How to use amiibo cards on switch lite animal crossing

Note: To use this feature with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the game must first be updated to Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo.

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All Animal Crossing amiibo cards and figures are compatible with Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo.

Scan Animal Crossing amiibo figures to invite them to the Campground area in the game. (With their own stylish RV!) These characters offer players special in-game items that provide access to the new Desert Island Escape and Animal Crossing Puzzle League mini-games.
Scan Animal Crossing amiibo cards to invite the pictured character to come to your town. Characters on amiibo cards in the Welcome amiibo series can appear in the new Campground.
Scan select non-Animal Crossing amiibo figures to access new furniture items unique to those characters.

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Walk around your town until you hear an unknown voice call your character’s name. (The timing for this event is random.)
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.
Depending on the figure, you will be able to chat with them, ask them to visit your town’s Campground, or invite them to live in your town permanently.

Applies to: Nintendo Switch Family, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

In this article, you'll learn how to scan an amiibo figure or amiibo card using the Nintendo Switch console.

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Ensure your console has the latest system update.
Start the amiibo-compatible game and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Please note that you may need to look up the software manual for information on where in the game you can use amiibo.
Touch the amiibo to the NFC touchpoint.
- On the Joy-Con, the NFC touchpoint is located on the right control stick.
- On the Pro Controller, the NFC touchpoint is located over the Nintendo Switch logo at the top-center of the controller.
- On Nintendo Switch Lite, the NFC touchpoint is located on the right control stick.

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It's time to meet some adorable new friends!

The wait is finally over! The “Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack” of amiibo cards is now available at Target, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can now invite six new Sanrio-themed villagers to live on their islands!

Here’s everything you need to know about using these amiibo cards (as well as unlocking all of the Sanrio-themed goodies that come with them)!

When you’re ready to invite one of these new villagers to your island, head into the Resident Services building and interact with the Nook Stop terminal.

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Select “Invite amiibo camper,” and then choose “Yes, I do!” to begin the scanning process.

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Follow the on-screen instructions to scan the amiibo card with your Switch, Switch Lite, or Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, if you’re using one.

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Once you scan one of these new amiibo cards, New Horizons will ask you if you want to invite the villager to your campsite.

Here’s something important you should know about these amiibo cards: If all you care about is unlocking the Sanrio-themed decorations and items in New Horizons, you don’t have to invite the character to your campsite. Simply scanning the amiibo card will cause the character’s associated items to show up in the Nook Shopping catalog. For instance, scanning Rilla’s amiibo card will unlock the Hello Kitty-themed items for you to purchase, and so on. Check out our list of all of the Sanrio-themed items you can unlock using these amiibo cards!

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If you do want to invite the character to your campsite, select “Yes.”

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The game will call the amiibo character and they’ll agree to visit your campsite.

From there, you can visit your campsite to interact with the villager you’ve invited. Like any other amiibo character, if you talk to them multiple times, they’ll eventually give you a quest to complete, which will require you to give them a specific item. If you invite the villager to your campsite and complete their request three times (that is, on three separate days), you can invite them to live on your island!

And that’s all there is to it! Have fun with your new animal friends!

To learn more about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or to view the rest of our guides for the game, check out our previous coverage.

Disclosure: Nintendo sent SuperParent the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack of amiibo cards for coverage purposes.