Nintendo loves to embark on a celebratory spree when major festivals arrive, especially in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Something similar is about to happen in this festive season of 2021 as Nintendo prepares elaborate surprises for fans. Two massive festivals on Christmas and New Year’s eve are about to take place in the upcoming few weeks.

Unsurprisingly, fans can expect to receive some unique items for each major event in Animal Crossing. As if right now, the community has found a special celebratory balloon arch to welcome 2022. This new item is going to become available during new year’s eve and it seems like fans can expect more to be added. Here’s how you can unlock this new item ahead of its time.

Unlocking new arch balloons in Animal Crossing New Horizons

The studio had originally planned to release this new item with the new year’s event. Gamers will be able to purchase this item from the nook shop from December 31st and it will remain available till Jan 5th. However, there is a way for everyone to acquire this item ahead of its time.

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All thanks to the time travel mechanics added with New Horizons, gamers no longer have to wait. They can simply jump ahead in time and pick up the new item from the shop, as each day the vendor will only offer 5 units. You can essentially cover all the important areas of your island with this stunning arch.

In case you missed making the purchase during the new year’s event, then you can always time travel back. This amazing feature will allow you limitless opportunities to purchase unreleased items ahead of their time. You will also have to adjust the date of your Nintendo switch device to travel forward and backward in time. This item is going to carry the price tag of, you guessed it, 2022 bells, which is incredibly cute, to say the least.

What do you think about the latest new year’s celebratory item? Are you looking forward to the festive events? Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.