There are some tips and tricks in the game that Nintendo don’t exactly tell you about. However, there also some lesser known cool little ‘secrets’ in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!

Popping balloons with a bug net

Providing you have a ladder and bug net at the right place and time, you can actually pop balloons with a bug net. simply ascend a cliff to a higher level and whack the balloon present with a net as it flies past. This isn’t particularly useful, as a slingshot is much easier, but is cool nonetheless.

Scaring off wasps with party popppers

If you have a party popper on you whilst shaking a tree containing a wasp nest, you don’t have to try amd catch them, or run for shelter. Instead, you can scare them off with a party popper. Party poppers can be purchased at Nook’s Cranny for 100 bells a ‘pop’.

Eat Turnips to fill up your fruit meter faster

As turnips are in bundles of ten, if you eat one (10) from your pockets, it will fill up your fruit meter and make moving trees much faster.

Residents can play musical instruments

Residents can play (certain) instruments placed around the island. (The ones that you can simply walk up to and press A to play notes).

Residents can play specific songs on instruments

If you catch a resident playing an instrument, place a stereo/music player, select a song, and the resident will play along to that song.

Boundary breaking in the aiport allows the players to interact with Wilbur

For those that are into boundary breaking and no-clipping (and those that aren’t), this is pretty cool. If you visit another players island and boundary break past the airport gate, you will find Wilbur and can talk to him. If you do this on your own island, he will still be there, but there will be empty dialogue upon interacting with him.