The April 23rd New Horizons UPDATE!

[CaramelCookie]

Oooh, I'm excited~
It seems like Redd's boat docks at the little beach at the oposite side of our islands... which I can't get to at all, haha. Maybe I'll have to do terraforming to get there when it comes? Or will they make the rocks larger so we can reach naturally?

 

[SpiritofAce]

Completely untrue. Development takes time, they can't guarantee these will be done in time to match real-life equivalent holidays and days. Plus, its a game. If they wanted to make a Christmas update and say, "It's on November 1st!", it'll be on November 1st in the game.

Considering the current pandemic going on and how Japan is in heavy lockdown currently, we should be happy we're seeing this update on the 23rd.

I assumed that it had been pushed back a day because of the Mario Maker update. That would make sense - they probably don't want two hard-hitting updates launching on the same day. They will have had this content ready probably since near launch - it's the later stuff (the Summer update for example) which they are still working on which is more likely to be affected by the pandemic.

 

[Solio]

Love this update. Imagine if we didn't knew about all this form the datamine. The forum would have exploded.
However, I am slightly disappointed that the cafe wasn't mentioned. I would take that over the art exhibit, honestly. I'm kinda hoping that they just dind't mention it to surprise people or because it wasn't as exciting in comparison. Afterall the villgers have been hinting at the café. It would be a bit mean to leave us hanging until the next update which might take months from now.

 

[coffee biscuit]

I couldn't be more excited, I knew this is how they were gonna go about updates! Everything looks fantastic and I am so hyped for bushes. I was complaining to my friend about how ugly the museum looks on the outside a while back too LOL it looks beautiful now! Also I love how they're implementing Redd, super cool.
Like I've said before, I can't wait to see how the game is doing a year or so from now and how much content they add. I do hope the bugs will be fixed during this update so I can sell off some villagers to people who want them.

And it looks like that datamine was accurate, which means... Farming and cooking might be here soon too!! :'D
Though, that will probably get it's own separate update since it'll most likely be a pretty big feature.

When I saw Rover it made me think that it'd be cool if they made him a cat villager that can live in your town, but with some unique dialogue. I think a lot of people would like that.

 

[dev1l]

roVERRRRRR

 

[SakuraJD]

*quaking with delight*
BUSHES
ARTWORK
MUSEUM EXPANSION
may day?
WEDDINGS
I am excited.

 

[Galbador]

I hope this update makes people less complaining of missing things... oh, who am I kidding?
But I like this kind of pace Nintendo does with this game. Just like real life, things need their
time to get along and happen. I'm very happy and can't wait until Thursday for the update.
Right now, the game has everything I've ever wanted so far, but with this update, I really can't
complain. I'm looking forward this with a warm smile on my face.

 

[Morningowl]

Love this update. Imagine if we didn't knew about all this form the datamine. The forum would have exploded.
However, I am slightly disappointed that the cafe wasn't mentioned. I would take that over the art exhibit, honestly. I'm kinda hoping that they just dind't mention it to surprise people or because it wasn't as exciting in comparison. Afterall the villgers have been hinting at the café. It would be a bit mean to leave us hanging until the next update which might take months from now.

I think it depends on your expectations. Having high expectations has lead to huge disappointments. I have high hopes but low expectations. I got excited by the datemine but didn’t expect any of it so soon. I understand the disappointment about not hearing about the cafe yet. I am looking forward too it whenever it happens

 

[michealsmells]

Ah I'm so excited!!! And its coming so soon though!!

I just hope the update fixes some terrible glitches (ghost plots not caused by amiibo-related issues), otherwise this is super exciting!!

 

[Krissi2197]

Oooh, I'm excited~
It seems like Redd's boat docks at the little beach at the oposite side of our islands... which I can't get to at all, haha. Maybe I'll have to do terraforming to get there when it comes? Or will they make the rocks larger so we can reach naturally?

You cant get there by default? You usually can get there with the ladder unless you terraformed to block the entrance.

 

[Azrael]

Aww. I like my little beach set up as a secret date spot. Lol. Might be a little awkward when Redd stops by

 

[BbyDeeEMILY]

I am sooooo keeen for this!!! ahhh it's coming so soon aswell!!

 

[honeyaura]

YES! BUSHES! So glad oml starting the town fresh, I can wait to get bush crazy and so glad to see old faces again!

 

[Yoshisaur]

BUSHES!!! I AM SO EXCITED FOR BUSHES!!

 

[Meira]

This is amazing! Look forward to the next update already

 

[kurisu]

Love this update. Imagine if we didn't knew about all this form the datamine. The forum would have exploded.
However, I am slightly disappointed that the cafe wasn't mentioned. I would take that over the art exhibit, honestly. I'm kinda hoping that they just dind't mention it to surprise people or because it wasn't as exciting in comparison. Afterall the villgers have been hinting at the café. It would be a bit mean to leave us hanging until the next update which might take months from now.

the original datamine mentioned 2 upgrades to the museum and this is presumably the first, so it makes sense they would choose to stagger them so that time travellers don’t have both upgrades within a couple days. i miss brewster too but i love nintendo choosing to make this a living game since this is the kind of game that benefits it best. the fact that there was data for the cafe means it’s already being worked on so we should see it sooner rather than later!

 

[Sanaki]

I love waking up to this. This is even better than a solo Earth Day update.

 

[rayraysparkles]

FINALLY!! we'd better get Reese and Cyrus properly

 

[MasterM64]

Super excited about this update!!! I love how bushes will be back and how the secret beach actually has a purpose now. I also noticed the art preview feature in the footage, could this possibly mean that fake art is going to be much less obvious?

Also: Art Exhibit!

 

[ForgottenT]

My faith in the game have been restored, they should have just been honest about the game arbitrarily having things removed until they get patched in, I'm happy and excited for the future of the game.