Animal Crossing New Horizons - Fall Update Expectations & Datamines

by Filip Galeković September 18, 2020

It goes without saying that Nintendo has been having a very successful year in 2020, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an instrumental part of that success. This is likely to continue with the game's upcoming Fall Update, which promises to bring a whole bunch of exciting changes to the forefront! Setting aside the obvious cozy brownness of the Fall game-world you'll see on screenshots, our job for today is to inform you about the content that's coming. As usual, we'll also take a gander at the content that might be coming: the datamines!

Since there's a lot we already know about the Fall Update, we won't bog you down with much in the way of unnecessary information. Instead, we'll try to cover just about everything in short order, so that you're well-equipped for the coming changes to New Horizons! If you'd like to read more about our previous update coverage, check out what we got in August! Similarly, we did also write about previous datamining for Animal Crossing, so be sure to read up on Nintendo's track-record so far. Have fun!

Animal Crossing New Horizons Fall Update: Announced Content

It's hard to miss the obvious Fall Update changes to New Horizons, honestly. For starters, everything's being re-skinned into a cozy yellow and brown vibe, and there's mushrooms everywhere you look! Really, most of the game will get a complete visual revamp, which will make everything seem fresh and fun, even if you've already spent hundreds of hours playing the game. Look, we don't blame, you: it's awesome. It will also, as you'd suspect, pave the way for cool Autumn fashion, and we're very much looking forward to that. Sure, Summer is cool, but nothing beats a good Autumn look. We'll have more to share on that end soon, so stay tuned!

Recently, the official Nintendo Animal Crossing Twitter account asked people what they hoped the New Horizons Fall Update would bring, and the responses were predictably unpredictable! From requests for all sorts of Halloween furniture to war crimes. Fun and whimsy all around! However, since the game can't really cater to literally everyone, we're left to wonder: what is actually coming with the Fall Update in the first place? Find the info we have - below!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fall Update Release Date

As the official banner above suggests - the Fall Update is coming this Fall. We're sorry that we don't have any more concrete information about such a major content drop, but the simple truth is that you can't really datamine a release date, and Nintendo hasn't provided us with the info we need just yet.

Obviously, Fall is just around the corner, so we don't expect to be waiting all that long now! Give it a few weeks' time and you'll be playing New Horizons with a Fall skin applied, we're sure of it. We'll update this article with a firm release date soon as we have it, keep in mind. If you like, you can bookmark it, and just load it up every once in a while. Alternatively, we'll post the news on the Community Hub anyway. Make that a stop, too!

Fall Update - Announced Content

So, what is it that we know about the game's major Fall Update? Here's a handy list of the information we are now privy to:

comprehensive cosmetic changes to the game-world
collect acorns and pine cones by shaking trees; use them to make new Fall-themed objects and furniture
Teal Olives, Maple Leaves, and Mushrooms will begin to appear
new bugs are coming (Monarch Butterfly, Red Dragonfly, etc.)
new fish are coming (Golden Trout, for example)
brand new events (Halloween, and more!)

But really, that's the sort of content we all expected to see, right? After all, can you imagine for Animal Crossing to skip over Halloween? We can't! So what else might be dropping with the Fall Update?

Fall Update Datamines

You may be disappointed to hear that there haven't really been any major datamines since the last one. Thing is, most of that content hasn't been launched yet, which makes it particularly relevant still. If you're out of the loop, here's what we know:

So yeah, Gyroids! Among a variety of other things. We anticipate that there may be more coming along the way, but we'll have to wait and see what Nintendo have packed in the Fall Update, and what might be coming further down the line.

Upcoming Events in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Fall Update aside, the official Animal Crossing: New Horizons schedule also gives us an idea of what to expect in the coming days and weeks. Here's what we know so far:

Bug-Off Event - September 26th
Autumn Moon Festival - October 1st
Fishing Tourney - October 2nd
Halloween - October 31st

As you can see, there's much to be looking forward to even if the Fall Update turns out to be more lightweight than we expect it to be.

Conclusion

What you've just read is about everything we know about Animal Crossing's major Fall Update. So far. We'll keep this article up-to-date with the latest ongoings, so it wouldn't hurt if you tuned in from time to time to see what's new and what's not.

News about the game's next content drop will be coming soon, that much we can assure you. In the meantime, perhaps you'd be interested in some fashion, instead? We've got an awesome article on a recent IKEA showcase in Animal Crossing, as well as a complete summary of the Nintendo Indie World Stream! Check them out on our homepage today, and have a good one.