wave one of Nintendo’s summer update. These included the ability to wear wet suits and snorkels, go swimming and diving, and meet ‘new’ characters. Now that the update has landed, more detail and clarity has become available. Therefore, here is everything to know about the exciting new additions to arrive with the Animal Crossing: New Horizons summer update.
In order to obtain the perks of the summer update, you will need to ensure that your game is updated to version 1.3.0. To complete the update you will need to:
Additionally, you will then receive the following message from Isabelle:
You will receive a free snorkel in your mailbox as a reward for updating your game. However, snorkels are purely cosmetic, and you will only need to be wearing a wet suit to enter the water.
Wearing a wet suit will allow your player to enter the ocean, swim around, and to dive.
You can obtain a Horizontal Striped wet suit from Nook’s Crany for 3,000 bells (they are found in the tools section of the shop). The colors of the wet suit available will vary each day. Currently, the Horizontal Striped wet suit is available in red, blue, yellow, and black.
A Leaf-Print wet suit is also available to purchase. This style also comes in four different colours, light blue, purple, yellow, and green. The suit can be ordered from the Nook Shopping catalogue for 3,000 bells.
The final type of wet suit available is the Nook Inc. wet suit. This longer-length suit can be redeemed for 800 Nook Miles at the Nook Stop terminal.
As previously mentioned, you will receive a free snorkel in your mailbox after updating your game. The color you receive appears to be random (I got pink).
The next type of snorkel is the Nook Inc. snorkel which can be obtained for 500 Nook Miles at the Nook Stop terminal.
I was initially disappointed, as after checking Nook’s Cranny and the Able Sisters’ store, it seemed that these two types of snorkels were the only choice you were given.
However, after a sneaky bit of time travel, I discovered that the Able Sisters stock the snorkel as an accessory, and when they do, they have a variety of colors to choose from. These include grey, red, pink, yellow, green, and blue. Therefore don’t be disheartened if you’re unhappy with the snorkel color you received in the mail, as you can purchase a more preferable color at the Able Sisters’ store.
To enter the water, simply ensure that you are wearing a wet suit, and press the A button at the water’s edge on the beach, or from the edge of a rock next to the sea. To swim around, simply continue pressing the A button, and use the joystick to choose which direction to swim in.
If you spot a stream of bubbles in the water, it means that a deep sea creature is located there. To obtain the creature, you will need to dive for it. Simply swim over to the stream of bubbles, press the Y button to dive, and then press A to swim towards a black spot. Once you reach the spot, your character will obtain the creature. Ensure you are close enough to a stream of bubbles before diving, as your character will eventually need to resurface for air.
You can donate any deep sea creatures that you find to Blathers at the museum. After donating your first deep sea creature, you will then be able to donate multiple creatures at once in the future. Any donations will be exhibited in the aquarium section of the museum alongside the other fish.
Whilst your in-game ‘mom’ would most definitely disapprove; yes, you can go swimming at night too.
Branded a ‘summer update’, those in the southern hemisphere may have wondered if you would also be able to swim, considering it is currently winter for y’all. But worry not, whilst you may be freezing your barncacles off, you can participate in the exact same new features as those in the northern hemisphere.
Unfortunately not. I tried taking a dip in both a river and my (decoy) duck pond to no avail. It seems swimming is limited to the sea only, and honestly? I’m rather salty…
Pascal the ‘philosophical’ otter has returned, and may appear when players find scallops whilst diving for deep sea creatures. On a side note, scallops can be found at any time of day, and all throughout the year.
Pascal didn’t show up for me personally upon finding my first scallop, but he did the day afterwards. If you discover a scallop, there is a chance that he will pop up in the water nearby and offer you a trade.
If you give him a scallop, he will give you a Mermaid Furniture DIY recipe in return. Likely having a busy schedule comprising of the contemplation of life “maaan”, he won’t appear more than once a day.
