Amiibo

Summary

Amiibo
International standardNear field communication
Developed byNintendo
IntroducedJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
IndustryVideo games
Connector typeWireless
Compatible hardware
Physical range4–10 centimetres (1.6–3.9 in)
Websitewww.nintendo.com/amiibo Edit this at Wikidata

Amiibo[a] (/əˈmb/, ə-MEE-boh; stylized as amiibo; plural: Amiibo[1]) is a toys-to-life platform by Nintendo, which was launched in November 2014. It consists of a wireless communications and storage protocol for connecting figurines to the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch video game consoles. These figurines are similar in form and functionality to that of the Skylanders, Disney Infinity and Lego Dimensions series of toys-to-life platforms. The Amiibo platform was preannounced to potentially accommodate any form of toy, specifically including general plans for future card games.[2][3] Amiibo use near field communication (NFC) to interact with supported video game software, potentially allowing data to be transferred in and out of games and across multiple platforms.

Amiibo functionality can be used directly with the Nintendo Switch, Wii U, and New Nintendo 3DS consoles by using built-in NFC readers. In addition, the rest of the 3DS hardware line can use an official NFC adapter. By September 2016, Nintendo reported that 39 million amiibo figures had been sold, along with more than 30 million amiibo cards.[4] By September 2022, total sales reached 77 million toys.[5]

History edit

Development edit

Several Amiibo figurines

They came up with the name in Japan, and the ‘amii’ portion comes from a little something in French that conveys the sentiment of friend, of playing with your friend. Additionally using the words 相棒 (Ai-bo) meaning "companion" as a springboard, and Spanish "amigo" for friend. That’s what they’re really trying to convey with it. I think for us it sounds a little like amigo. That’s not the origin of the name, but it conveys the intent.

Bill Trinen, translator at Nintendo[6]

Toys for Bob and its parent company Activision had offered an opportunity for Nintendo to be a partner in a new video game franchise known as Skylanders, which would use RFID-equipped character figurines and a special reader component to interact with the game itself, and could store data on the figurine itself such as the corresponding character's statistics. While Nintendo passed on the exclusivity deal, the franchise itself quickly became one of Activision's most successful franchises upon its launch as a spin-off of the Spyro the Dragon series, and also resulted in competition from Disney Interactive Studios, who released a game with a similar concept known as Disney Infinity in 2013.[7][8]

In March 2013, Nintendo unveiled Pokémon Rumble U, the first game for the Wii U to use the Wii U GamePad's near-field communications support to enable the use of its own interactive figurines.[9] During an investors' meeting in May 2014, Nintendo presented a prototype of a more comprehensive figurine platform for its 3DS and Wii U consoles, which was designed so that the figurines could be used across multiple games. The new system was codenamed NFP, standing for either "Nintendo Figurine Platform" or "NFC Featured Platform", and was slated to be officially unveiled during E3.[10]

On June 10, 2014, during E3 2014, Nintendo officially announced the Amiibo platform, and that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U would be among the first games to provide features integrating with Amiibo figurines.[11]

In a corporate policy event after the launch of the Amiibo platform, Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto addressed the platform's future by stating that the company was "now moving forward with projects that make use of NFC in a variety of unique ways. Nintendo is known as a video game company, but in fact, it is also a toy company."[12][3]

Release edit

Super Smash Bros. Amiibo toys were first released in North America on November 21, 2014, in Europe on November 28, 2014, and in Japan on December 6, 2014, along with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.[13][14][15]

The Super Mario series, featuring Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, and Toad, arrived on March 20, 2015, for both regions.[16]

In 2015, Nintendo began to extend the Amiibo line into new form factors; on February 27, 2015, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed that the company had plans to release Amiibo-enabled trading cards. On April 1, 2015, Nintendo unveiled Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, a spin-off in the Animal Crossing series that utilizes cards. Nintendo also unveiled Amiibo yarn plushies as a tie-in for Yoshi's Woolly World.[17][18][19]

During the E3 2015 Nintendo Direct on June 16, 2015, Activision revealed Bowser and Donkey Kong Amiibo (Hammer Slam Bowser and Turbo Charge Donkey Kong) and vehicles for use in Skylanders: SuperChargers. These toys are compatible with either the Skylanders games or Amiibo-compatible games by means of a mode switch on their bases. They will work across all Nintendo platform versions of Skylanders: SuperChargers.[20][21] The Amiibo are also compatible with all Nintendo platform versions of Skylanders: Imaginators.

