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

Development

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. 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

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

Life-to-date number of Amiibo shipped, millions
AmiiboFYQ1Q2Q3Q4YearTotal
Figures2014–155.7[24]4.8[25]10.5[25]39.0
2015–164.2[26]6.4[27]9.9[28]4.2[29]24.7[29]
2016–171.7[30]2.13.8-6.5
Cards2015–168.6[27]12.9[28]7.4[29]28.9[29]30.6
2016–171.3[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

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

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

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
CharacterAmiibo series[67]Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[68]Mario Kart 8 /
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[14]
Super Mario MakerOne 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 CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Celeste[73]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
CyrusAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
DigbyAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Isabelle (Summer Outfit)[74]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read Only[75]NoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Isabelle (Winter Outfit)Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read Only[75]NoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
K.K.[76]
(also known as K.K. Slider)
Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Kapp'n[74]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Kicks[73]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
LottieAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
MabelAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
ReeseAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Resetti[73](also known as Mr. Resetti)Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Rover[74]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Timmy & Tommy[74]Animal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Tom NookAnimal CrossingNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Animal Crossing Amiibo cards[77][78][79][80]Animal Crossing
(Series 1, 2, 3, 4, RV, Sanrio RV and other cards)
NoRead Only (Deluxe)Read Only[b]NoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes[c]
Qbby[81]BoxBoy!NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Chibi-Robo[82]Chibi-Robo!NoNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Solaire of Astora[83]Dark SoulsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Loot GoblinDiabloNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
AlmFire EmblemNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
CelicaFire EmblemNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
ChromFire EmblemNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
TikiFire EmblemNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
King Dedede[84]KirbyYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
Kirby[84]KirbyYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
Meta Knight[84]KirbyYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
Waddle Dee[84]KirbyNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
BokoblinThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
DarukThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Ganondorf (Tears of the Kingdom)[85]The Legend of ZeldaYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
GuardianThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Link (Archer)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Rider)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (The Legend of Zelda)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Link's Awakening)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Majora's Mask)[d]The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Ocarina of Time)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Skyward Sword)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Twilight Princess)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Link (Tears of the Kingdom) [86]The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
MiphaThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
RevaliThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Toon Link (The Wind Waker)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
UrbosaThe Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Wolf Link[87][88]The Legend of ZeldaNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read Only[89]NoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
ZeldaThe Legend of ZeldaYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Zelda & LoftwingThe Legend of ZeldaYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Zelda (The Wind Waker)The Legend of ZeldaYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Zelda (Tears of the Kingdom)[85]The Legend of ZeldaYesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Mario Sports Superstars Amiibo cards[90]Mario Sports SuperstarsNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Mega ManMega ManYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
E.M.M.I.[91]MetroidNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Metroid[92]MetroidNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Samus[91]MetroidYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoRead OnlyYes
Samus Aran[92]MetroidYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoRead OnlyYes
Barioth and AviniaMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
EnaMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MagnamaloMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Malzeno [93]Monster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NavirouMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
One-Eyed Rathalos and Female RiderMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
One-Eyed Rathalos and Male RiderMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
PalamuteMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Palamute (Canyne Malzeno) [94]Monster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PalicoMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Palico (Felyne Malzeno) [95]Monster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Qurupeco and DanMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
Rathian and ChevalMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNoNo
Razewing RathaMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
TsukinoMonster HunterNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pikmin[96]PikminNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Detective Pikachu[97]PokémonNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Shadow Mewtwo[e][98]Pokkén TournamentNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
King Knight[99]Shovel KnightNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Plague Knight[99]Shovel KnightNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Shovel Knight[100]Shovel KnightNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Shovel Knight (Gold Edition)[99]Shovel KnightNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Specter Knight[99]Shovel KnightNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead Only
Hammer Slam Bowser[f]SkylandersYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong[f]SkylandersYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
Big Man[101]SplatoonNoRead-only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNo
Callie[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Frye[101]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNo
Inkling Boy[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Boy (Neon Green)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Boy (Purple)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Girl[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Girl (Green)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Girl (Neon Pink)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Squid[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Squid (Neon Purple)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling Squid (Orange)[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Inkling (Yellow)[103]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyYes
Marie[102]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead Only
Marina[104]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Octoling Boy[105]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Octoling Girl[105]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Octoling Octopus[105]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Octoling (Blue)[106]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNo
Pearl[104]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Shiver[101]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNo
Smallfry[107]SplatoonNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyNo
BooSuper MarioNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
BowserSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Bowser (Wedding Outfit)[108]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Cat Mario[109]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Cat Peach[109]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
DaisySuper MarioNoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyYes
Diddy KongSuper MarioYesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoRead OnlyYes
Donkey KongSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoRead OnlyYes
GoombaSuper MarioNoNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Koopa TroopaSuper MarioNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
LuigiSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Mario[g][110]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Mario (Wedding Outfit)[108]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
PeachSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Peach (Wedding Outfit)[108]Super MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
RosalinaSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoRead OnlyYes
