The month of November has been a busy month for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players because of the launch of the 2.0 update. Several players also purchased the New Horizons expansion pack, Happy Home Paradise. Users have to build vacation homes for their clients and can learn new features exclusive to the expansion pack.

However, with so much exploration to cover, players might forget about the upcoming updates for December. Although Nintendo mentioned it will no longer support ACNH with major updates, we will still see some minor updates in the future. Continue reading to find more about the upcoming December changes.

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Major content for the December update in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Critters

Nintendo has designed New Horizons in such a way that players can relate it to their regular life. Thus, developers migrate critters from users’ islands on a monthly basis. Here are all the creatures that will arrive in December, both in the North and South Hemisphere.

North Hemisphere

Fish

• Pond Smelt
• Sea Butterfly
• Squid
• Oarfish
• Stringfish

Bugs

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• Emperor Butterfly
• Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing
• Dung Beetle

Sea Creatures

• Lobster

South Hemisphere

Fish

• Giant Snakehead
• Tilapia
• Piranha
• Arowana
• Dorado
• Gar
• Arapaima
• Saddled Bichir
• Ribbon Eel
• Saw Shark
• Hammerhead Shark
• Great White Shark
• Whale Shark
• Suckerfish

Bugs

• Great Purple Emperor
• Emperor Butterfly
• Firefly
• Drone Beetle
• Goliath Beetle
• Rainbow Stag
• Mosquito

Sea Creatures

• Abalone
• Gazami Crab
• Mussel
• Sea grapes
• Tiger Prawn

Upcoming events in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nintendo also introduces tons of events for players to participate in. By taking part in these events, they can receive substantial rewards, like decoration items and much more. Naturally, newcomers want to get their hands on every last year’s items; therefore, it would be best for them to collect their favorite items from upcoming events.

• 2nd Saturday–Fishing Tourney event
• December 19- Bug-Off (Southern Hemisphere)
• Mid- December- Snowboy (Northern Hemisphere)
• December 24- Toy Day
• December 31- New Year countdown

Nintendo might not change upcoming events as it is no longer focusing on New Horizons. However, we might receive some new items related to the cooking feature, same as Turkey Day. What are your thoughts on the December update? Let us know in the comments down below.

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