Dataminer Ninji, who has been digging through the code of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, has discovered another treasure trove of hints for potential upcoming content for the game.

Firstly, Ninji has discovered more references hinting at the return of the popular character Redd and the Art Gallery, as well as the return of Brewster in the museum cafe. In particular, more details about how Redd may make his appearance on the island to peddle his paintings were uncovered (Hint: It involves the “secret beach”).

Redd appears to have a ship which will dock on the ‘secret beach’ at the north of the island. That particular acre is called Nつねきち internally – つねきち is Redd’s Japanese name. The ‘fake art’ mechanic is coming back, but I don’t know more details#ACspoilers #ACdatamining

— Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020

Next, Ninji found references to bushes, vegetables, and seafood in the code. Bushes are a returning feature from previous games, while vegetables appear to be a new type of plant which players can grow and harvest. As for seafood, they appear to be acquired through the diving mechanic, which is currently not present in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Finally, references to a  third upgrade to Nook’s Cranny (currently there’s only two) were discovered, as well as new shops. The new shops include a possible Gardening shop, Museum shop, Real estate shop, and “Gallery”, although Ninji admits that it is unclear as to their exact nature.

1.0.0 has a file for a “Seafood” Critterpedia page that’s supposed to contain 33 items; the only one actually in the released game is the manila clam.

There’s a 3rd Nook’s Cranny referenced, but no details on features or upgrade requirements.#ACspoilers #ACdatamining

— Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020

Unused shopping interfaces: ‘cGardening’, ‘cMuseum’ (museum shop?), ‘cRealEstate’, ‘cGallery’

These might not be full-fledged shops. This particular system includes Nook Miles redemption, bridge/slope type purchases and Kicks’s shoes, for example#ACspoilers #ACdatamining

— Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020

Aside from these major finds, Ninji also found some other tidbits whose implications aren’t quite known yet. This includes a “list of doors” as well as unused item types for “Art” and “Dishes”.

That’s about all I’ve found so far, except for one more thing:

There’s a list of types for items where every type is used in the game, except for “Art” and “Dishes”.

Too much for a tweet, so I’ll post this screenshot#ACspoilers #ACdatamining pic.twitter.com/S2eOmTP5BB

— Ninji (has moved) (@_Ninji) April 19, 2020

If you want to find out more about Ninji’s discoveries, you can check out his full Twitter thread here.

As with all datamines, we caution players to take these findings with a grain of salt. There is no way to know for sure if these are all content planned for future updates, or just dummied out features that will never see the light of day. We will be sure to report back with more details as they come.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.