Summary
Collecting things like furniture, fish, bugs, and even villagers is a popular part of theAnimal Crossingseries, so it’s not surprising that Nintendo would capitalize on fans' desire to collect by introducing a wide variety of amiibo for the franchise. Not only are these amiibo great collectibles for fans of the series, but they also offer unique in-game functionality for several titles in the franchise. TheAnimal Crossingseries has seen a total of 527 amiibo between figures and cards, meaning players looking to collect them all have their work cut out for them.
The first wave ofNintendo’s amiibowas released in November 2014, with theSuper Smash Bros. series of figures being the first to be available. While the Villager amiibo was among this initial wave, the specificAnimal Crossingline of amiibo wouldn’t see its first wave released until September 2015, when the first wave of amiibo cards was released. The first wave ofAnimal CrossingAmiibo figures would also be released in November 2015 to coincide with the release ofAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, although other titles have support for amiibo functionality, includingAnimal Crossing: New Leafwhich received the Welcome amiibo update in 2016.
All Animal Crossing Amiibo
Animal Crossing Amiibo Figures
The first wave of these figures was released alongsideAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, which included Isabelle - Winter Outfit and Digby included with copies of the game. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festivalrequires players to scan an amiibo figure using the Wii U gamepad when rolling the dice for their turn, meaning these figures were a necessary part of the gameplay experience. Alongside the two figures that were packed in with the game, this initial wave also includedAnimal Crossing’s K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, Mabel, Reese, Cyrus, and Lottie, who were compatible with the title.
Other games that support these amiibo figures includeAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer,Animal Crossing: New Leaf, andAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. InAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, players can scan one of these figures to unlock the ability to design a home for them. For the mainline titlesAnimal Crossing: New LeafandAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, these figures unlock features like inviting a character to park their RV in the player’s campground inNew Leaf, and creating special photo shoots alongside making their poster available for purchase at Photopia inNew Horizons.
Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards
A total of 509Animal Crossingamiibo cards have been released across four waves, including villagers, special characters, and a set of cards based on Sanrio characters. Cards can be obtained by purchasing packs containing six cards from that set, meaning players can’t directly obtain the specific cards they want without purchasing from a third-party reseller. These cards were originally designed forcompatibility withAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, unlocking the ability to design a home for whichever villager’s card was scanned.
Like the figures, these amiibo cards also have functionality with otherAnimal Crossingtitles, such asAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival,Animal Crossing: New Leaf, andAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. InAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, cards can be used to play mini-games like amiibo Card Battle and Resetti Bop, and the game comes with cards for Goldie, Rosie, and Stitches.Animal Crossing: New LeafandAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsallow players to scan their amiibo cardsto invite the card’s villager to move into their town if they have an open spot available.
