Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis nearing its one year anniversary, meaning dedicated players have now spent an entire year in their virtual village. This in turn means that the content that was inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsat launch is now rotating back into the game, giving players who missed out the chance to better-complete their collection of fish and bugs, as well as take advantage of other events specific to the spring season.
To catchAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers up to speed, Nintendo has released a helpful video detailing what’s new in the game for March 2021. For northern hemisphere players, this means being able to once again catch tadpoles in ponds and orchid mantis bugs in flower patches. However, fans may be most interested in thenew sea creatures that are inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfor March 2021, as the deep sea diving feature wasn’t available when the game originally launched. The video showcases one of the new sea creatures thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfans will be able to catch: spider crabs.
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Besides having some fresh bugs and fish to catch,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can also look forward to new limited-time events in March. March 10 is designated as Mario Day inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and players will have plenty ofSuper Mario-themed itemsto collect and celebrate with.Animal Crossing: New Horizonswill have St. Patrick’s Day-themed items available in March as well as part of the Shamrock Day celebration.
Some plant-life will becoming back in season inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin March as well, like bamboo trees. Bamboo trees can typically be found onMystery Tour islandsthat players travel to, and then they can be-replanted at one’s own island. The bamboo itself can be harvested from the trees to craft unique items. However, it should be stressed thatbamboo trees inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswill go out of season again in May, so those interested should be sure to act fast.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas been such a massive success for Nintendo, and so it wouldn’t be surprising if the company figures out a way to extend its life even further. Nintendo has not announced plans for any additionalAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdates for 2021 beyond theSuper Marioupdate, so fans will have to wait and see on that front.
Now that Nintendo has provided fans with an entire year’s worth of free content updates, perhaps the company could think about releasing some more substantial DLC in the form of anAnimal Crossing: New Horizonspaid expansion. While Nintendo has shown a willingness to expand on its games with paid DLC in recent years, it has made no indication that it plans on doing so withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, so fans of the game shouldn’t hold their breath.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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