If you have been feeling the urge to treat yourself with some new skins in Fortnite with your V-Bucks, then the leak from ShiinaBR has just revealed the entire calendar for next week’s Item Shop. A little tip for you: your wallet could end up being empty. The social media platforms are already filled with the leak that shows us the breakdown of the day-by-day to the very start of the sale.
Well, here’s the scoop from the very source. The tweet suggests that tomorrow – which might very well be today, depending on the time you’re reading this – the Santa Sabrina Carpenter outfit is going to be up for grabs. Indeed, not only the singer but also her Christmas costume will be. This is confirmed. Besides that, the Alpine Lexa and Chilly set will also be introduced on that day. Then, on TUESDAY, the shop will be updated again with the Doc Brown and Delorean bundle from Back to the Future, plus the Nog Ops and Yuletide Ranger skins. That’s a mix of new holiday-themed icons and some old favorites; the whole thing is Fortnite’s holiday MO.
Forgive me, what was it that I just said? Ah yes, the reactions of the players. That’s the best part. The replies to Shiina’s tweet are a wild blend of excitement, despair, and a thousand skin-related queries. It seems, for example, that the thrill over Santa Sabrina is definitely palpable. A user called ‘nahsillyyy’ just yelled “SABRINA TMRWWWWW” which, by the way, is totally the vibe. A different user ‘not_tenth’ just wrote “we will be copping sabrina,” which is a complete vibe of its own. It is a declaration. No debates about it.
But, then come the questions and there are so many questions. It’s like everyone was looking at the list and thinking of the one skin that isn’t listed. “When is Batman coming?” was the query of ‘staymadbrolol’. “When will naruto be?” was a desperate inquiry from ‘Shinki1337’. “What about the Fortnite Llama when are the sidekick coming?” That one is from ‘Sunshine13_17’. And my personal favorite, a user ‘FabianM858247’ posted a sad Baby Groot GIF with the caption “When will baby groot be 😭”. The struggle is real, dude.
A little controversy is also starting in the comments over Epic’s holiday skin policy. One player, ‘realestxvamp’, engaged with others by asserting that very few classic Christmas skins are returning. “So many Halloween skins were available during October but nearly no Christmas skins when Christmas is only in 4 days?” they highlighted. It’s a very strong point! Another user, ‘Tyler82662373’, backed up with “We need more winter skins coming to the shop before Christmas, what we have so far is wack.” So there’s definitely a group of the community that thinks the festive offerings are a bit scant this year, even if leaks like this one are popping up.
And of course, the price question is always hanging around. There already are a lot of people, including ‘Spiderkillerbtw’ and ‘Eyhan1352270’, asking “How much will Sabrina cost”. It’s just a matter of controlling your V-Bucks, you know? You have to find out if you should play a little longer to level up your Battle Pass or if you are already good to go.
However, not all the reactions are just pure joy. Some are… quite mean. User ‘SonicKaito’ replied in a very painful way: “It’s too bad they messed up the Doc Brown skin…”. Ouch, not everyone seems to be impressed by the character model for sure. And ‘Eexitliquidity’ raised a somewhat funny yet sad point in German which means “These winter skins, there is no more snow in Europe haha.” Climate change hitting the Item Shop meta, wow.
So what is the whole deal? In a nutshell, Epic is already working on its last huge holiday push in the Item Shop. They are combining the totally new, high-profile crossover (Sabrina Carpenter as Santa) with some solid returning winter themes (Alpine Lexa, Nog Ops) and a major cinematic bundle (Back to the Future). It’s a smart move to grab everyone’s attention before the year ends. But it’s also very clear that not everyone is happy, as the chorus of “but what about my most-wanted skin?” proves. That’s just Fortnite life, the never-ending cycle of hype and waiting.
The leak itself is rather straightforward – no fancy trailers, just a text list that makes the community go crazy. It highlights how much influence the early unveilings still possess. ShiinaBR even got a “Thanks for sharing 🫶shiina.”
