Editing Hemisphere

'''Hemispheres''' are a gameplay element in {{NH}}. When creating an [[island]], the [[player]] has the choice of choosing either a '''northern hemisphere''' island or a '''southern hemisphere''' island. By default, the northern hemisphere option corresponds to North America, Europe, and Asia, while the southern hemisphere option corresponds to Australia and South America. However, the player may choose to live on different hemispheres that do not correspond to their region of choice.  

The players choice of hemisphere affects various aspects of gameplay, most notably the seasons. For example, when it is [[summer]] in the northern hemisphere, it is [[winter]] in the southern hemisphere. This in turn changes other elements such as the appearance rates of [[Bug/New Horizons|bugs]], [[Fish/New Horizons|fish]], and [[Sea creature/New Horizons|sea creatures]]. Events and holidays may also vary and have unique dialogue specific for that hemisphere, but they are not tied with the season and can appear in both hemispheres. [[Turkey Day]], for instance, may have [[fall]] roots, but is also available in [[spring]] for the southern hemisphere. [[Mystery Island Tour|Mystery Island tours]], [[Harv's Island]], and the [[May Day]] tour are also affected by the choice of hemisphere as those islands will correspond to the respective season that the main island is currently in.

Several unique features for both hemispheres are present as well. Camellia [[Bush]]es start blooming on January 1 for the northern hemisphere, but they do not bloom on July 1 assuming each bush in both hemispheres have the same time frame for when each bush blooms. Instead, Holly Bushes end blooming on June 15, and Camellia Bushes bloom the next day, making Camellia Bushes last longer in the southern hemisphere than it would in the northern hemisphere. Weather patterns are also affected. Where the weather patterns favor rain for the northern hemisphere from June 16 to July 5, the southern hemisphere's equivalent dates of December 16 to January 5 favor more in clear weather than it does in rainy weather. This is due to the dates correlating with [[Toy Day]] and the [[Countdown]]. Additionally, southern hemisphere players from December 24 to December 30 have more days with clear skies with possibility of meteor showers while northern hemisphere players on those same days have more snowy weather.

There is also the unique availability of [[materials|ornaments]]. While most of the seasonal materials are tied to the seasons respectively, ornaments ignore the hemisphere rules and are available in both hemispheres from December 15 to January 6. Both hemispheres gain cedar trees with bright lights, and if shaken will drop Red, Blue, and Gold Ornaments.

! style="width:10%" | [[File:Northern Hemisphere icon.png|20px|link=]] Northern hemisphere

! style="width:10%" | [[File:Southern Hemisphere icon.png|20px|link=]] Southern hemisphere

|February 25 – May 31

|August 25 – November 30

|June 1 – August 31

|December 1 – February 28/29

|September 1 – November 25

|March 1 – May 25

|November 26 – February 24

|May 26 – August 24

|February 25 – November 15

|August 25 – May 25

|February 25 – March 31<br>April 11 – November 15

|August 25 – September 30<br>December 16 – May 25

|November 26 – February 24

|May 26 – August 24

|December 11 – February 24

|June 11 – August 24

|Redd wears a {{I|Straw Boater|NH}} during the Fireworks Show raffles.

|Redd wears a {{I|Dandy Hat|NH}} during the Fireworks Show raffles.

|Turkey Day is a celebration of spring, with decorations in Resident Services colored in the Spring Blooming variant

|Weather is all snowing (<tt>EventDay02</tt>), and the music is calm with jingle bells.

|Weather is clear all day (<tt>EventDay00</tt>), and the music is vibrant with percussion.

|[[Toy Day]] aftermath (December 25)

|Weather is snowing until the afternoon hours (<tt>EventDay03</tt>).

|Weather is clear all day (<tt>EventDay00</tt>).

