It’s been over two years now since Animal Crossing New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch, much to the delight of fans. And although the title will never receive a big update again, forgetting these superb features from previous games, many players may have missed out on the new features added to the game last year. Maybe you are only discovering ACNH today and that is why we are offering you 5 things not to miss in July 2022.
The new fish and insects
The month of July is synonymous with the appearance of new fish and insects, as well as sea creatures. In the northern hemisphere, the sun shines since summer is at its height, while in the southern hemisphere, it is the snowflakes that invade your islands.
The July Fishing Tournament
the Saturday, July 9, 2022 will take place the fishing tournament in the northern and southern hemispheres. The opportunity to win a ton of bells by selling your fish or exclusive Pollux items to decorate your island.
The second insectosafari
In the northern hemisphere only, you can enjoy the second insect tournament of the summer, organized by Djason. It takes place on Saturday July 23, 2022 and, there again, it is an opportunity to capture a multitude of insects to complete your Museum or resell them. Thanks to the points obtained, you will be able to receive exclusive objects to decorate your island.
You can participate in a tournament that will test your skills with your net on Animal Crossing New Horizons! In this guide, we explain the rules, rewards and how to participate in the Insectosafari of summer 2022!
The 4 seasonal items not to miss
Here are all the items you can collect via the Nookstop terminal of the Residents’ Office. Just go to the Nook Shopping and then to the “Temporary Items” tab using the L and R buttons on your joycons. Once the object has been purchased, you will receive it the next day by post. Be careful, you have a limited time to collect these items related to the Sea Festival, Tanabata or July 14th.
- Wishing bamboo tree : to celebrate the festival of stars (Tanabata) – 3696 bells – until July 7
- Boat wheel decoration : until July 18 to celebrate Maritime Day – 1560 bells
- rodeo horse : until August 15 – to celebrate the cowboy festival in Brazil – 2400 bells
- The Phrygian cap : to celebrate the French National Day – until July 20 – 1056 bells
The new profile icons on Nintendo Switch Online
If you are a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, then you can earn points to then purchase unique Animal Crossing-related profile icons! The rewards simply correspond to the birthdays of the inhabitants of the month of July:
- curt
- ninjette
- Cachou
- Apollo
- Samson
- Grisette
- Anne
- Jeremiah
- Jowl
- Electro
- Leonardo
- Victoria
- Gray
- Tweety
- pachy
- Isabella
- Gerard
- carlos
- Lola
- Calypso
- Prince
- Chulin
- Elvis
- Leo
- Stew
- Chest
- Tirbou
- Ketchup
- Abraham
- Trufa
- Lionel
- Greggae
- Julia
- grizzly
Yet another copy of Animal Crossing or poor communication? The Longvinter game is currently poorly rated on Steam and its resemblance to Nintendo’s flagship title does not seem to be the cause…