Call the villager on the amiibo phone to design their home on demand

Early unlockRead-only

In short: any non-SP card from Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and Promos. (Not compatible with Welcome or Sanrio cards.)

Villagers also come to Nook's Homes as clients without amiibo; the card lets you choose who and when.

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Call a special character on the amiibo phone to design their home, unlocking their picture in the catalog

Exclusive unlockRead-only

Special characters only become clients through their amiibo, so this is the only way to design their homes and add their pictures (and Isabelle's scooter) to the catalog.

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Save a home's furniture to the amiibo, to unlock that furniture in another player's game

Save & shareRead+Write

After inviting the character to a home, scan the amiibo again to save all the room's furniture to it; another player scans it to add that furniture to their catalog. After storing a house design, scanning the amiibo in Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival (Wii U) to place the villager's house on the game board will use the stored house design's exterior.

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