amiibo-compatible game

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Nintendo 3DS

  • Japan
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Australia

This game's amiibo functionality was added in the free "Welcome amiibo" update on the 2nd of November 2016.

amiibo Features

Animal Crossing: New Leaf has 11 amiibo features, which work with 540 amiibo.

Invite an amiibo-exclusive Legend of Zelda-themed villager to visit your RV campsite, give you an item, and/or move to your town

Exclusive unlockRead-only

There are four Legend of Zelda-themed villagers that can be summoned depending on the particular amiibo used:
- Epona: Link - Majora's Mask, Link - Ocarina of Time, Link - Rider, Sheik
- Ganon: Bokoblin, Ganondorf, Guardian, Link - The Legend of Zelda (8-bit)
- Medli: Toon Link, Zelda (all not otherwise listed)
- Wolf Link: Link (all not otherwise listed), Zelda (Super Smash Bros. series)

Sources: Nookipedia (Epona), Nookipedia (Ganon), Nookipedia (Medli), Nookipedia (Wolf Link)

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Invite amiibo-exclusive villager Cece to visit your RV campsite, give you an item, and/or move to your town

Exclusive unlockRead-only

Source: Nookipedia

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Invite amiibo-exclusive villager Viché to visit your RV campsite, give you an item, and/or move to your town

Exclusive unlockRead-only

Source: Nookipedia

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Invite Wisp to visit your RV campsite or give you an item

Exclusive unlockRead-only

Wisp can't be invited to move in as a villager.

Sources: Nookipedia (amiibo), Nookipedia (RV), Nookipedia (Villager statue)

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Invite the character to give you their pic

Exclusive unlockRead-only

These SP cards won't bring the character's RV to your campsite. These special characters can't be invited to move in as a villager. The item is the character's pic, which can't be obtained any other way.

Sources: Nookipedia (Isabelle's pic), Nookipedia (items acquired from Wisp), Mon Amiibo

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Invite the character to give you their pic

Early unlockRead-only

These SP cards won't bring the character's RV to your campsite, and these special characters can't move in. Their pics can also be obtained without amiibo: K.K. (ask for a performance on twenty different days), Resetti (enter the Resetti Surveillance Center six times), Don (seven times), Blanca (April Fools' Day), Katie (after escorting her to a new town), Jingle (deliver every present on Toy Day), Zipper (Bunny Day grand prize).

Sources: Nookipedia (K.K.'s pic), Nookipedia (Resetti's pic), Nookipedia (Don Resetti's pic), Nookipedia (Blanca's pic), Nookipedia (Katie's pic), Nookipedia (Jingle), Nookipedia (Zipper)

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Invite the character to visit your RV campsite, give you an item, and/or move to your town

Exclusive unlockRead-only

In short: Any card from Animal Crossing Card Series New Leaf Welcome and Sanrio.

Sources: Nookipedia (Admiral), Nookipedia (Rilla), Nookipedia (RV)

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Invite the character to give you an item or move to your town

Early unlockRead-only

In short: Any non-SP card from Animal Crossing Card Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and Promos. These characters don't have RVs that can visit your campsite.

Sources: Mon Amiibo, Nookipedia (Campsite)

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