Animal Crossing: New Horizons – October Promises Major Changes In Nintendo Switch Exclusive

Animal Crossing is not just a game; it is a life of its own. From real-time in-game clocks to IRL season-based events, Animal Crossing players get to experience the life of a villager almost to the extent of reality. Nintendo also makes sure that the game always stays true to this immersion.

It’s almost been two years since the release of the game. Yet it’s still getting updates and patches, adding new things to the game and polishing the flaws. With each passing day, Animal Crossing gets better than ever. This time the October update promises brand new additions and features to the game.

What is new in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

As per ScreenRant, the October 2022 update promises fresh additions to the game like new fishes, bugs, and deep-sea creatures to catch and collect. Besides that, the new update will also feature a brand new event celebrating the real-world festival of Halloween.

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The Halloween event is one of the biggest seasonal events in Animal Crossing: New Horizon. Just like the real-life festival, players will get to enjoy all the spooky shenanigans. New costumes and decorative items will be available in the store, as well as Halloween-themed candies in Nook’s Cranny. Giving the players more reasons to look forward to the date of October 31.

Many new Halloween-themed DIY recipes will also be available for the players to try out. Another event that may pull the attention of the players is the Fishing Tournament, held on October 8. During this event, all the Fish sold to CJ will be worth 1.5 times more than usual. Also, players can accumulate points by participating in the event and exchanging them for fish-related prizes.

What are the new fishes, bugs, and deep-sea creatures coming in the new update?

The new update will bring a plethora of new creatures. Every hemisphere will see recent additions. The players can expect to earn a good profit by selling these new animals in exchange for bells. Bells are the in-game currency.

New Fishes in the water:

Northern Hemisphere

Name	Sell Price	Time of Day
Yellow Perch	300	All Day
Dab	300	All Day

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Sell Price	Time of Day
Killifish	300	All Day
Crawfish	200	All Day
Snapping Turtle	5,000	9 pm-4 am
Guppy	1,300	9 am-4 pm
Neon Tetra	500	9 am-4 pm
Sea Horse	1,100	All Day
Clown Fish	650	All Day
Surgeonfish	1,000	All Day
Butterfly Fish	1,000	All Day
Zebra Turkeyfish	500	All Day

New Bugs Worth a Catch:

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Sell Price	Time of Day	Location
Common Bluebottle	300	4 am-7 pm	Flying
Agrias Butterfly	3,000	8 am-5 pm	Flying
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing	2,500	8 am-5 pm	Flying
Atlas Moth	3,000	7 pm-4 am	On Trees
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500	8 am-4 pm	Flying
Long Locust	200	8 am-7 pm	On The Ground
Darner Dragonfly	230	8 am-5 pm	Flying
Giant Water Bug	2,000	7 pm-8 am	On Fresh Water
Jewel Beetle	2,400	All Day	On Tree Stumps
Animal Crossing New Horizons‘ Flea	70	All Day	On Villagers

Deep-sea creatures waiting to be explored:

Northern Hemisphere

Name	Sell Price	Time of Day
Seaweed	600	All Day
Spiny Lobster	5,000	9pm-4am
Venus’ Flower Basket	5,000	All Day

Southern Hemisphere

Name	Sell Price	Time of Day
Lobster	4,500	All Day

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