April Update Server Maintenance For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tonight
4 years ago
Server maintenance has been announced by Nintendo taking place in Animal Crossing: New Horizons tonight as part of preparation for the upcoming April Update introducing refreshed seasonal events and items!
We received an in-game Nintendo Switch notification while playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons alerting us of the incoming maintenance set to begin at 5:55PM Pacific Time / 8:55PM Eastern Time.
More complete details of the maintenance can be found on the official Network Maintenance Information / Operational Status page on Nintendo’s official website, which we’ll cover below.
According to the status page, both Animal Crossing: New Horizons network services and the NookLink service within the Nintendo Switch Online mobile application will be offline to perform maintenance for around an hour beginning at 5:55PM Pacific Time / 8:55PM Eastern Time and ending at 7:00PM Pacific Time / 10:00PM Eastern Time.
We’ve included all of the important and relevant information below:
Future maintenance schedule
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Certain Network Services
During the maintenance window, network services may be unavailable.
Date and time
From Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:55 PM – Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Nintendo Switch Online app
- NookLink
During the maintenance window, network services may be unavailable.
Date and time
From Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:55 PM – Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Tonight’s scheduled maintenance lines up well with our expected release time of 6PM Pacific Time / 9PM Eastern Time for the April Update tonight in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that we covered in a release time article previously.
UPDATE: Server maintenance has now ended with the April Update fully available to download. Read the full patch notes here and see every new item datamined here.
Therefore, we’re confident in saying that the new update will be releasing very soon! Get ready for the April Update to arrive on your Nintendo Switch shortly after the online maintenance begins. If you need help with how to update your game, check out our release time article here for instructions.
If you’re not already familiar with what’s new in the March Update, be sure to check out our articles below covering everything you need to know, plus other recent Animal Crossing news:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons April 2021 Update — Everything That’s New
- Nintendo Addresses ‘Mysterious House’ Animal Crossing: New Horizons Theory In Official Response
- Release Time & Date For April Update In Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Version 1.10)
- Build-A-Bear X Animal Crossing: New Horizons Collection — Characters & Restocks
- New Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards Series Might Be Coming, According To Data IDs [Rumor]
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons UNIQLO Clothing Collection Coming To US In June — Browse The Lineup
Stay tuned to Animal Crossing World for everything on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including our extensive Guides section here. Our most popular pages include April Update, Sanrio Villagers & Items, Sanrio Amiibo Cards, Nook Points, Build-A-Bear, Super Mario Items, Redd Art, and Sea Creatures.
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