Tap, connect, collect!

Take your favorite Nintendo heroes in hand and experience a whole new way to play your favorite games on Nintendo 3DS family systems and the Wii U console thanks to amiibo—collectible figures and cards with special chips for reading and writing data! How does it work? Simply place your amiibo on the NFC reader surface built into the Wii U GamePad or the lower screen of your New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL (an external NFC reader can be purchased for older Nintendo 3DS family systems) and watch what starts happening on your screens.

Jump into loads of games!

In compatible titles, amiibo can work wonders. In some games they add special costumes or gear, and in others even entire game modes! In games like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, you can even train compatible amiibo figures into ultimate fighters that remember opponents’ play styles and even collect new in-game items for you. The list of supported titles keeps growing for both new and previously released amiibo, and includes gems like Mario Kart 8, Yoshi's Woolly World, Splatoon, Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, and Super Mario Maker.