The April 23rd New Horizons UPDATE!

[Mars Adept]

This pretty much just proves the game was not finished on time haha

Also most likely means the whole datamine is real too. (Or at least part of it.)

Happy to see Rover on the May Day island, at least!

As for when other updates will come... my prediction is that bigger updates aren’t coming until much later(I have a feeling Roost wouldn’t be until Fall at the earliest, maybe even later), but smaller updates will come at a fairly consistent rate.

They advertised events which last as late as June, so we probably won’t see another update until July or August. That’s fine with me, though.

 

[noodle'ssoup]

I think what most excites me about this is, for one, the validity of the datamine
but based on content, the may day ticket and the special island you can visit
this could be a part of many new updates moving forward =')

 

[Luca]

Wedding season 2021: CJ and Flick's wedding. Only fitting, since Reese called Cyrus her partner in New Leaf, and now Flick and CJ are "partners".

 

[Antonio]

where was Rover

 

[0orchid]

Anniversary photos for Reese and Cyrus, soo cute
I want them to have a baby shower too lol

 

[Altarium]

that hedge fencing

I was wondering about that, is it really a fence? OMG!

Also, being able to uproot and replant bushes... a literal dream

 

[mocha.]

This is so exciting!! I just feel like this game is unstoppable with the free updates, there are so many options and ways they can improve. Definitely gonna be a game that stays around for a long time I think. I’m so excited to have bushes back!!

 

[pumpkinpuppy]

I'm so hyped for Crazy Redd and the addition of the art gallery! Also the addition of bushes and other little bits and bobs. It's going to make the game seem a lot less empty, and I'm surprised we're getting a sizable update this quickly! Also more villagers has me very, very excited.

That being said, not a big fan of how many Pocket Camp-style events they seem to be planning. I'll probably just ignore those though.

 

[ctar17]

Oooh now this is exciting. I'm gonna TT today to kick out a villager because I haven't had one move out in 2.5 weeks, and I want a new one before all this event stuff happens and no one wants to move out. Got 80 tickets currently too.

I'm glad that Redd is coming back soon! He's always been fun.
May Day looks very interesting, can't wait to find out more about it. Looks adventurous.
I'm not sure if I have a ton of space for farming on my island... Might have to clear some up lol.

 

[Figment]

Oh my gosh this is so cute! I'm watching this at work and now I feel like I'm going to be freaking out about it all day!

I really can't wait to incorporate those bushes in my island. The only downside is having space for all my ideas.

Reese and Cyrus are so cute! And I can't wait for the art feature. I love it!

 

[0orchid]

Reese and Cyrus were already married
it said this was an anniversary photo shoot
which seems kind of random but still adorable! I believe she called him her husband in acnl but I may be wrong, it's been a while since I played but they were already married when they were introduced to the franchise

 

[diamond is unbreakable]

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ART GALLERY!!! I was DEVASTATED when I got the game and it wasn't included. I hope there's new art this time around, too! I'll hopefully be able to help identify the fakes

 

[iofuu]

ABSOLUTELY HYPED!

Everything looks amazing but can someone tell me what the mayday thing was?

 

[cIementine]

i'm so glad a lot of the datamine was right, and i'm so happy about the museum expansion and bushes !!! i wonder if a lot of the features being speculated about are just going to be introduced gradually per season - if the roost and gyroids come back, that seems like quite an autumnal feature

 

[nammie]

OMGGGGG thank you so much for posting this I'm so excited for everything omg!!!! The stamp rally wasnt something i thought I needed lmao but I looooved doing those when I lived in japan!!!!! Ahhhhh omg

 

[bam94-]

I'm so excited for this! Leif is one of my favourite characters and I'm so pleased he's making a return! I'm also happy that Redd and the art gallery is being added sooner than I expected! Is the art gallery going to be added to the top of the museum do we know? Because those staircases are suspiciously placed if nothing is going to be added there!

I was thinking the other day about how much I missed decorating with bushes and planting them in New Leaf, so I can't wait for these to be added! The hedge fences looked so cool as well!

 

[cheezu]

This pretty much just proves the game was not finished on time haha

Also most likely means the whole datamine is real too. (Or at least part of it.)

Happy to see Rover on the May Day island, at least!

As for when other updates will come... my prediction is that bigger updates aren’t coming until much later(I have a feeling Roost wouldn’t be until Fall at the earliest, maybe even later), but smaller updates will come at a fairly consistent rate.

They advertised events which last as late as June, so we probably won’t see another update until July or August. That’s fine with me, though.

I don't think that saying that it wasn't finished is quite correct.
I think the updates are a very intentional plan to keep the hype up for the game for as long as they can.
And, yes, I do agree that it's pretty certain that some of the other updates will come much much later.

 

[Underneath The Stars]

seeing familiar faces hyped me so much

they can do ANYTHING with these free updates huh? if they keep it up, the game will not get old and we're just starting!

 

[skogkyst]

ABSOLUTELY HYPED!

Everything looks amazing but can someone tell me what the mayday thing was?

May Day is a labor holiday, if you're from the US think Labor Day, as in everyone has work off etc.

 

[Crash]

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