Animal Crossing: New Horizons update reveals Halloween leaks and 37 new items

Animal Crossing Halloween (Image via DigitalSpy)
Animal Crossing Halloween (Image via DigitalSpy)

Nintendo has finally released a relatively substantial update for Animal Crossing. After largely ignoring the smash hit game, Nintendo released a small and insignificant update a few days ago. This upset the players who were waiting patiently for an update to the game they love so much. However, no major introductions were made: They only updated the dialog and player cards.

Now, Nintendo has finally released an actual update: The 1.11 update went live today. There will be several seasonal items, including for Halloween. Here are all the new items available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.


Animal Crossing: New items in the 1.11 update

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This update was set to feature a revamped fireworks event and seasonal events arriving in the next couple of months. Here are the events coming out of the 1.11 update:

  • Cowherd and Weaver Girl Day: August 5th–14th (recurring event)
  • Bon Festival: August 10th–16th (new to 1.11)
  • Grape Harvest Festival: September 1st–30th (recurring event)
  • Moon Viewing Day: September 12th–21st (new to 1.11)
  • Chuseok: September 12th–21st (new to 1.11)

There are 37 new items added in the 1.11 update. Twelve new hand-held food items are being added to the game. This includes four flavors of cotton candy, three popsicles and five types of tea (strawberry and mango to name a couple).

Popsicles in Animal Crossing. Image via YouTube
Popsicles in Animal Crossing. Image via YouTube

There will also be 13 seasonal exclusives. These are related to the aforementioned seasonal events. There will be Grape Harvest Festival-themed items, most notably the backpack. There will also be several moon-themed items for the Moon Viewing Festival. However, the items won't be available until their event begins.

New items coming. Image via Nintendo Wire
New items coming. Image via Nintendo Wire

Nintendo is also getting a leg up on some of the later holidays with this most recent update. The 1.11 update will bring twelve Halloween items to New Horizons. There will be a Spooky Tree Basket, a Spooky Trick Lamp and a Spooky Tree. These will all come in multiple color variations.

This update is live and most of these items are available to players right now. Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons to begin.