Animal Crossing New Horizons Down: Server maintenance and Summer updates for Switch

Animal Crossing New Horizons servers are offline whilst Nintendo releases the big new Nature Day update for April 23.

James Wright Gaming Editor

01:30, 03 Jul 2020

Animal Crossing New Horizons players are getting ready for the games next big Summer update to drop.

But ahead of time, Nintendo has confirmed that servers are going offline for a period of time whilst Nintendo goes about releasing the game's new Summer update.

The massive new update for Animal Crossing New Horizons shall introduce plenty of big new features such as Swimming, Sea Creatures, Pascal, Pirate Gulliver, and the Mermaid Set. Plus heaps more we would imagine.

However, before we can get to any of that, players need to endure a small stint of server maintenance.

This was confirmed by Nintendo who explained that the game would be offline today at 6PM Pacific Time / 9PM Eastern Time and ending at 7PM Pacific Time / 10PM Eastern Time.

In the United Kingdom, that's actually 2am BST until 3am BST on Friday, July 3..

During the maintenance window, all network services will be unavailable.

As with all updates and server maintenance periods. it's possible the game's downtime could be extended, so stay tuned for more details.

More to follow, this is a breaking story. For the time being, keep reading for a full breakdown of the new features, coming later today.

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Animal Crossing New Horizons: Summer Update Features

Available starting on July 3, the new update will add the following features and characters to the game:

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Swimming and Diving Grab a wet suit and get aquatically acquainted with your island marine life when swimming and diving arrive to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Swim in the inviting waters off the coast of your island and dive to discover and scoop up sea creatures that inhabit your islands ecosystem. Keep your eyes peeled for any prospective additions to the museum, and make sure to listen for fun facts from Blathers when you donate your new discoveries.
Pascal Brings Rewarding Recipes While swimming, you might meet someone new! The friendly visitor Pascal seems to love scallops, and if you discover one while diving, he may ask you if he can have it. As a thank you, hell share some of his mermaid-themed DIY recipes.
Gulliver? After downloading the free update, a familiar face will occasionally wash up on shore, but sporting slightly different, pirate-like clothing. Offer him a helping hand and hell send a special reward to show his gratitude.

But thats not all! Another summer update is planned to be released in early August, so stay tuned for further details to come.

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