Nintendo and Build-A-Bear's Animal Crossing: New Horizons collaboration got off to a successful start earlier this year, with Tom Nook and Isabelle plushies selling well. The plushies performed so well that Build-A-Bear announced a restock for the New Horizons collaboration at the end of last month, which no doubt pleased a lot of fans.
Now, Build-A-Bear has sent out a press email confirming another update for the Animal Crossing: New Horizons collaboration. According to Build-A-Bear, interested customers will be able to buy winter outfits for the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tom Nook and Isabelle plushies starting tomorrow, May 11.
Specifically, these winter outfit plushies should be available to order on the US Build-A-Bear website starting at 8:00 a.m. PST. As with the first run of the Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear release, there may be some kind of virtual waiting room on the store's website, though nothing official has been announced as of yet. That being said, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons plushies are still available to purchase now, so there may not be a need for a virtual waiting room this time around. Interested customers should still be ready to place their orders in case the demand for these winter outfits is high.
While this Build-A-Bear collaboration once again only focuses on two New Horizons characters, there are some new additions coming with these plushies. According to the promotional image included by Build-A-Bear, it seems these winter-themed bundles will also come with music and phrases. Though admittedly not a huge deviation from the original clothing options, it is a nice bit of variety that allows owners to showcase more seasonal plushies. Additionally, it appears that interested customers will only be able to purchase these new winter-themed outfits in a set bundle, as opposed to simply buying both sets of available outfits.
It's also important to note that while these Build-A-Bear plushies are now available to purchase via Nintendo Stores, it's unclear if these winter-themed outfit variations will be as well. At the very least, the winter Tom Nook and Isabelle plushies may not be available to purchase at Nintendo Stores at launch. Those interested in purchasing these plushies should stick to the official Build-A-Bear website for the time being.
While these wintery outfits are a nice addition to the New Horizons Build-A-Bear collaboration, it's nothing too major. However, another Animal Crossing character is supposedly coming to the collaboration sometime this summer. As for which character is going to be added, people can only speculate based on the two plushies that have been released so far. Considering the plushies are of prominent and popular Animal Crossing NPCs, the unannounced plushie will probably be another popular NPC character such as Blathers or Sable. Hopefully those interested in this Build-A-Bear collaboration are able to snag these winter outfits and look forward to whatever Build-A-Bear has in store.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
Source: NintendoLife, AnimalCrossingWorld
