Darlings, July in Japan is about to get extra island-coded. Nintendo and Baskin-Robbins are teaming up for a full-month Animal Crossing: New Horizons summer collab running July 1–31, 2026, and the centerpiece is “Summer Island Feast Ice Cream” — pear ice cream, apple sorbet, and salty ramune sorbet swirled together with fish-shaped chocolate pieces to mimic those little shadow fish on the beach.[[1]](https://www.siliconera.com/animal-crossing-baskin-robbins-collab-appears-in-july-2026/)

The Nook Inc. Special Double Cup comes with a Timmy and Tommy spoon keychain, and any Double Cup, sundae, or special set purchase gets the themed packaging treatment. Japanese Nintendo Store app users who do a GPS check-in at participating stores during the campaign score a bonus sticker sheet — because nothing says summer vacation like grinding check-ins for merch.[[2]](https://gonintendo.com/contents/62163-animal-crossing-x-baskin-robbins-collab-announced-for-japan)

Baskin-Robbins Japan already dropped the trailer on their channel, and early X buzz is equal parts “this flavor sounds unhinged in the best way” and “I need that keychain yesterday.” Previous Nintendo collabs at 31 have been pure chaos bait, and this one’s shaping up to be the same cute, calorie-packed flex. Islanders, your spoons are about to get upgraded.