Nintendo ’s latest update forAnimal Crossing : New Horizonsbrings swimming and diving event to the game . Summer Update - Wave 1 ’s   new mechanic are join by a few other feature film that changeAnimal Crossing : New Horizons’gameplay , along with a new grapheme :   the scallop - trading ocean otter , Pascal .

Both swimming and diving event made theirAnimal Crossingdebuts in the 3DS’New Leaf . After obtain a Wet Suit , thespian could plunge submersed to collect Deep - Sea Creatures like lobster and   giant isopods . TheNew Horizonssummer update revealshowed the getting even of the Wet Suit , but it see like swimming and diving could see a couple change from how they worked inNew Leaf .

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A trailerNintendoreleased to herald the swimming shows off   the other new features headed toNew Horizonswith the first summer update . Here ’s everything come to the biz soon , as well as how it could change participant ' number .

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Pascal & The Mermaid Set

When players obtain a scallop via the diving activity ( more on that below ) , they ’ll have a chance of encountering Pascal the otter . He ’ll require players if he can have the puppet in exchange for a DIY recipe . These DIYs Duncan Grant mermaid - theme item , like a dresser , wall clock , and more .

Pirate Gulliver

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After downloading the update , the sea gull Gulliver ’s normal visit take on a new form . He ’ll now occasionally wash up on instrumentalist ' shores wearing a pirate getup , which promise raw dialog and new rewards after participant aid him out . It ’s not clear if player will still becollecting Gulliver ’s communicator partsor engaging in a raw scavenger hunt , though .

Swimming , Diving , And Sea Creatures

The main attraction in the first summer update is the new water - based natural process . Whereas diving was confine to Wet Suit - fag musician inNew Leaf , theNew Horizonstrailer shows a player hop into the water with just a normal washup suit . Later , a more traditional , Wet Suit - apparel diving event experience appear , complete with a last blocking players from swimming too far away from the island , so it seems there could be multiple types of diving available . participant can also swim   visiting with friends via multiplayer .

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While diving , players can discover new animals to donate to Blathers ' museum . The drone depict just a few of these , but the follow animals fromAnimal crossover : raw Leaf(via theAnimal Crossing Wiki ) will probably also be available :

combine , these activities will likely giveNew Horizonsplayers much more to do , both alone and with Quaker . Collecting more museum donation , in particular , could provide significantly more playtime for those dedicated to"catching them all . "

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Animal Crossing : New Horizons’Summer Update - Wave 1will number to Nintendo Switch on July 3 , 2020 .

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