On August 27, 2015, an Amiibo toy of the titular character from the indie video game Shovel Knight was unveiled, which unlocks content exclusive to the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game and its future installments. It is the first Amiibo toy of a non-Nintendo character that is not associated with a first-party title; previous Amiibo toys of third-party characters were associated with Super Smash Bros.[22] Additionally, production and distribution of the figurine was overseen by the game's publisher, Yacht Club Games, rather than Nintendo (except in Japan where the latter is the publisher), although it is still officially marketed by Nintendo as part of the Amiibo line as a form of brand licensing. Explaining the arrangement, a Nintendo representative stated that "we were like, what's one thing that Nintendo could do that nobody [else] could ever do?"[23]

The Amiibo line for The Legend of Zelda initially began solely with the Wolf Link figurine, which is mainly used in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and later Breath of the Wild. It expanded with the 30th Anniversary collection (8-bit Link, Ocarina of Time Link, The Wind Waker Link, and The Wind Waker Zelda), and the Breath of the Wild collection (Archer Link, Rider Link, Zelda, Bokoblin, Mipha, Daruk, Revali, Urbosa and the Guardian figurine). At E3 2017, Nintendo unveiled several new Amiibo figurines, including wedding-themed Mario, Peach and Bowser figurines which coincided with the launch of the Nintendo Switch game Super Mario Odyssey, as well as figurines of Chrom and Tiki from the Fire Emblem series to tie in with the release of Fire Emblem Warriors on Switch and New 3DS systems. Two Metroid-themed Amiibo figures released alongside the 3DS remake of Metroid II, Metroid: Samus Returns, and figurines released later based around the four Champions in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Third-party software developer Bethesda Softworks announced that existing Zelda figurines would be compatible with the Nintendo Switch port of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, allowing players to obtain select Zelda items and clothing for their Dragonborn, including the Master Sword, Hylian Shield and the Champion's Tunic from Breath of the Wild.

Collectibility and supply issues edit

Life-to-date number of Amiibo shipped, millions
Amiibo FY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Total
Figures 2014–15 5.7[24] 4.8[25] 10.5[25] 39.0
2015–16 4.2[26] 6.4[27] 9.9[28] 4.2[29] 24.7[29]
2016–17 1.7[30] 2.1 3.8 - 6.5
Cards 2015–16 8.6[27] 12.9[28] 7.4[29] 28.9[29] 30.6
2016–17 1.3[30] 0.4 - - 1.7

Upon initial launch, the Amiibo line quickly spiked in popularity, with preorders selling out before the products became available to the public. While Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that Amiibo will be kept in stock, he also explained that some will be "limited-time offers which will cede their positions to new ones once they are sold out".[31] The rarity of certain Amiibo figurines influenced the prices held by online retailers and auctions, of which most can be seen offering select items at prices above the retail price. In Nintendo's 3rd Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2015, Satoru Iwata expressed surprise at such online auctions that offered "premium prices" of sold out Amiibo toys.[32] A number of first-wave Amiibo toys with manufacturing defects were discovered and sold for notably high prices, such as a Samus figurine with cannons on both arms instead of one arm being sold on eBay for US$2,500, and a defect of Princess Peach with missing legs being sold for US$25,100.[33][34][35]

On April 2, 2015, when preorders were being taken for the May 29 release of the Super Smash Bros. series Wave 4 and the Splatoon series, the US preorder process crashed both GameStop's website and in-store register system.[36] Nintendo acknowledged these issues in early May 2015.[37][38] Amazon forwent the entire preorder process for those waves; it instead blocked out specific time intervals on their release date during which the non-retailer exclusive Amiibo and the Super Mario series Silver Mario Amiibo were available.[39] The retailer continued this practice with its exclusive release of the Palutena Amiibo as well as those released on September 11, 2015.[40][41]

