Nintendo has said that updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will continue throughout 2021, and it has kept true to that promise. 2021 kicked off with a Festivale event, and this month sees the addition of Super Mario items to the game. Even more new content is on the way soon, however, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons players able to get their hands on a variety of St. Patrick's Day-themed items starting March 10.
Nintendo confirmed its Animal Crossing: New Horizons St. Patrick's Day plans in a recent Twitter post. From March 10 to March 17, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will be able to get Shamrock soda, shamrock doorplate, and shamrock rug items from Nook's Cranny. New items will be available in Nook's Cranny each day, so Animal Crossing: New Horizons enthusiasts should be sure to visit the shop daily if they want to complete their collection.
Besides St. Patrick's Day-themed furniture items, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will have some clothing items to collect as well. To ensure that they are wearing green and can avoid getting pinched, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can visit the Able Sisters shop to find outfits appropriate for the holiday.
It's unclear if there is anything else major in store for Animal Crossing: New Horizons beyond the St. Patrick's Day items. After all, this month will also see the Super Mario items added to the game, and so nothing else has been announced beyond that. Nintendo did say that support for Animal Crossing: New Horizons would continue in 2021, but it did not specify how long into 2021 that support would continue.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming up on its one year anniversary on March 20, which means that the most dedicated players may very well be close to fully completing the game in terms of bug and fish collections and Nook Miles achievements. Those players could very well be ready to move on to other experiences, but Nintendo may be able to keep them hooked with some more substantial Animal Crossing: New Horizons content.
Maybe Nintendo could release an Animal Crossing: New Horizons paid DLC expansion of some kind to keep fans engaged with the game. A paid expansion would be more expansive than the free updates that Nintendo has released for Animal Crossing: New Horizons over the past year, and could not only keep longtime players engaged but bring lapsed players back into the fold as well. If Nintendo has any plans like that, though, they haven't been revealed to the public, and so fans shouldn't hold their breath.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
