Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas consistently been one of the world’s most popular games since it originally launched last year. The way the game uses real world time to cycle content in and out means that there’s something “new” for fans to look forward to every month, and April 2021 is no exception. Nintendo has released a new trailer to giveAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfans the lowdown on what they can expect to see in the game this month.
One of the biggest changesAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers will notice on their island in April is the addition of cherry blossom trees. Until April 10,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsfans will see cherry blossom treesall over their island, which in turn spawn cherry blossom petals that can be plucked out of the sky with a net. These petals can be used in DIY recipes, so anyone that wants to fully complete theirAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfurniture collection will definitely want to collect some.
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Cherry blossoms were inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonslast year, but April 2021 will include some new content for fans to collect as well. Until April 30,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsfans will have the opportunity to collect prom-themed items for their island, with prom furniture purchasable through Nook Shopping. Players will also be able to dress for the occasion by purchasing prom outfits from theAble Sisters shopthroughout the month of April.
A new month inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsalso means that new fish, bugs, and sea creatures have cycled into the game. Players will now find guppy in their island’s river, and they will also findAtlas Mothsfluttering around at night time. Anyone that missed out on adding the April 2021 fish and bugs to their collection should ensure to do so this month.
Last year at this time,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsdidn’t even have sea creatures to collect, but now there’s plenty that fans can find in the ocean surrounding their island. April 2021 meansAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can go deep sea diving for some Sea Pineapple as well, so players have a great opportunity to further complete theircollection of sea creaturesas well.
For now, the monthly rotation of new sea creatures, fish, and bugs may be all thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfans have to look forward to. Nintendo has not announced any other big updates for the game, and it’s possible that the development team is done with those and ready to move on to other things. Regardless, there have beennumerous big updates forAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsreleased for it since launch, so many fans of the game are likely satisfied with what it has to offer at this point.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
