Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Developer	Nintendo EPD, NDcube
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Wii U
Release Date	US November 13, 2015 PAL November 20/21, 2015 JP November 21, 2015
Rating	ESRB: E

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a party game and a spin-off of the Portal: Animal Crossing series that was released for the Wii U in November 2015. It was released the same year as another Animal Crossing spin-off, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.

Gameplay

The game is divided into different modes which contain different sub-games and minigames to play, many of which need to be unlocked by earning happy points from playing available modes. The main mode of the game is a board game, where players compete to earn the most happy points. The game has twelve different boards, with the board changing each month and themed to reflect the respective month.

As implied by the title, the game is also designed around amiibo functionality. Amiibo figures could be scanned to make other Animal Crossing characters available to play in the game, and amiibo cards were used for the gameplay for a number of the game's modes. The game also featured connectivity with Happy Home Designer, as houses made in that game could be made to appear in some of the boards of amiibo Festival.

Legacy

There have not been any follow-ups to amiibo Festival. The next spin-off game of the Animal Crossing series would be a mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.