The Mermaid Series (which naturally looks great with shell furniture), consists of the following items:
In order to craft the mermaid series DIY furniture from Pascal, you will need to collect various shells and pearls. This, in combination with Pascal’s unknown spawn rate, means completing the set is likely to keep players busy for a good while.
After updating your game to Ver. 1.3.0, there is a chance that instead of washing ashore in his usual Sailor’s outfit, Gulliver may be wearing Pirate attire instead. If this occurs, he will still request your help in communicating with his crewmates. However, instead of digging up five communicator parts from beach areas, you will need a wet suit to go diving for just one communicator part.
Upon returning this communicator part to ‘Pirate Gulliver’, he will mail you a piece of pirate-themed furniture or clothing as a reward. You will receive the item the next day, just like you would when helping him on other occasions. It is not yet known if helping ‘Pirate Gulliver’ contributes towards unlocking the Golden Shovel like helping regular Sailor Gulliver does.
Under the seasonal tab of the special goods section of the Nook Shopping catalague, a new item has become purchasable. The new item is called ‘Bamboo grass’, can be purchased for 3,080 bells, and has been added in celebration of the Japanese festival ‘Tanabata’. Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, celebrates the meeting of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, and takes place on July 7th this year. The Bamboo grass item will be available to buy until July 31st.
It ‘a-piers’, that with the introduction of new creatures, players will get to ‘sea’ even more terrible puns. You ‘dolphin-itely’ ‘cod’ do better than that Nintendo. SMH.
Jun 29, 2020Animal Crossing
A recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons summer update trailer has confirmed some features that fans have asked for from the start. Additionally, it also contained some unexpected things to anticipate in the July 3rd update. However, there is also strong evidence from dataminers and characters’ dialogue to suggest even more exciting additions.
Nintendo have already confirmed that New Horizons will receive updates for many more years, meaning that things players would like to see in the game still have a chance to be introduced. So without further ado, here are some rumored and confirmed features heading to Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Starting off with the confirmed features to arrive in the July 3rd update is sea swimming and its related activities/items. Here is what you will be able to do upon completing the aforementioned update:
Jun 27, 2020Animal Crossing
It is likely painfully obvious that MyPotatoGames adores Animal Crossing. Additionally, as a website that provides wholesome video game news, it seemed imperative to create the following article. An article that is a crossover between Animal Crossing: New Horizons and various games which get a thumbs up from MPG.
It is true that we have featured some video game design ID codes in previous articles. However, this crossover article features a huge variety of some seriously cool video game-themed Animal Crossing: New Horizons designs that you can use in the game.
Getting the custom designs app on your NookPhone will allow you to create your own designs and to scan QR codes created by others into your game. However, in regards to clothing with QR codes, you will only be able to place tiles, or wear designs as tank tops. However, you can use Nook Miles to purchase the Pro Design upgrade. The upgrade can be purchased from the Nook Stop terminal at Residents Services for a reasonable 800 Nook Miles.
This will allow you to create different items of clothing as ‘Pro Designs’. There are various types of clothing you can then choose from. Examples include balloon-hem dresses, hoodies, sweaters, coats and more. You can also scan QR codes of Pro Designs from New Leaf.
However, to do this, you need to unlock the Able Sisters clothing shop on your island. In New Horizons, the Able Sisters don’t just sell clothing. The prickly pair have a curious kiosk located at the back of their store. Here, you can save and share designs made in Animal Crossing: New Horizons via Creator ID codes, or Individual Design ID codes.
Providing you have a Switch Online Membership, (and have purchased the Pro Design upgrade), you can use this feature. And despite the game being just a few months old, there are already an astounding number of awesome fanmade designs via the kiosk’s portal. Here are just a few of the best gaming-themed ones:
And as the top potato of MyPotatoGames, Henry naturally had to have his very own t shirt as well 😆🥔
If you enjoyed this article, why not check out some awesome Pop Culture Design ID codes for New Horizons here.
