Month: December 2022

I started up the game tonight just before midnight. However, it was a little closer to midnight than I realized; the clock on my Wii U was a bit fast! So I didn’t quite make it to the plaza in time to see see the final countdown. And I didn’t exactly have far to go, either. 😆

But I still spoke with Tortimer, and he wished me a happy new year. Tom was also there in the plaza.

I made sure to enjoy the fireworks from several spots around town.

The villagers that were outside were talking about the fireworks, as you’d expect.

Gaston said that the fireworks make everyone a kid again.

When I visited Queenie, she informed me that she’s going to demand even more from our friendship in the new year.

Apollo’s replacement has moved in, and it’s Lobo the wolf. His eyes look so huge!

Unfortunately, Lobo is another cranky! So I’m back up to eight cranky villagers again. Oof. Why is my town cursed like this lately?

One random note about New Year’s Eve: I think it’s so disappointing that we never see fireworks in the city. Why wouldn’t a seemingly big city not celebrate the new year, while every small town with a population of ten or less does? Hmm…

Happy New Year, everyone! I’ll be back with another entry tomorrow, as I pick up the latest New Year’s Day shirt for 2023. See you then! 🎆🥂

Note: I also attended the New Year’s Eve festivities in New Leaf and New Horizons as well, if you’d like to check out those blog entries too: NYE in ACNL – NYE in ACNH

It’s Christmas Eve, so I was greeted with a special holiday message when I started up the game tonight.

Just a few steps away, I ran into Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer.

After telling him I like huge things (meaning furniture), he gave me a Jingle lamp. I changed into a patterned hat, and I continued to keep an eye out for him as I made my rounds. When I ran into him on the beach, he gave me a Jingle bed.

He can also be found in villagers’ homes in this game, and I eventually found him in Vladimir’s house. Probably giving him a lump of coal. 😉

I saw a huge fish shadow in the river, which may have been a stringfish. But after the 4th nibble, my Wii remote batteries died! I still tried to press the A button when the fish took the 5th and final nibble, but it was no use. The big fish got away. Oof.

I played for a solid hour, finding Jingle 12 times in that span. When I was done, I sold my 12 pieces of Jingle furniture for a nice chunk of change: nearly 150k! 🙂

This event rivals summer night bug-catching in terms of making money. 💰💰💰

Merry Christmas, Happy Toy Day, and Happy Holidays, everyone! 🎅🎄❄️

I received Apollo’s goodbye letter in the mail tonight. It’s sad to see him go, but at least Forest is down to just seven cranky villagers now. For the moment, at least.

Not only does snow now cover the ground, but festive lights are now on some cedar trees around town. Near Grizzly’s house, I found a spot where I could see four of them at once (three in the foreground, and one in the background on the left).

I played too late to catch K.K. Slider at the Roost, but I did run into Vladimir there. He repeated this memorable line while enjoying some coffee:

I’ve taken this picture with so many (cranky) villagers before, including Wolfgang, Tom, and Octavian.

I decided to roll up two snowballs and make my first snowman of the season. He ended up being “gorgeous” (his words), so he should be sending me a reward in the mail next time.

If all goes as planned, I may be playing the Christmas Eve/Toy Day event in City Folk this year. 🙂 Since I played all four version of the event last year (and decided ACCF has my favorite version), I’m going to try to focus more on City Folk this year. (I’ll probably play New Horizons too, but just briefly.)

See you next week! 🙂