|March 1 – May 31

|September 1 – November 30

|June 1 – August 31

|December 1 – February 28/29

|September 1 – November 30

|March 1 – May 31

|December 1 – February 28/29

|June 1 – August 31

|[[DIY recipes/Spring|Young spring bamboo DIYs]]

|February 25 – May 31

|August 25 – November 30

|[[DIY recipes/Spring|Cherry blossom DIYs]]

|April 1 – April 10

|October 1 – October 10

|[[DIY recipes/Summer|Summer shell DIYs]]

|June 1 – August 31

|December 1 – February 28/29

|[[DIY recipes/Fall|Acorn/Pine cone DIYs]]

|September 1 – December 10

|March 1 – June 10

|[[DIY recipes/Fall|Mushroom DIYs]]

|[[DIY recipes/Fall|Maple leaf DIYs]]

|November 16 – November 25

|May 16 – May 25

|{{I|Cozy Turkey Day DIY|NH}}s

|[[DIY recipes/Winter|Snowflake DIYs]]

|December 11 – February 24{{note|name=Snowboy|Perfect [[Snowboy]]s still give large snowflakes if created before winter is over.}}

|June 11 – August 24{{note|name=Snowboy}}

|June 15 – June 21

|December 15 – December 22

|December 15 – December 22

|June 15 – June 21

! colspan="3" | [[Flower]]s sold at [[Nook's Cranny]]

! colspan="3" | [[Bush]] seasons

|Camellia (pink/red)

|January 1 – March 31

|June 16 – September 30

|Azalea (pink/white)

|April 11 – May 31

|October 11 – November 30

|Hydrangea (blue/pink)

|June 1 – July 20

|December 1 – January 20

|Plumeria (pink/white)

|June 1 – September 20

|December 1 – March 20

|Hibiscus (red/yellow)

|July 21 – September 20

|January 21 – March 20

|Tea-olive (orange/yellow)

|September 21 – October 31

|March 21 – April 30

|November 1 – December 31

|May 1 – June 15

|{{I|Mom's embroidery|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's candle set|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's tissue box|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's knapsack|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's handmade apron|NH}}

|[[December]]{{note|name=Christmas|Mom uses a festive card when delivering this gift: the [[Stationery|festive-tree card]] for the northern hemisphere and the [[Stationery|holiday card]] for the southern hemisphere.}}

|{{I|Mom's plushie|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's pen stand|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's cushion|NH}}

|{{I|Mom's tea cozy|NH}}

|Mom's {{I|Mom's cool kitchen mat|NH|cool}}/{{I|Mom's lively kitchen mat|NH|lively}}/{{I|Mom's playful kitchen mat|NH|playful}}/{{I|Mom's reliable kitchen mat|NH|reliable}} kitchen mat

|{{I|Mom's hand-knit sweater|NH}}

|March 20 – October 19

|October 20 – March 19

|October 20 – March 19

|March 20 – October 19

NH Intro Hemispheres.png|Timmy telling the player that the [[Nook Inc.]] Deserted Island Getaway Package has islands in both hemispheres during the game's introduction.

===Northern hemisphere===

Bunny Day Zipper NH.png|[[Bunny Day]] in the northern hemisphere

Toy Day NH Northern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Toy Day]] in the northern hemisphere

Tom Nook and Isabelle NH Toy Day Northern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Tom Nook]] and [[Isabelle]] during Toy Day in the northern hemisphere

Tom Nook and Isabelle NH Festivale Northern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Tom Nook]] and [[Isabelle]] during Festivale in the northern hemisphere

 

Bunny Day NH Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Bunny Day]] in the southern hemisphere

Rover NH May Day Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[May Day]] in the southern hemisphere

Fireworks Show NH Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Fireworks Show]] in the southern hemisphere

Redd NH Fireworks Show Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Redd]] during the Fireworks Show in the southern hemisphere

Halloween NH Southern Hemisphere.png|[[Halloween]] in the southern hemisphere

Tom Nook and Isabelle NH Halloween Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Tom Nook]] and [[Isabelle]] during Halloween season in the southern hemisphere

NH Turkey Day All Dishes South.jpg|[[Turkey Day]] in the southern hemisphere

NH Turkey Day Bulletin Board South.png|Bulletin board announcement of Turkey Day in the southern hemisphere

Toy Day NH Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Toy Day]] in the southern hemisphere

NH Tom Nook & Isabelle's Santa Hats (South).jpg|[[Tom Nook]] and [[Isabelle]] during Toy Day in the southern hemisphere

Countdown After Midnight NH Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Countdown]] in the southern hemisphere

Festivale NH Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Festivale]] in the southern hemisphere

Tom Nook and Isabelle NH Festivale Southern Hemisphere.jpg|[[Tom Nook]] and [[Isabelle]] during Festivale in the southern hemisphere

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|<big>'''Southern hemisphere'''</big><br>{{Foreignname

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