Brewing some coffee has never been so fitting
Today’s the day forAnimal Crossingplayers to hear about what’s coming for the village life sim. Nintendo is airing its October 2021Animal CrossingDirect, to showcase the content arriving inAnimal Crossing‘s future.
TheAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsDirect will start at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET. According toNintendo, it’ll feature about 20 minutes of information on what’s coming toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin November.

As for what’s on the way? Currently, all signspoint to Brewster, which makes sense given the early morning start time. It’ll be nice to check out what the bird has been up to while enjoying a morning cup of coffee.
As for what else, well, that’s up in the air. It’s a 20-minute Direct, so the new content could range from seasonal updates to even larger additions or quality-of-life tune-ups.

Seeing how Nintendo has supportedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonin the time since launch has been interesting to watch, as its rampant popularity pretty soongave way to calls for more. To be fair,Animal Crossingprovides a really good forum for social gatherings and hanging out online, in a time where there’s a great need for exactly that.
And still, even as people clamor for more content, just seeing what players arestill doing with their islandsis absolutely fascinating. Whether I dive back down theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsrabbit hole again is largely going to be decided on whether my friends do the same. But for folks who are still happily checking in on their island every day, here’s hoping you get what you want out of today’s Direct.







