Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

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Developer(s) Nintendo EPD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date(s) Worldwide November 5, 2021[1]
Genre(s) Sandbox
Modes Single-player
Media Nintendo eShop digital download
Input
methods
Joy-Con
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
USB keyboard (typing only)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise[nb 1] is a paid downloadable content expansion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons scheduled to be released on November 5, 2021. It is a spiritual successor to Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, in which the player can design homes and gardens for villagers and special characters to satisfy the client's specifications.

In Happy Home Paradise, the player can travel to an archipelago to work for Paradise Planning, a resort that specializes in the design of custom-built vacation homes within the archipelago's varied environments.

Release

Happy Home Paradise was announced alongside the 2.0 Free Update in an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct on October 15, 2021.[2]

The DLC will be available for purchase from the Nintendo eShop for US$24.99[nb 2] or as a part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service for US$49.99[nb 2] per year. People who use Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack for Happy Home Paradise will lose access to the archipelago if they lose membership in the Expansion Pack, but will still retain many of the tools obtained through Happy Home Paradise for usage at their home island.[3] Pre-orders will become available on October 29, 2021.

A download card for Happy Home Paradise will be available in Japan,[4] and a Nintendo Switch game case containing a download code will be available in South Korea.[5]

Gameplay

Paradise Planning

A player about to choose the "I want to work" option

When the DLC is downloaded, the player can choose the option "I want to go to work" when speaking to Orville at the airport. Choosing this option takes the player to a resort archipelago where characters go to find vacation homes. The player works for Paradise Planning, a resort developer, alongside Lottie and new characters Niko and Wardell.

Designing homes

The player designing the interior of a villager's home

The player's job at Paradise Planning is to design vacation homes for villagers and special characters. These characters appear on the archipelago's central island, which also hosts Paradise Planning's office. Once the player chooses to design a home for a character, they are given the option to choose which island to build the home on; each island has different features, and some have different seasons. Once the island is chosen, the player places three furniture items chosen by the character, and from there the interior and exterior of the home can be decorated freely.

As the player designs more homes, more furniture becomes available to use. Homes the player has designed can be remodeled.

After the player designs a home, Lottie rewards them with Poki, a currency that can be used at the Paradise Planning shop.

Customization features
The player using Soundscapes to change up the ambient sound of the room.

The following customization features are new to Happy Home Paradise:

  • Partition walls
  • Counters (both full-height and half-height)
  • Pillars
  • Lighting customization
  • Soundscapes, constant ambient sounds played in a room
  • Polishing, which gives furniture a sparkling effect
Happy Home Network
The menu of the Happy Home Network app.

A Happy Home Network app can be accessed on the player's NookPhone, where the player can view and visit the homes they have designed. Designs can be shared over the internet, and players can follow other designers.

Paradise Planning office

The player in the Paradise Planning office with Niko, Wardell, and Lottie.

Paradise Planning has an office on the central island where Lottie and Wardell work.

amiibo

Amiibo cards and figures can be scanned at the Paradise Planning office front desk to invite the respective character to have their vacation home designed.

Shop

A shop area in the Paradise Planning office sells five exclusive furniture items. Items are paid for with Poki instead of Bells.

Facilities

Sherb offering a glass of water to the player.

Facilities, such as a school, hospital, and restaurant, can be designed in the vacant buildings on the main island. Once the facility is set up, villagers that reside on the main island can come by to use the building.

Client requests

Character Client's vision
Alice An Antique Cottage
Apple My Own Apple Orchard
Aurora A Florist's Flower Shop
Azalea A House of Green Furniture
Butch A Dog run for a running dog
Cesar A Half-Built House
Cheri A Fruit Smoothie Fort
Cole My Island Resort
Claude Home Game Hideaway
Cyd My Streaming HQ
Doc A Children's Library
Dom House of Gizmos
Gigi An Actress's Greenroom
Hans My Personal Ski Slope
Hopkins A Bouncy Balloon Bungalow
Isabelle A Moment of Relaxation
Kitt A Home full of appliances
Kyle A Home with Cool Lighting
Lopez My Piece of the Big City
Lucky Cradle of Civilization
Maple A Bountiful Bear Bungalow
Marina Marina's Underwater Palace
Papi A Shrine to Wooden Furniture
Phoebe A Place to fan the Flames
Pinky & Pekoe My Own Zen Resort
Pippy A Very Convienient Store
Rio Workout Workshop
Shino A Stage to Jam for Japan
Spike & Static Heart of the City
Timmy & Tommy Excavating Fossils

Main island features

The player offering to remodel someone's house.

Various features unlocked while designing homes for Paradise Planning can be used in the player's own home, including partition walls, counters, pillars, lighting customization, and soundscapes. Furniture can also be polished.

The player can invite villagers from their island to Paradise Planning by giving them Souvenir Chocolates. Additionally, the houses of the villagers on the player's island can be customized after enough homes are designed with Paradise Planning, though some elements, such as room-size adjustments, will be unavailable for the remodeling of a villager's house.

Gallery

Videos

Trailers

Presentation (Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct October 2021)

Names in other languages

Japanese あつまれ どうぶつの森 ハッピーホームパラダイス
Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori Happī Hōmu Paradaisu
Get Together: Animal Forest Happy Home Paradise

Korean 모여봐요 동물의 숲 해피 홈 파라다이스
moyeobwayo dongmul-ui sup haepi hom paradaiseu
Gather Together: Animal Forest Happy Home Paradise

Simplified Chinese 集合啦!动物森友会 快乐家乐园
Jíhé la! Dòngwù sēnyǒu huì kuài yuè jiā lèyuán
Gather: Animal Forest Happy Home Paradise

Traditional Chinese 集合啦!動物森友會 快樂家樂園
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Notes

  1. Japanese: あつまれ どうぶつの森 ハッピーホームパラダイス Hepburn: Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori Happī Hōmu ParadaisuGet Together: Animal Forest Happy Home Paradise
  2. 2.0 2.1 Price varies by region.

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