Jeff's ACCF Blog

Today is New Year’s Day (Happy 2023!) and many of my villagers sent me New Year’s greetings in the mail. Boomer wondered if this was the year we get hoverbikes and jetpacks.

Just seconds after clearing out my mailbox, I got my first bit of good news of 2023: Curt wants to move out of town! He’s the one I wanted out most! Yay!

But the main reason I played today was to see Tortimer, and to get a gift from him.

He gave me the New Year’s shirt for 2023, which has a rabbit on front. (And 2023 on the back, of course.)

Cranky villagers do a little dance on New Year’s Day, which consists of a few emotions in a row. They call it the Dance of the Lonely _______, with the blank filled in by a random food. Since my town has lots of crankies, I saw quite a few variations of the dance today.

And Gaston asked if I was looking forward to 2023, if he shaved.

Happy new year, everyone! I’ll see you all next time.

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!