In May 2015 in the UK, a truck was stolen that contained preorders of the special edition of Splatoon, which included a rare Squid Inkling Amiibo as a preorder bonus: the only way to obtain the figure in the UK. As a result, Nintendo lacked the stock to supply the Squid Inkling Amiibo to those who preordered, and offered Inkling Girl or Inkling Boy Amiibo instead alongside a standard edition with a £10 refund, or full refunds.[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]

In response to the lack of certain Amiibo toys in the United States, Satoru Iwata explained on February 17, 2015, that "an ongoing labor dispute on the west coast" has delayed the "discharge of cargo over the past six months", and was the cause of the absences of certain Amiibo toys intended to be delivered before its launch in November.[50] Following this announcement, rarer Amiibo toys such as Wii Fit Trainer, Meta Knight, and Ike have been receiving limited re-releases in North America.[51][52] For the US, the exclusive Best Buy release of the Dark Pit figurine, the retailer announced it would not take any preorders or online orders and the item would be limited to one per customer.[53] While some news sources such as Kotaku came out in favour of Best Buy's practice,[54] alternatively in response to this (and the difficulty of acquiring previous retailer-exclusives), others, such as Brian Altano, Jose Otero, and Peer Schneider of IGN's Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, have encouraged American collectors to import these hard-to-find items.[55]

Hardware support edit

The Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 2DS XL, and Nintendo Switch contain integrated NFC support, and are Amiibo-compatible. On Wii U, toys are scanned using an NFC reader contained within the Wii U GamePad. Amiibo support was formally introduced to the consoles' firmware between November and December 2014; these updates added an Amiibo menu to the system settings area, allowing users to scan, register, and erase data from toys. The Nintendo Switch similarly features an NFC reader in both the Joy-Con R and Pro Controller.[56][57][58][59][60]

A separate NFC reader accessory allows use of Amiibo on the original Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS models; in Japan, released in "Summer 2015", and released alongside Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer in North America.[61] The New Nintendo 3DS, New 3DS XL, and New 2DS XL contain an integrated NFC reader utilizing the touch (bottom) screen.

Amiibo data communication edit

Supported games offer one of two kinds of Amiibo compatibility; the ability to access an Amiibo toy's NFC tag and store data, and read-only recognition. Each Amiibo toy largely corresponds to a specific game that can access its storage space, though some may have multiple games that can use it. However, each Amiibo toy can only store data from one compatible game at a time, meaning data must be deleted to use it with a different title. For example, a Mario Amiibo figurine containing data from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U must have the data for that game deleted to store data from Mario Party 10.[62] Many games offer compatibility with specific Amiibo toys on a read-only basis, allowing for additional content to be unlocked in that game. For example, using certain figurines with Mario Kart 8 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe unlocks Mii costumes based on the corresponding character. Multiple variations of the same character offer the same compatibility, although special variations can unlock unique content with specific games.[63] Existing Wii U and 3DS games can receive updates for Amiibo functionality.[64] Due to their co-development effort on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Bandai Namco Entertainment were the first third-party publishers to embrace the Amiibo concept in some of their own games.[65]

List of Amiibo edit

The following list features all known NFC items branded under Amiibo, originally produced in the form of character figurines as of 2014, then cards as of 2015, and other types in the future. Nintendo designed all Amiibo characters to be cross-compatible with all games that support specific Amiibo characters, regardless of whichever model line these characters belong to; for example, Mario figurines from both the Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario series have the same functionality.[66] Yoshi's line are soft dolls instead of hard plastic figurines.

There are currently 219 Amiibo figurines, 3 Amiibo card series, and 21 noted variants on this list.

