Animal Crossing: New Horizonsrecently released the Version 1.7.0 update to Switch consoles, which fixed a Pascal bug in addition to the seasonal events and items coming next month.
The January update, which released on January 28th, mainly contains the Festivale content. Festivale is a day-long dance celebration inspired by the real-world Mardi Gras. A returningNPC known as Pave the Peacockwill task the players with gathering feathers in return for special furniture items from the Pave series. In pastAnimal Crossinginstallments, players were also able to collect candies and play minigames with villagers for prizes, though it’s unclear if that element of Festival will stay inNew Horizons.
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Along with the celebration occurring on February 15th, the 1.7 patch toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsresolves an issue where players were unable to receive the Mermaid Fence DIY recipe from Pascal. Pascal appeared over the summer afterAnimal Crossingreleased the swimming update, and players have since been reporting small issues here and there. The Mermaid set is coveted furniture in theNew Horizonscommunity but is difficult to obtain. The only way to obtain theMermaid DIY recipes is by trading Scallops with Pascal.
In addition to fixing this small issue and the Festivale seasonal event, theJanuaryNew Horizonsupdatealso includes “other adjustments and corrections” to “improve the gameplay experience,” Nintendo’s patch notes read.
In terms of holidays, players have quite a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks, also provided by the Version 1.7.0 update. Before Festivale will be a Japanese holiday called Setsubun, or in theAnimal Crossingsphere,Bean Day. Players will get to greet spring by throwing beans at other players with the Bean-Throwing Kit, available at Nook Shopping until February 3rd. And veteran players might be excited for the figurine model of Resetti celebrating Groundhog Day, also available through the Nook Shopping app until February 2nd.
Of course, February is also the month of Lunar New Years as well as Valentine’s Day, and players can celebrate both holidays to their hearts' content inNew Horizons. ForValentine’s Day,Animal Crossingwill add a Chocolate Heart and a Rose Bouquet Heart, both available for 1,200 bells. Korean New Year can be celebrated with the iconic money pouch and Chinese New Year can be celebrated similarly with the red envelope.
Finally, to celebrate the NFL’s Super Bowl, two new sports items will be available at Nook Shopping until February 15th: the American Football Rug and the Cheering Megaphone.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now for Nintendo Switch.
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