When can you use amiibo in animal crossing new horizons

In ACNH, you can now use the amiibo Call Center, a yellow box located at the far left part of the cafe, to call NPCs to play and enjoy a cup of coffee. Amiibo's can be used to invite characters like Isabelle, the Able Sisters, and more. This Animal Crossing: New Horizon guide details everything you need to know about using amiibo at The Roost, which was released as part of the ACNH 2.0 update.

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How to Use amiibo at The Roost

To use amiibo's, simply walk up to the Call Center and press A to interact. Have your desired amiibo at the ready! When prompted, touch the silver, shiny part of the amiibo card to the right stick, where the reader is located.

You'll now be able to enjoy quality time and a cup of joe with your favorite NPCs in New Horizons!

What Kinds of amiibo Work at The Roost?

You can invite a few types of characters to have a cup of coffee at The Roost, including:

  • amiibo for villagers that live on your island
  • NPCs like Isabelle, the Able Sisters, etc.
  • amiibo for villagers that don't live on your island

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When you chat with NPCs, villagers and villagers who don't live on your island, there won't be any dialogue options, so you aren't able to ask a villager to move in like you can at the campsite.

Note that when hanging out with a friend at The Roost via local or online play, neither of you can use an amiibo card to call another character.

How Do I Get a Customer to Leave The Roost?

If you want invite another customer using amiibo to Brewster's cafe, you'll need to ask the first one to leave. You can do this by using the amiibo Call Center, which can ask the character to leave so you can invite another, or you can simply walk out of The Roost. When you return, the first character you invited will be gone and you can now invite someone new using the Call Center.

Not sure how to unlock The Roost yet? No worries, you can return to the How to Find Brewster and Get The Roost page!

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This Animal Crossing: New Horizons guide addresses Amiibo and Amiibo Card support, compatibility, and functionality. And explains Photopia which functions like another form of Photo Mode (in addition to the Camera app).

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  • Amiibo and Amiibo Card Compatibility
  • How to Get More Villagers Using Amiibo
  • What is Photopia?

Amiibo and Amiibo Card Compatibility

According to Nintendo Japan, as translated by GoNintendo all Amiibo and Amiibo cards are supported but they have different functions and won't all be available at launch.

This means you will be able to use all 16 Animal Crossing Series Amiibo and the Animal Crossing Super Smash Bros. Amiibo: i.e the Villager and Isabelle Amiibo. In terms of Amiibo Cards, you can use Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards (Series 1-4), Animal Crossing Welcome Amiibo Cards, and Animal Crossing Welcome Amiibo Cards (Sanrio collaboration)).

Below is a chart detailing the information on the Nintendo Japan website.

Nintendo has stated that not all of these will be supported at launch. We have not be able to test every single Amiibo card but haven't scanned any that have been unusable yet.

Compatible Amiibo Poster Photo Studio (Photopia) Invite to Campground Amiibo Figures Amiibo Cards
Animal Crossing Series Amiibo (all 16) yes Some special animals will be supported sequentially No
Villager Amiibo (Super Smash Bros.) yes No No
Isabelle Amiibo (Super Smash Bros.) yes yes No
Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards (Series 1-4) yes Some special animals will be supported sequentially Only general animals emigrating to the island can be invited
Animal Crossing Welcome Amiibo Cards yes yes yes
Animal Crossing Welcome Amiibo Cards (Sanrio collaboration) Yes No No

How to Get More Villagers Using Amiibo

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In order to get more villagers using Amiibo and Amiibo cards you'll need to unlock the Campground.

How to Unlock the Campground

The Campground is an area you can create that will allow you to receive visiting villagers on your island, where you can then begin to convince them to stay and live in your town - or you can simply talk and trade with them.

To build the Campground, you must have first upgraded the Resident Services Tent into a proper building (aka the Town Hall). Once completed, Tom Nook will have an assignment to increase your town’s popularity to catch a certain someone’s attention. The first step towards this, will be building a Campground.

You will need to build the Campground Construction Kit, which requires 15 of each type of wood, as well as 15 Iron Nuggets, and then place the kit down in an area you’d like to designate as a campground.

The next day, a random villager will likely appear in the Campground (though you may be able to convince a villager found on a mystery island to be the first to visit the Campground). Whichever villager, you will have no choice but to invite them into your town. After that, villagers may appear at the Campground at any time, but can also be summoned using Amiibo Cards at the Resident Services Terminal.

How to Convince Amiibo Villagers to Move to Your Island

Head to Resident Services and interact with the Nook Stop terminal and select the Amiibo option.

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Tap your Amiibo or Amiibo Card on the NFC touchpoint (the joystick on the right joycon or the middle of the pro controller, as shown on screen).

It will recognize what Amiibo it is and, if it's in the game it will work!

When you summon a potential Villager to the Campground, you need to convince them to join your town by making DIY items for them, and it may take several attempts (max 3), requiring you to summon them back each day and craft them an item of their choice until they think about moving in and agree.

This often results in learning new DIY recipes! (But not always.

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If you're dead set on getting an Amiibo Villager to your town do not lay down more land until they're ready to move it.

Once they're down, go to Resident Services and ask Tom Nook to sell more land. The villager will agree to move in and appear a day or 2 later.

What is Photopia?

You can also use some Amiibo and Amiibo cards to bring villagers to a Photo Studio called Photopia. This island exists as an elaborate photobooth for you and the villagers.

Go to Dodo Airlines, fly to Harvey's Island, then go to the room of your choice. Tap amiibo or amiibo cards to make villagers appear from thin air! They'll follow you from room to room too.

You can also invite current Residents to the shoot.

Dress them up as you like then strike a pose.

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When can you start using Amiibos?

You will be able to scan compatible amiibo figures after you have unlocked the amiibo rune in the game (usually about 45 minutes into gameplay). You can use each amiibo figure once per day (per Nintendo Account).

Why can't I use amiibo in New Horizons?

If you've been playing for a while and still haven't found out how to use amiibo in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you can only use them once amiibo functionality has been unlocked. There are a few different places you can use amiibo including the Campsite, Harvey's Island, and The Roost cafe.

When can I use amiibo ACNL?

Complete these steps Follow the voice until Wisp's lamp appears. Pick up the lamp and display it in your house. Once you have the lamp in your house, once per day you can press the A Button by the lamp to make Wisp appear. Follow Wisp's instructions and scan a compatible amiibo card or figure.

How do you use amiibo cards in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Access the Nook Stop terminal in your Resident Services building and choose Invite Amiibo camper. After that, the game will prompt you to scan an Amiibo card. Note that if another character is currently occupying your campsite, the game will ask if you want to replace them with the villager you're trying to summon.

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