Amiibo platform compatibility
Character Amiibo series[67] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[68] Mario Kart 8 /
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[14]
Super Mario Maker One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X[69] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +[70] Picross 3D: Round 2[71][72] Animal Crossing: New Leaf /
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo
Conga Master Party! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Blathers[73] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Celeste[73] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Cyrus Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Digby Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Isabelle (Summer Outfit)[74] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only[75] No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Isabelle (Winter Outfit) Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only[75] No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
K.K.[76]
(also known as K.K. Slider)
Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Kapp'n[74] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Kicks[73] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Lottie Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Mabel Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Reese Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Resetti[73](also known as Mr. Resetti) Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Rover[74] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Timmy & Tommy[74] Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Tom Nook Animal Crossing No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Animal Crossing Amiibo cards[77][78][79][80] Animal Crossing
(Series 1, 2, 3, 4, RV, Sanrio RV and other cards)
No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only[b] No No No Read Only Read Only Yes[c]
Qbby[81] BoxBoy! No No No No No No No No Read Only
Chibi-Robo[82] Chibi-Robo! No No Read Only No No No No No Read Only
Solaire of Astora[83] Dark Souls No No No No No No No No No
Loot Goblin Diablo No No No No No No No No No
Alm Fire Emblem No No No No No No No No Read Only
Celica Fire Emblem No No No No No No No No Read Only
Chrom Fire Emblem No No No No No No No No Yes
Tiki Fire Emblem No No No No No No No No Read Only
King Dedede[84] Kirby Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No Read Only No No Yes
Kirby[84] Kirby Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No Yes
Meta Knight[84] Kirby Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No Read Only No No Yes
Waddle Dee[84] Kirby No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No No Read Only
Bokoblin The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Daruk The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Ganondorf (Tears of the Kingdom)[85] The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Guardian The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Link (Archer) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Rider) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (The Legend of Zelda) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Link's Awakening) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Majora's Mask)[d] The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Ocarina of Time) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Skyward Sword) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Twilight Princess) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Link (Tears of the Kingdom) [86] The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Mipha The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Revali The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Toon Link (The Wind Waker) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Yes
Urbosa The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Wolf Link[87][88] The Legend of Zelda No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only[89] No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Zelda The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Read Only Yes
Zelda & Loftwing The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Read Only Yes
Zelda (The Wind Waker) The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Read Only Yes
Zelda (Tears of the Kingdom)[85] The Legend of Zelda Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Read Only Yes
Mario Sports Superstars Amiibo cards[90] Mario Sports Superstars No No No No No No No No No
Mega Man Mega Man Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No No Yes
E.M.M.I.[91] Metroid No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Metroid[92] Metroid No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Samus[91] Metroid Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No Read Only Yes
Samus Aran[92] Metroid Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No Read Only Yes
Barioth and Avinia Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
Ena Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Magnamalo Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Malzeno [93] Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Navirou Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
One-Eyed Rathalos and Female Rider Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
One-Eyed Rathalos and Male Rider Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
Palamute Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Palamute (Canyne Malzeno) [94] Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Palico Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Palico (Felyne Malzeno) [95] Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Qurupeco and Dan Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
Rathian and Cheval Monster Hunter No No No No No No Read Only No No
Razewing Ratha Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Tsukino Monster Hunter No No No No No No No No No
Pikmin Pikmin No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No No No Read Only
Detective Pikachu[96] Pokémon No No No No No No No No Read Only
Shadow Mewtwo[e][97] Pokkén Tournament No No No No No No No No No
King Knight[98] Shovel Knight No No No No No No No No Read Only
Plague Knight[98] Shovel Knight No No No No No No No No Read Only
Shovel Knight[99] Shovel Knight No No No No No No No No Read Only
Shovel Knight (Gold Edition)[98] Shovel Knight No No No No No No No No No
Specter Knight[98] Shovel Knight No No No No No No No No Read Only
Hammer Slam Bowser[f] Skylanders Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong[f] Skylanders Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No No Yes
Big Man[100] Splatoon No Read-only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only No
Callie[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Frye[100] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only No
Inkling Boy[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Boy (Neon Green)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Boy (Purple)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Girl[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Girl (Green)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Girl (Neon Pink)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Squid[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Squid (Neon Purple)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling Squid (Orange)[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Inkling (Yellow)[102] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Yes
Marie[101] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only Read Only Read Only
Marina[103] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Octoling Boy[104] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Octoling Girl[104] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Octoling Octopus[104] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Octoling (Blue)[105] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only No
Pearl[103] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Shiver[100] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only No
Smallfry[106] Splatoon No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only No
Boo Super Mario No No No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Bowser Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Bowser (Wedding Outfit)[107] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Cat Mario[108] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Cat Peach[108] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Daisy Super Mario No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No Read Only Yes
