A few days after it was announced, the Wave 2 Summer Update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons It has now been released. As mentioned above, add fireworks and dream shows. Saving data is also protected thanks to the island’s new backup and restore service.

In addition to this, Nintendo has released the full patch notes on its support page for version 1.4.0. Reveals many finer details and also details some other Tweaks that have been made to improve the overall gaming experience.

Ver. 1.4.0 (Released July 30, 2020)

The software has been updated if you see “Ver. 1.4.0” in the upper right corner of the title screen.

  • General updates
    • A new seasonal event, Fireworks Shows, has been added.
    • New seasonal items have been added for a limited time to Nook Shopping.
    • A new feature has been added to the NookPhone Camera app, which allows you to disable guide information by pressing the R Stick.
    • The “fun glasses” item now matches the player’s skin color variations.
  • Online connectivity features.
    • A new feature allows you to sleep in a bed and meet Luna. You can upload a dream of your island via the Internet or visit other loaded dream islands.
    • New features have been added to the Custom Design Portal. You can now search by design name or type. You can now create a list of favorite creators.
    • A new feature has been added to back up data stored on Nintendo servers over the Internet. You can use the backup of your saved data with the Island Backup Restore service if your Nintendo Switch system is lost or broken.
      • You must be a member of Nintendo Switch Online and enable backups in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to use this new feature.
      • The saved data cannot be restored at the customer’s discretion. If your system is damaged, you must contact Nintendo Support to initiate a repair request. If you have lost your system, you should contact Nintendo Support.
      • This feature does not allow saved data (island data) to be transferred to a different system. We currently plan to add a saved data transfer feature in 2020. Information about the feature and timing will be announced in the future.
    • Learn more about the island’s backup restoration service.
  • Problems solved
    • Other adjustments were made to improve the gaming experience.

We’ll update this post with the full patch notes when Nintendo releases them. Have you already downloaded this update? Did you notice anything else? Leave a comment below.

[source en-americas-support.nintendo.com]