Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a triumphant return from a franchise that had gone 8 years without a main title release. The latest title has already been a commercial and critical success and the game is now looking to add to its longevity with another update. While it is still unclear what will be included in the update, the theme and date are known. The update will celebrate Earth Day on April the 22nd.
Earth Day began in 1970 to celebrate environmentalism and has marked the date of important environmental changes such as the Paris Agreement in 2016. With Animal Crossing: New Horizons' focus on socializing with and helping anamorphic villagers in order to encourage them to join a players island this seems like a good fit for both brands. There are already high expectations for this event and rumors about what villagers could be coming to the game.
The game has indicated that Leif the Sloth will make a return to Animal Crossing during this event and this will please long-time fans. The update will likely include environment focused tasks. While this isn't the first time that there have been good causes supporting Animal Crossing, it is the first collaboration of New Horizons with a third party. Many will be excited to see what the new update will bring, especially after the concept was in danger due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The director of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, made it clear that they would not endanger staff for updates. It is unclear whether these updates had already been finished or whether the staff working on the game are doing so from home. Either way, fans will be happy to receive more free content in these trying times and will hope that a constant stream of content continues to flow. The satisfaction of fans can be seen not only in the impressive sales figures of the game but by the creations of the community.
Fans have created some incredible islands that pay homage to TV and Film. The trend of creating personal islands that nod to popular culture shows no sign of stopping and will only further the interest in the game. Alongside frequent updates, it seems that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has plenty of aspects to keep players interested and Earth Day will be yet another fun avenue for players to explore.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