Diddy Kong Super Mario Yes No Read Only No No No No Read Only Yes
Donkey Kong Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No Read Only Yes
Goomba Super Mario No No Read Only No No No No Read Only Read Only
Koopa Troopa Super Mario No No No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Luigi Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Mario[g][109] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Mario (Wedding Outfit)[107] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Peach Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Peach (Wedding Outfit)[107] Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Rosalina Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No Read Only Yes
Toad Super Mario No Read Only Read Only No No Read Only No Read Only Read Only
Waluigi Super Mario No No Read Only No No No No Read Only Read Only
Wario Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No Read Only Yes
Yoshi Super Mario Yes Read Only Read Only[75] Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Yes
8-Bit Mario[h] Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Read Only Yes
Delicious Amiibo[i][110] Super Mario Cereal No No No No No No No No No
Power-Up Bands [111] Super Nintendo World No Read only (Deluxe)[j] No No No No No No Yes[k]
Alex[112] Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Banjo & Kazooie Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Bayonetta[113][l] Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Bowser Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Bowser Jr. Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Byleth Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Captain Falcon Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No No Yes
Charizard Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Chrom Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Cloud[113][l] Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Corrin[113][m] Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Dark Pit Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Dark Samus Super Smash Bros. No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No No Yes
Daisy Super Smash Bros. No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No No Yes
Diddy Kong Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Donkey Kong Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No Yes
Dr. Mario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Duck Hunt Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Falco Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Fox Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No Yes
Ganondorf Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only No Yes
Greninja Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Hero[n] Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Ice Climbers Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Ike Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Incineroar Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Inkling Super Smash Bros. No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only No Yes
Isabelle Super Smash Bros. No Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No No Read Only No Yes
Ivysaur Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Jigglypuff Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Joker Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Kazuya Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Ken Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
King Dedede Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No Read Only No No Yes
King K. Rool Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Kirby Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only[114] Read Only No Read Only No No Yes
Link Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Yes
Little Mac Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Lucario Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Lucas[115] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Lucina Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Luigi Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Mario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Marth Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No No Yes
Mega Man[o][116] Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No No Yes
Meta Knight Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No No Read Only No No Yes
Mewtwo Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Mii Brawler Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Mii Gunner Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Mii Swordfighter Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Min Min Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Mr. Game & Watch[p][117] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Mythra Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Ness Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Pac-Man Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No No Yes
Palutena Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Peach Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only No No Yes
Pichu Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Piranha Plant Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Pit Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Pikachu Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Pikmin & Olimar Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No No Yes
Pokémon Trainer Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Pyra Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Richter Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Ridley Super Smash Bros. No Read Only (Deluxe) No No No No No No Yes
R.O.B.[q][113][118][119] Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Robin Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Rosalina and Luma Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No No Yes
Roy[120] Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Ryu[120] Super Smash Bros. Yes No No No No No No No Yes
Samus Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No No No Yes
Sephiroth Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Sheik Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only No Yes
Shulk Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only No No No No No Yes
Simon Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Snake Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Sonic Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No No Yes
Sora[121] Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Squirtle Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Steve[112] Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Toon Link Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only Read Only Read Only No Yes
Terry Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Villager Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No No No Read Only No Yes
Wario Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No No No No No Yes
Wii Fit Trainer Super Smash Bros. Yes No Read Only Read Only No No No No Yes
Wolf Super Smash Bros. No No No No No No No No Yes
Yoshi Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only[75] Read Only No Read Only No No Yes
Young Link[d] Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only Read Only No Yes
Zelda Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only (Deluxe) Read Only No Read Only No Read Only No Yes
Zero Suit Samus Super Smash Bros. Yes Read Only Read Only No Read Only No No No Yes
Noah [122] Xenoblade Chronicles No No No No No No No No No
Mio [123] Xenoblade Chronicles No No No No No No No No No
Yarn Poochy[124] Yoshi's Woolly World No No No No No No No Read Only Read Only
Yarn Yoshi[r] Yoshi's Woolly World Yes Read Only Read Only[75] Read Only No Read Only No Read Only Yes
Games with universal Amiibo support (read-only unless otherwise noted)
Games with series specific Amiibo support
Supported game Compatible Amiibo (read-only) Compatible Amiibo (read/write) Series
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival
  • Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and other cards)
  • Villager[138]
  • Blathers
  • Celeste
  • Cyrus
  • Digby
  • Isabelle (both varieties)
  • K.K.
  • Kapp'n
  • Kicks
  • Lottie
  • Mabel
  • Reese
  • Resetti
  • Rover
  • Timmy & Tommy
  • Tom Nook