Jun 23, 2020Animal Crossing
It’s true that MyPotatoGames posted an article on things that fans would like to see in the game. However, some of these have now been fulfilled. Additionally, as a few months have passed, players have noticed more things that would make the gameplay experience more enjoyable. Whether it be slight glitches, some multiplayer issues, spontaneous travelling merchants, etc, there are definitely a few more features and improvements that players would like to see.
I took the effort to ask fans what features they would like and improvements that could be made. There’s no denying that the game is extraordinarily entertaining, but take notes Nintendo, as I received hundreds of responses. 😂 Here are some features that would improve Animal Crossing: New Horizons even further.
Nintendo did promised us at least three more years of updates coming to New Horizons so hopefully we will be seeing at least some of these features in the game one day!
Whilst it’s almost definite that not all of these features will be implemented, it would be fantastic if even a few of them were.
Please and thank you Nintendo 🙂
Jun 18, 2020Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons couldn’t have released at a better time. I know for me personally, its delayed release was a blessing in disguise. The game has facilitated online friendships with like-minded people (and therefore lessened loneliness) and been a wholesome distraction during these difficult times.
But these are just ways in which the game has helped me. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has helped people cope with so many other disappointments. For example, with many weddings having been cancelled, gamers have been creating virtual wedding ceremonies instead, something which is now considerably easier with Reese and Cyrus’s new wedding season furniture this month.
Students with postponed graduation ceremonies have been holding their very own, in-game birthday parties are now a common occurrence, and Black Lives Matter Designs are being made and shared so that players can still show support and solidarity. We are now in June (this year has flown!), which means that it’s finally Pride month!
With Pride events being cancelled/disrupted, or being a very different experience from what most are used to, you may have sadly decided to give Pride a miss this year. But this doesn’t have to be the case! You can celebrate Pride in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in style with these fantastic fan-made LGBTQ+ designs. 😎
Happy Pride from all of us at MPG! 🥰🏳️🌈
Jun 11, 2020Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons mailed players yet another gift from their in-game Mom at the beginning of June. Players in the Northern Hemisphere received one (from eight different variations) of Mom’s Handmade Apron.
Whilst players in the Southern Hemisphere received one of the eight different variations of Mom’s Handmade Sweater. This is not the only thing that Nintendo has done differently for players living in the Southern Hemisphere this month.
It is thought that the style of gifts received from Mom will be the same throughout the year. This seems like it could be likely, as I have received three pink items in a row. It is thought the ‘style’ of items you receive changes each year. This is useful, as the clothing items cannot be customized like the furniture. Which apron or sweater did you receive?
Jun 7, 2020Animal Crossing
I recently posted about the three new seasonal items that players could purchase throughout June. Well whilst browsing through the Nook shopping catalogue (like the shopaholic I am), I noticed that there were two more seasonal items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The two items cater for players in both the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. This is yet another example of inclusivity in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and it’s great to see. You can read more about this here. 🥰
The items are both available under the seasonal tab of the Nook Shopping section of the NookStop terminal. Alternatively, if you’ve purchased enough items from the Nook Shopping catalogue, you may have unlocked the Nook shopping app on your NookPhone where they can also be bought.
To mark the Summer Solstice, which occurs on the 20th June in the Northern hemisphere, there is now a crown consisting of sunflowers for players to buy. The Summer-Solstice crown costs 1,560 bells to buy, and is available until the 6th July
The Winter Solstice, also occurs on the 20th June, but in the Southern hemisphere instead. To mark the Winter Solstice, players can now buy a Winter-Solstice Sweater. The Winter-Solstice Sweater costs 1,200 bells to buy, and is also available until the 6th July.
Jun 6, 2020Animal Crossing
What could be better than your favourite TV series/franchise or Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Both at the same time of course! The internet is full of amazing clothing ID codes guaranteed to excite potterheads and ghibli fans just to name a few! So for all you pop culture fans, here are some awesome pop culture designs to wear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
For loads more awesome clothing ID codes to use in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you can click here, here, and here.
Nook’s Island is also a great site to discover other players’ designs. It even has a search bar so you can find whatever niche or style you’re looking for.