Month: January 2026

Forest’s newest resident, Sydney the koala, came down with a cold today. I gave her some medicine, so hopefully she’ll start to feel better soon.

My next-door neighbor was all packed up and ready to move out of town. I guess Mint is looking for a fresh start. I like her as a character, but her snootiness does annoy me a bit at times. The snooties have always been my least-favorite personality in Animal Crossing games. But I wish Mint the best, and maybe we’ll meet again someday.

Rosie was standing out in the cold, saying it’s so cold that it’s “survival-TV-show cold.” She was afraid she’d have to build a fire! Did she forget she has a house?

Scoot asked me for a frog shirt, so I ordered him one. I shut the game off for the afternoon, but I returned tonight. The shirt arrived in the mail, so I took it over to Scoot. He was overjoyed to have his iconic outfit again, and he rewarded me with some birch flooring.

At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song, and he performed “K.K. Dixie” for me.

Have a great weekend, everyone! I’ll see you next time!

Last night was New Year’s Eve, and Scoot told me he was getting so amped up that he felt like he had mutant strength! He said if he had a bat and an apple, he could break a window in the big city?

That’s a bit of a confusing statement, but I think he’s saying he feels so strong, he could hit an apple (like a baseball) with a bat so far that it would reach the city. At least his catchphrase fits the situation.

Meanwhile, Antonio had a very different reaction to the impending countdown. He was afraid that he was forgetting something, up his nose. 😆

I stayed for the countdown, even though I was juggling three Animal Crossing games. Antonio joined me and Tortimer outside of town hall to bring in 2026. Happy New Year! 🎉

I brought in that snowball, but Antonio kept pushing it around as he paced. 😆

Tortimer was the first one to wish me a happy new year.

I watched the fireworks for a bit, but they don’t look all that impressive in screenshots. At least not compared to the newer games.

I played again today, and I found many New Year’s greetings in the mail.

Mom also sent me 1,000 bells with her card.

Tortimer was standing outside of town hall again, this time to hand out special New Year’s shirts for 2026.

The shirt has “2026” on the back and a horse on the front. 2026 is the year of the horse in the Chinese zodiac. Here’s a look at the front and back:

Just to be clear, because I see some confusion about these almost every year: These are not newly distributed (DLC) items. They were programmed into the game from the start, and there are shirts from 2000-2035.

City Folk did have downloadable items, including the golden furniture series and the creepy set, among many other individual items. But those ended many years ago. The last DLC item distributed in America was the Jingle TV, back in December 2012.

Anyway, my villagers also had new year’s wishes for me when I spoke to them in person as well. Big Top proposed a toast to old friends.

And Rosie felt more powerful in the new year, like a robot…but without the gears. ⚙️

I hope you also have a happy (and possibly powerful?) new year as well! I hope you’ll continue to join me for more Animal Crossing content in 2026 and beyond. Never Stop Crossing!