Jeff's ACCF Blog

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!

On Monday, I received Monty’s goodbye letter in the mail. So long, monkey.

When I made my up to the fountain, I saw Antonio and Deena standing there. I think I interrupted something! Were they on a date? 😆

As you probably know, some cedar trees are decorated with festive lights this time of year. But as I was walk around, I found a spot near Monty’s former plot, where I could see seven decorated trees at once! Granted, some were far in the background, but it’s still pretty unusual to see that many on-screen at one time!

Wednesday was Toy Day (Christmas Eve), and I tracked down Jingle in town.

Rosie said she was going to leave her wish list under her pillow…and then she realized that strategy is for the Tooth Fairy, not Jingle/Santa.

Meanwhile, Felicity said that she asked for a muffin for Toy Day!

As I hunted for Jingle, I kept changing my headgear to get more gifts from him. So I happened to be wearing a Toad hat when I caught this stringfish. 😛

Unfortunately, I couldn’t play as long as I would’ve liked. So I only found Jingle six times, and I sold my six Jingle items for 73,440 bells.

Today, Scoot told me that now that Toy Day is over, he’s looking forward to the new year’s countdown.

But the most interesting part is that he said the mayor has been putting him to work! He had to help take Toy Day decorations down, and lug around some fireworks! I wish I could help out like that! It would be cool to see some behind-the-scenes stuff like that!

I found a new house in the same spot that Monty just moved out of. Inside, I found Sydney the koala. I’ve had her in my GameCube town for a very long time. She’s nice, but not one of my favorites.

Saharah was in town tonight, looking for old carpets. However, Antonio was the only villager who had one to give me. And I didn’t have any others in storage, so I couldn’t do a proper trade-in this time.

The other day, I posted my latest City Folk Moments video. I hope you’ll check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

See you next time!

I received a letter in the mail from the snowman I built last week. He sent me a snowman clock, which is worth 8,888 bells. But I like how his letters are about the specific item that he sends; they’re not generic “here’s your reward” letters.

I’ve mentioned before how the Christmas Eve event (later known as Toy Day) didn’t have a proper name in the older games. It’s kind of funny to see how the game dances around that fact. The bulletin board just calls it “an event” that’s coming up on December 24th. 😛

Camofrog also talked about the upcoming holiday, but he was extra careful not to mention Santa by name.

It’s funny that by the time of New Leaf’s release, they had no problem mentioning Santa Claus by name. 🤷

Big Top asked me for some nice, clean clothes today, so I went next door to Able Sisters. I bought a red bar shirt, and then returned to Big Top. But he not only refused the shirt, but he said he’d be embarrassed to be seen in it!

Ouch. No shirt for you then, Big Baby. 😛

In another house nearby, I found Monty the monkey all packed up and ready to move out! I was a bit surprised, but I’m okay with him leaving. Good luck to you, Monty!

Mint asked me to deliver a gift to Rosie, and that present was a gelato shirt. Rosie seemed to like it.

Mint then rewarded me with a sink…which was good because I was drained from running around. 😉

After I sold the sink, today’s fossils, and some fruit, my savings balance hit a milestone: 75 million bells! I’m now 3/4ths of the way to earning that first feather!

After turning the game off for a few hours, I returned tonight for K.K. Slider’s show. He performed “Surfin’ K.K.” for me, which surprised me. That’s because it’s the same song he played last week!

Yesterday I posted a video taking a look at some of the winter/wintry moments throughout the series. Please check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

I plan on playing “an event” on Christmas Eve, but the blog entry may be posted a day or two late. I hope you all have a great holiday and a Merry Christmas! 🎄