AC: Happy Home Designer only:

  • Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and other cards)
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer[139]
  • Villager
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2[140]
  • Shovel Knight
  • None
Shovel Knight
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack[140]
Cyber Shadow[141]
  • King Knight
  • Plague Knight
  • Shovel Knight
  • Specter Knight
  • None
Shovel Knight[99]
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.[68]
  • None
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Fates[144]
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  • Corrin (both varieties)
  • Ike
  • Lucina
  • Marth
  • Robin
  • Roy
Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • Waddle Dee
  • Qbby
  • None
Kirby

Kirby Battle Royale and Bye-Bye BoxBoy! only: BoxBoy! series

Kirby Battle Royale[147]
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • Waddle Dee
  • Qbby
  • None
Kirby's Blowout Blast[148]
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • Waddle Dee
  • None
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[149]
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • None
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
  • Bokoblin
  • Daruk
  • Ganondorf (all varieties)
  • Guardian
  • Link/Toon Link (all varieties)
  • Mipha
  • Revali
  • Sheik
  • Toon Link
  • Urbosa
  • Wolf Link
  • Zelda/Sheik (all varieties)
  • None
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
  • Ganondorf
  • Link/Toon Link (all varieties)
  • Zelda/Sheik (all varieties)
Little Nightmares
  • Pac-Man
  • None
Pac-Man
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[151]
  • None
  • Bowser (all varieties)
  • Luigi (both varieties)
  • Mario (all varieties)
  • Peach (both varieties)
  • Toad
  • Yoshi (all varieties)

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash only:

  • Bowser Jr.
  • Donkey Kong (all varieties)
  • Rosalina/Rosalina and Luma
  • Wario (both varieties)
Super Mario
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[152][153]
Mario Sports Superstars
  • Mario Sports Superstars Amiibo cards
  • None
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
  • Mario (all varieties)
  • Sonic
  • None
Mario & Sonic
Mega Man Legacy Collection[154]
  • Mega Man[154] (both varieties)
  • None
Mega Man
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2[155]
Mega Man 11[156]
Niconico[128]
  • Callie
  • Marie
  • None
Splatoon
Splatoon[157]
  • Callie
  • Inkling Boy (all varieties)
  • Inkling Girl (all varieties)
  • Inkling Squid (all varieties)
  • Marie
Splatoon 2[158]
  • None
  • Callie
  • Inkling Boy (all varieties)
  • Inkling Girl (all varieties)
  • Inkling Squid (all varieties)
  • Marie
  • Marina
  • Octoling Boy
  • Octoling Girl
  • Octoling Octopus
  • Pearl

Splatoon 3 only:

  • Big Man
  • Frye
  • Inkling (Yellow)
  • Octoling (Blue)
  • Shiver
  • Smallfry
Splatoon 3[159]
Star Fox Guard[160][161]
  • Falco
  • Fox
  • None
Star Fox
Star Fox Zero[162][163]
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D[164]
  • Shulk
  • None
Xenoblade Chronicles

List of Animal Crossing Amiibo cards edit

The following is a list of all confirmed Amiibo cards for the Animal Crossing series of games.[165][166][167] Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 consist of 100 cards each, while Series 5 consists of 48 cards.[168][169] Additionally, there are five cards which aren't part of any series. After the announcement that New Leaf would receive an Amiibo update a new series of 50 Animal Crossing RV cards was announced plus an additional series of 6 cards based around characters by Sanrio.[170] Later, after a Nintendo Direct on September 23, 2021, Nintendo confirmed on the official Animal Crossing Twitter account that a Series 5 of Amiibo cards was being produced and implied it may feature villagers introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as returning villagers.[171] Series 5 was released on November 5, 2021.[169]

