New Leaf: Welcome Amiibo Update General Discussion

[Vile]

This news made me really happy! Cycling, trading, exorbitant prices on specific villagers... I hated the entire rat race that is villager trading, but it's a necessity to get who you want. No longer, I hope!

As someone who collected/traded all of Series 1, I've recently begun working on the next sets. It's like Pokemon card collecting, except it's actually possible to collect a full set lol.

 

[HHoney]

Nintendo - there's still time - please give these animals personality types for each species that we still need!

 

[Pokemanz]

Nintendo - there's still time - please give these animals personality types for each species that we still need!

Or just bring back the villagers who have the missing personality types! I don't understand why they wouldn't bring back all the old villagers?

 

[mintellect]

Ok so I don't know if this was mentioned In a previous post because I'm too lazy to scroll back but apparently in the EU direct it was shown that animals scanned in via Amiibo card show up in RVs in this trailer park-like area with a dog that I don't know anything about?? And you can order items that the animal has inside their RV and convince them to move in.
I have pictures but I'll upload em later

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There we go

I didn't watch the direct myself, just found this on tumblr so I don't know if anything else was revealed about this area

 

[moonrisekingdom]

Ok so I don't know if this was mentioned In a previous post because I'm too lazy to scroll back but apparently in the EU direct it was shown that animals scanned in via Amiibo card show up in RVs in this trailer park-like area with a dog that I don't know anything about?? And you can order items that the animal has inside their RV and convince them to move in.
I have pictures but I'll upload em later

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There we go

I didn't watch the direct myself, just found this on tumblr so I don't know if anything else was revealed about this area

is that hippie looking dog(???) the RV park owner? omg adorable. i wish he could be a villager in my town ;_;

 

[Mink777]

I think that there will be more villager cards than just the 50 ones they announced. It would make sense to bring back all the old villagers and I am confident they will.

 

[Pokemanz]

Does this mean there might be an update to HHD as well? If there are new cards it would make sense to incorporate them into where the card thing started.

 

[SensaiGallade]

Okay so here's what I think will happen in the update:

-Obviously all the Animal Crossing amiibo will be usable in the game, Villager cards summon isp or something and as a result, they should visit the campsite.
-NPC amiibo could include special furniture and maybe allow you to design their houses.
-Other compatable amiibo should summon special villagers such as the Squid Sister amiibo invite special counterparts.
-All HHD furniture should be included into the game, including ceiling items.
-Nook Homes should be expanded to hold window designs, curtain's and interior doors as well as include all the exterior parts exculsive to HHD.
-A new area on the Main Street allows access to the recently seen campervan area where you can scan the exclusive amiibo into the game.

 

[RhinoK]

Vanessa is coming back, sign me up

 

[Villager Fan]

Here is a video of the Hello Kitty/Sanrio villagers in action at the RV park. Any possible translation on the dialogue would be greatly appreciated.

I especially would like to know the dialogue for the deer villager. It seems like the player asked her to move in, but I'm not sure. It seems like it goes further on in the dialogue that Hopkins provided. Right now, I have this bad feeling that when a villager is asked "Why don't you live here?" it may mean live at the campsite rather than in the town itself. I am hoping the dialogue would confirm something.

 

[Cloudkitty]

I was excited in general about the update, new villagers, new furniture. Then I found out about the Sanrio items.

I am hysterical with joy.

 

[Imaginarycupcake]

I am . . . really not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it's great to have the amiibo cards serve some other purpose. (I never bought HHD, so I still don't have any cards at all.) On the other hand, villagers-on-demand does seem to take some of the fun and magic out of the game. I enjoy both the randomness of the original game and the fun of trading with others. If everyone's now going to be obsessively collecting these cards, it seems like the game will be a bit too easy to control. Someone's going to get the Fauna card and just be churning out Faunas for other players. But hey, maybe other people will enjoy that new style?

I would, however, LOVE to see some of the items and customization abilities from HHD appear in NL.

I agree with you there..

 

[Daydream]

Awww that's SO cute

You can use the honk in a villager's van to scare them!

 

[BluebellLight]

I'm so excited for the update but worried at the same time. Nintendo promised us this was coming this Autumn but it looks like we won't be getting it until at least December.

 

[Bea]

Awww that's SO cute

You can use the honk in a villager's van to scare them!

Sign me up I am sold.

 

[Cascade]

I'm disappointed being Hello Kitty as a gorilla ;-;

 

[nintendofan85]

I'm so glad that this is coming out. I was hoping for a new game because usually Nintendo releases a new Animal Crossing game every 3-4 years, but I'm looking forward to this way more than I was Amiibo Festival or even Happy Home Designer. The thing is, I really figured that by now, Nintendo would've said something about another Animal Crossing game being in the works. The original one was released on the Nintendo 64 in Japan in 2001, and then Wild World was released in 2005, and then City Folk in 2008, and then New Leaf in Japan in 2012. However, probably the reason that Nintendo hasn't said anything about a new Animal Crossing game and is instead releasing an update to New Leaf four years into its release probably largely has to do with the Wii U's low sales ever since it launched in 2012. The NX, after all, is basically serving as a successor for both the Wii U and 3DS. I think Nintendo will release a new Animal Crossing game on the NX, the question is, when would they be able to do so? I know Nintendo plans on releasing the NX this March, but when New Leaf was in development they let us know it was coming out even before the console was released-both the 3DS and New Leaf were announced in 2010, the 3DS was released in 2011 and then New Leaf, as I said, came out in Japan in 2012-yet this time, even though the NX is set to be released in six months, Nintendo has said nothing about a new Animal Crossing game.

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I'm so excited for the update but worried at the same time. Nintendo promised us this was coming this Autumn but it looks like we won't be getting it until at least December.

The release date was set for November 11 in North America, correct?

 

[HHoney]

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The release date was set for November 11 in North America, correct?

I believe the updated New Leaf: Welcome amiibo is around November 23-26 in US with a possible "mini Nintendo Direct: Animal Crossing edition" happening sometime in the first two weeks of November.

Looking for website confirmation on dates...

 

[Chicha]

Here is a video of the Hello Kitty/Sanrio villagers in action at the RV park. Any possible translation on the dialogue would be greatly appreciated.

I especially would like to know the dialogue for the deer villager. It seems like the player asked her to move in, but I'm not sure. It seems like it goes further on in the dialogue that Hopkins provided. Right now, I have this bad feeling that when a villager is asked "Why don't you live here?" it may mean live at the campsite rather than in the town itself. I am hoping the dialogue would confirm something.

I love this! The RV concept is super adorable and feels fresh and new. Hopefully we can invite those villagers to move in as well. I know we can order furniture with them for sure. I've seen screenshots somewhere.

I'd be up for new PWPs from HHD and amiibo festival.

 

[Villager Fan]

Anybody fluent in Japanese and can tell us more about the dialogue? It might give us insight on the campground.