Highlights

  • Nintendo has introduced a wide variety of Animal Crossing amiibo, which are not only collectibles but also offer unique in-game functionality for multiple titles in the franchise.
  • The Animal Crossing series has a total of 527 amiibo between figures and cards, making it a challenge for players to collect them all.
  • The amiibo figures and cards have various uses in games like Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including designing homes, playing mini-games, and inviting characters to move into the player's town.

Collecting things like furniture, fish, bugs, and even villagers is a popular part of the Animal Crossing series, 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. The Animal Crossing series 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 of Nintendo's amiibo was released in November 2014, with the Super Smash Bros. series of figures being the first to be available. While the Villager amiibo was among this initial wave, the specific Animal Crossing line of amiibo wouldn't see its first wave released until September 2015, when the first wave of amiibo cards was released. The first wave of Animal Crossing Amiibo figures would also be released in November 2015 to coincide with the release of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, although other titles have support for amiibo functionality, including Animal Crossing: New Leaf which received the Welcome amiibo update in 2016.

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All Animal Crossing Amiibo

Animal Crossing Amiibo Figures

  • K.K. Slider
  • Tom Nook
  • Mabel
  • Isabelle - Winter Outfit
  • Digby
  • Reese
  • Cyrus
  • Lottie
  • Resetti
  • Blathers
  • Celeste
  • Kicks
  • Timmy & Tommy
  • Rover
  • Kapp'n
  • Isabelle - Summer Outfit
  • Villager - Super Smash Bros.
  • Isabelle - Super Smash Bros.

The first wave of these figures was released alongside Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, which included Isabelle - Winter Outfit and Digby included with copies of the game. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival requires 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 included Animal 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 include Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, players can scan one of these figures to unlock the ability to design a home for them. For the mainline titles Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, these figures unlock features like inviting a character to park their RV in the player's campground in New Leaf, and creating special photo shoots alongside making their poster available for purchase at Photopia in New Horizons.

Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards

A total of 509 Animal Crossing amiibo 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 for compatibility with Animal 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 other Animal Crossing titles, such as Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In Animal 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 Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons allow players to scan their amiibo cards to invite the card's villager to move into their town if they have an open spot available.