Exclusives edit

In North America, Australia, and New Zealand, at launch some Amiibo were only available in selected retailers.[175][176] In Australia and New Zealand, this practice is limited to Mario (Silver Edition),[176] Dark Hammer Slam Bowser, and Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong[177][178] being limited to EB Games, Mario (Gold Edition) being limited to Target[176] in Australia and Mighty Ape[179] in New Zealand, Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome Amiibo Sanrio Collaboration Pack and Qbby Amiibo being limited to the Official Nintendo AU/NZ eBay Store;[180][181] however, in North America it is much more widespread. Some characters, such as Villager, were originally non-exclusives, but later became exclusive to retailers during restocks.[182]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese: アミーボ, Hepburn: Amībo
  2. ^ Not all cards are supported. Compatible cards are 001/113/215/301/403/424/CP Isabelle, 002/203/401/423 Tom Nook, 003 DJ KK, 005 Kapp'n, 006/309 Resetti, 009/213 Digby, 017/311/420 Lottie, 101/411/CP K.K., 102 Reese, 103/415 Kicks, 201 Rover, 202/406 Blathers, 207/408 Mabel, 210 Cyrus, 305/407 Celeste and 402 Timmy & Tommy.
  3. ^ Only 001/113/215/301/403/424/CP Isabelle are compatible.
  4. ^ This Amiibo card is exclusively available with first print copies of Pokkén Tournament.
  5. ^ a b These figurines feature an interchangeable base, allowing them to function as both Amiibo figurines and Skylanders figurines. Alternate Dark Edition color schemes are only available in Dark Edition Starter Packs.
  6. ^ Also produced in Gold (North America, Australia, and Japan) and Silver (North America and Australia).
  7. ^ Produced in classic and modern colors.
  8. ^ This Amiibo card is printed onto boxes of the Super Mario Cereal made as a tie-in promotion for Super Mario Odyssey.
  9. ^ The Diddy Kong Power-Up Band is not supported.
  10. ^ The Toad Power-Up Band only has read support.
  11. ^ a b Also produced as a Player 2 variant with an alternate pose.
  12. ^ Produced as male or female Corrin. Female Corrin is branded as a Player 2 variant.
  13. ^ Only The Luminary from Dragon Quest XI
  14. ^ Also produced in Gold in North America, which is included exclusively in the Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector's Edition bundle.
  15. ^ Comes with four switchable poses.
  16. ^ Produced in NES and Famicom colors, based on the color schemes of the respective video game consoles.
  17. ^ Produced in green, light blue and pink. Additionally, there is a green Mega Yarn Yoshi. Unlike other Amiibo figurines, these are made of real yarn.
  18. ^ Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
  19. ^ The Chibi-Robo Amiibo has read/write support.
  20. ^ The Pikmin Amiibo figure has read/write support.
  21. ^ All varieties of the Bowser, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Mario, Peach, Rosalina, Toad, Wario, and Yoshi Amiibo have read/write support.
  22. ^ The Mario Sports Superstars Amiibo cards have read/write support.
  23. ^ a b Cards are not supported.
  24. ^ Not compatible with amiibo cards.
  25. ^ The Barioth and Avinia, Navirou, One-Eyed Rathalos and Female Rider, One-Eyed Rathalos and Male Rider, Qurupeco and Dan, and Rathian and Cheval Amiibo have read/write support.
  26. ^ The Yarn Poochy and Yarn Yoshi Amiibo have read/write support.
  27. ^ The Yarn Yoshi Amiibo have read/write support.
  28. ^ This is a promotional card included with Japanese magazine Chara Parfait (キャラぱふぇ), issue September/October 2015, released on August 1, 2015. The original Japanese card name is しずえ (Shizue). Isabelle's artwork is based on that of card 001, but shows her in a different pose.
  29. ^ This is a promotional card that was included with Japanese magazine Picopuri (ぴこぷり), issue April–June 2016, released on March 15, 2016. Original Japanese card name is とたけけ (Totakeke). K.K.'s artwork is based on that of card 101, but shows him in a different pose.
  30. ^ a b c This Amiibo card is exclusively available with first print copies of Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival.

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