Gossip Stone (New Leaf)

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3 Coupons	3,000 Bells
Size	1 × 1
Obtain via	Epona's RV;
Customize	No customization options.
Rarity group	None
HHA theme challenges	Toy shop
HHA points	300
HHA penalty if facing wall	No
Style	Iconic
Colors	Gray Gray
Internal information
	Filename: int_zld_gossip; Internal ID (NLWa): 3084;
Variations
	None
	Names in other languages ゴシップストーン; N/A; pierre à potins; piedra chismosa; statua chiacchierona; N/A 가십 스톤; N/A; pierre à potins; piedra chismosa; Mythenstein; N/A

The Gossip Stone is a furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Leaf introduced in the Welcome amiibo update. It is based on the Gossip Stone in The Legend of Zelda series. Whenever the player interacts with the Gossip Stone, it will announce the current time, before telling the player a rumor. The rumors all either refer to features added with Welcome amiibo, little-known features that already existed in New Leaf, or personal secrets regarding certain special characters:

Gossip	Reference
If you ever get the Nintendo 3DS item, try turning it on...	The Animal Crossing Puzzle League minigame can be played by interacting with a New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL furniture item.
The fertilizer is way better than it used to be! You can even use it to revive withered trees...	Fertilizer has been changed in Welcome amiibo to revive perfect fruit trees that have withered.
I heard that the presents that float into town on balloons are a little different than they used to be... At least, if you've already collected all of the regular balloon furniture...	Balloon presents have been changed in Welcome amiibo to potentially contain items other than the Balloon Series once the full series of items have been obtained.
I heard they've stocked the fortune cookies with some new prizes...	Welcome amiibo adds 7 new fortune cookies with unique prizes.
I hear that Tom Nook has a new home-storage solution... Ask him about a new home plan to see...	Welcome amiibo adds a secret storeroom upgrade for the player's house that can store a large quantity of items.
Just having a magic lamp, or even putting it in your room, won't do anything. But you might try...	Interacting with the empty lamp will summon Wisp, who once per day will allow the player to scan a character's amiibo to invite them to town.
You can look up keywords in the Nookling Junction catalog now. It's not just product names anymore!	Welcome amiibo changes the catalog search function to allow for items to be looked up using descriptive keywords, and not just their names. The Gossip Stone refers to the shop as "Nookling Junction" regardless of whether it has been upgraded or not.
I hear that so long as a chair doesn't have a back, you can put little things on the seat.	Welcome amiibo changes backless chairs to also function as tables, allowing small furniture items to be placed on them.
I hear "Gracie" isn't her real name...	Refers to Gracie not using her real name, something that is established in English only in the first generation games, but continues to be a running gag in Japanese.
I hear that Pelly likes Pete, but Pete likes Phyllis, but Phyllis doesn't like anyone...	Refers to the unrequited love-triangle between Pelly, Pete, and Phyllis that is mentioned throughout the series.
I hear Brewster is quite the gyroid collector...	Refers to Brewster's fascination with gyroids, and the mini brewstoid, brewstoid, and mega brewstoid gyroids he will give the player if they work part-time at The Roost.
You can't squeeze water from a stone, but I hear sometimes you can smash a coin loose from one.	Each day, one of the rocks in town will dispense bells when struck with a shovel (known as the bell rock).
You can make ID photos black and white by holding while taking them, or sepia toned by holding .	When taking a photo for the Town Pass Card, it's possible to adjust the color by holding specific buttons when inside the photo booth.
If you hold while walking up to a bug with your net ready, your prize is less likely to fly away.	Holding the button while using the net makes the player walk slowly, making it easier to approach bugs without scaring them away.
Did you know Brewster serves...special...blends at the Roost on Valentine's Day?	On Valentine's Day, Brewster will serve hot chocolate instead of coffee.
I hear Dr. Shrunk doesn't mind if you swap out the gyroids in Club LOL with your own.	The player can change the gyroids on the stage of Club LOL for any gyroids in their pockets.