ToadSuper MarioNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead Only
WaluigiSuper MarioNoNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
WarioSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoRead OnlyYes
YoshiSuper MarioYesRead OnlyRead Only[75]Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
8-Bit Mario[h]Super Mario Bros. 30th AnniversaryYesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Delicious Amiibo[i][111]Super Mario CerealNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Power-Up Bands [112]Super Nintendo WorldNoRead only (Deluxe)[j]NoNoNoNoNoNoYes[k]
Alex[113]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Banjo & KazooieSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Bayonetta[114][l]Super Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
BowserSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
Bowser Jr.Super Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
BylethSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Captain FalconSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
CharizardSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
ChromSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Cloud[114][l]Super Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Corrin[114][m]Super Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Dark PitSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Dark SamusSuper Smash Bros.NoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
DaisySuper Smash Bros.NoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Diddy KongSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Donkey KongSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
Dr. MarioSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
Duck HuntSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
FalcoSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
FoxSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
GanondorfSuper Smash Bros.YesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyNoYes
GreninjaSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Hero[n]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Ice ClimbersSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
IkeSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
IncineroarSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
InklingSuper Smash Bros.NoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyNoYes
IsabelleSuper Smash Bros.NoRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyNoYes
IvysaurSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
JigglypuffSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
JokerSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Kazuya[115]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
KenSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
King DededeSuper Smash Bros.YesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
King K. RoolSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
KirbySuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead Only[116]Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
LinkSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoYes
Little MacSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
LucarioSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Lucas[117]Super Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
LucinaSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
LuigiSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
MarioSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
MarthSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoYes
Mega Man[o][118]Super Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Meta KnightSuper Smash Bros.YesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
MewtwoSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Mii BrawlerSuper Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Mii GunnerSuper Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Mii SwordfighterSuper Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Min MinSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Mr. Game & Watch[p][119]Super Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Mythra[115]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
NessSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Pac-ManSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
PalutenaSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
PeachSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoYes
PichuSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Piranha PlantSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
PitSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
PikachuSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Pikmin & OlimarSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
Pokémon TrainerSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Pyra[115]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
RichterSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
RidleySuper Smash Bros.NoRead Only (Deluxe)NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
R.O.B.[q][114][120][121]Super Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
RobinSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rosalina and LumaSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Roy[122]Super Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Ryu[122]Super Smash Bros.YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
SamusSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
Sephiroth[115]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
SheikSuper Smash Bros.YesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoYes
ShulkSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
SimonSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
SnakeSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
SonicSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Sora[123]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
SquirtleSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Steve[113]Super Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Toon LinkSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoYes
TerrySuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
VillagerSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoRead OnlyNoYes
WarioSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoNoYes
Wii Fit TrainerSuper Smash Bros.YesNoRead OnlyRead OnlyNoNoNoNoYes
WolfSuper Smash Bros.NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
YoshiSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead Only[75]Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoYes
Young Link[d]Super Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyRead OnlyNoYes
ZeldaSuper Smash Bros.YesRead Only (Deluxe)Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoYes
Zero Suit SamusSuper Smash Bros.YesRead OnlyRead OnlyNoRead OnlyNoNoNoYes
Noah [124]Xenoblade ChroniclesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Mio [125]Xenoblade ChroniclesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Yarn Poochy[126]Yoshi's Woolly WorldNoNoNoNoNoNoNoRead OnlyRead Only
Yarn Yoshi[r]Yoshi's Woolly WorldYesRead OnlyRead Only[75]Read OnlyNoRead OnlyNoRead OnlyYes
Games with universal Amiibo support (read-only unless otherwise noted)
Games with series specific Amiibo support
Supported gameCompatible 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[140]
  • 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[141]
  • Villager
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2[142]
  • Shovel Knight
  • None
Shovel Knight
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack[142]
Cyber Shadow[143]
  • King Knight
  • Plague Knight
  • Shovel Knight
  • Specter Knight
  • None
Shovel Knight[100]
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.[68]
  • None
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Fates[146]
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[149]
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • Waddle Dee
  • Qbby
  • None
Kirby's Blowout Blast[150]
  • King Dedede (both varieties)
  • Kirby (both varieties)
  • Meta Knight (both varieties)
  • Waddle Dee
  • None
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[151]
  • 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[153]
  • 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[154][155]
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[156]
  • Mega Man[156] (both varieties)
  • None
Mega Man
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2[157]
Mega Man 11[158]
Niconico[130]
  • Callie
  • Marie
  • None
Splatoon
Splatoon[159]
  • Callie
  • Inkling Boy (all varieties)
  • Inkling Girl (all varieties)
  • Inkling Squid (all varieties)
  • Marie
Splatoon 2[160]
  • 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[161]
Star Fox Guard[162][163]
  • Falco
  • Fox
  • None
Star Fox
Star Fox Zero[164][165]
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D[166]
  • Shulk
  • None
Xenoblade Chronicles

List of Animal Crossing Amiibo cards

The following is a list of all confirmed Amiibo cards for the Animal Crossing series of games.[167][168][169] Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 consist of 100 cards each, while Series 5 consists of 48 cards.[170][171] 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.[172] 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.[173] Series 5 was released on November 5, 2021.[171]

Exclusives

In North America, Australia, and New Zealand, at launch some Amiibo were only available in selected retailers.[177][178] In Australia and New Zealand, this practice is limited to Mario (Silver Edition),[178] Dark Hammer Slam Bowser, and Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong[179][180] being limited to EB Games, Mario (Gold Edition) being limited to Target[178] in Australia and Mighty Ape[181] 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;[182][183] 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.[184]

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