Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis one of the biggest games to release this year, having helped many deal with the pandemic. Ever since its release last March,AC:NHcontinues to captivate players from all sorts of backgrounds, including celebrities, and now, politicians.
Much of the appeal of the game can be attributed to its relaxing and charming gameplay, but the wide-assortment of villagers and special characters also enhanced the overall experience of players as they build their villages from scratch. Over the months sinceAnimal Crossing: New Horizons’release, Nintendo introduced several characters from previous games that were not initially added to the game such as Luna, Reese, Cyrus, and many more. Now, here are some characters that still haven’t made an appearance inNew Horizonsthat Nintendo should introduce in future updates.
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Unconfirmed Characters That Could Likely Appear in New Horizons
VeteranAnimal Crossingfans would know that some villagers in the game have foreshadowed the likely appearance of special characters when talking to them at random. For example, that cranky art lover Fang foreshadowed in a conversation with the player the importance of having art on the island. Interestingly enough, Nintendo introduced the feature into the game with the arrival of thesketchy art dealer Redd, who will visit the island randomly and sell both fake and genuine art pieces to the player.
Now, some players discovered an interesting conversation with the ostrich villager Gladys, who referenced Dr. Shrunk when talking about starting a book club. To the uninitiated, Dr. Shrunk is a recurring special character in the franchise who has appeared in every single game sinceWild Worldwith the exception ofNew Horizons. Throughout the series, Dr. Shrunk gave the player the ability to express their emotions through the use of emoticons in the game. Of course, even without Dr. Shrunk,emoticons were already introduced inNew Horizonswith villagers teaching the player to express different reactions. Now, if Nintendo is really planning to return Dr. Shrunk inNew Horizons,it would be interesting to see what his role in the game will be.
Another special characterthat has been referenced by other villagers numerous times is Brewsterwho works in the cafe called The Roost in severalAnimal Crossinggames. Of course, his introduction in the game would probably mean that his cafe will also be available inNew Horizons, which is definitely an exciting prospect given that players would have a new area to hang out with their neighbors. Although Nintendo still hasn’t officially announced the return of Brewster, several dataminers discovered evidence that Brewster is likely to appear in the future, given that various files in the game suggest the return of the character.
Confirmed Characters Returning in New Horizons
Apart from these unannounced characters, Nintendo has already laid out its plans for the return of other special villagers in future updates. According to Nintendo, Franklin, who is the turkey villager that serves asthe host of the Harvest Festivalwill arrive in the game alongside the November update. Moreover, the recent trailer for the upcoming update also confirmed the reindeer villager called Jingle, who will return to the game the same day as Franklin.
As of the moment, it is unclear when Nintendo plans to re-introduce the other special characters that have been foreshadowed by some villagers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. However, it is likely that more characters will make a return inNew Horizonswith the introduction of several events such asHalloween and Christmas, and the arrival of Spring next year.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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