Animal Crossing: New Horizons summer update adds Fireworks Shows, Dreaming, island restoration service

A second summer update is coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and it brings weekly fireworks shows during the month of August.

Set to launch on July 30, the free Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, Wave 2, also includes Dreaming.

Here, you can choose to take a nap in any bed placed in your home and doze off to find yourself in a "strange realm" where Luna will offer a visit to other islands while you dream.

Below is the full rundown on what to expect in the update which also and island back up and restore backup service.

This ensures that if your Switch is ever lost or damaged you can recover your island as long as you’ve enabled island backup.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Summer Update 2

• Fireworks Shows – Enjoy atmospheric fireworks lighting up the sky above your island every Sunday in August at 7 p.m. Get in the spirit by redeeming Bells for raffle tickets in the plaza to get various festive items that you can use. Put your personal spin on the fireworks display by using your own custom design pattern to see it shot in the air as a firework in the sky.
• Dreaming – You can now choose to take a nap in any bed placed in your home. Players will need to upgrade their tent to a home in order to access the dreaming feature. While dozing off, you may find yourself in a strange realm where you’ll be greeted by Luna. Luna offers visits to other islands as a dream, and with her help, you can share your island as a dream with others too.*** She will grant those who share their island a “Dream Address” which players can exchange and use to visit each other’s island in a dream. In dreams, nothing is permanent because nothing you do is saved, so explore to your heart’s content.
• Island Backup & Restoration Service – Nintendo Switch Online members can enable the new island backup service, which automatically uploads island and user save data to the internet at certain times. If your Nintendo Switch system is lost or damaged, you may be able to recover your island paradise as long as you’ve enabled island backup. In the event of loss or damage, contact Nintendo Consumer Support about restoring the island and user save data on your new or repaired Nintendo Switch system. After your island data and individual player data is restored, you can get back to building your island community. Recovery is only available in situations where a Nintendo Switch system is lost, stolen, or damaged. A new or repaired Nintendo Switch system is required. An active Nintendo Switch Online membership is also required. Additional details can be found on theNintendo Consumer Support page when the update goes live. The island backup feature is separate from the Save Data Cloud functionality offered for select Nintendo Switch games through Nintendo Switch Online. A function specific to Animal Crossing: New Horizons to move users and save data to another system is planned for later this year. Details will be announced in the future.