Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival

 Wii U
User Score
4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 253 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 253
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 253
  3. Negative: 152 out of 253
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  1. Datamari
    Nov 29, 2015
    5
    Cmon, Nintendo, don't let Animal Crossing die.
    Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is adorable! But that's all this game really has, it's a complete bore to play. It's a party game, but with all the fun sucked out of it. It has charm and personality, but other than that, it's just not fun. You move around the board/town to gain Happy Points, and while there are some cute events that go on,    Cmon, Nintendo, don't let Animal Crossing die.
    Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is adorable! But that's all this game really has, it's a complete bore to play. It's a party game, but with all the fun sucked out of it. It has charm and personality, but other than that, it's just not fun. You move around the board/town to gain Happy Points, and while there are some cute events that go on, there really isn't any incentive to paying attention to the computer doing anything, as there is hardly any spaces that hinder your opponents. The minigames themselves aren't entertaining, making it more of an obligation than a game. The worst part about it is that it's required to have an Amiibo to play; even though the game comes with Amiibo cards, the "full experience" requires you to buy the Amiibos. Nintendo, let me make this clear: I don't want your toys.
    Overall, this game is painfully average, it has the charm and cute look to it, but that's all this game really has going for it. It's not a terrible game, not one of the worst Wii U games out there, but it's not a game I would hugely recommend.

    Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival gets a 5/10.    … Expand
  2. BetterThanSonic
    Nov 30, 2015
    6
    It's still better than Sonic Adventure. It's also better than Sonic Adventure 2, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed, and every other 3D Sonic game that has ever been released.
  3. Slab13
    Dec 5, 2015
    5
    It's not the worst game of all time, clearly. It's a bit fun and you can have a great time playing it, but the biggest problem is the abuse of amiibo figures, this game and happy home designer, use the charm of the Animal Crossing series to sell amiibos, and for the worst, people are making this kind of game profitable.

    No es el peor juego de todos los tiempos, claramente. Es un poco    It's not the worst game of all time, clearly. It's a bit fun and you can have a great time playing it, but the biggest problem is the abuse of amiibo figures, this game and happy home designer, use the charm of the Animal Crossing series to sell amiibos, and for the worst, people are making this kind of game profitable.

    No es el peor juego de todos los tiempos, claramente. Es un poco divertido y puedes pasar grandes momentos jugándolo, pero el mayor problema presente, es el abuso de los amiibos. Este juego, al igual que AC: Happy Home Designer usa el carisma presente en la serie Animal Crossing para vender amiibos por montón y para peor, la gente está haciendo que este modelo de juego sea rentable.    … Expand
  4. C0ncox
    Jan 11, 2016
    5
    This game is great for Hardcore Animal Crossing Fans but I don't really see the appeal to anyone else. It's just not really the type of game to be converted into a party game like Mario.
  5. Chipo90
    Mar 26, 2016
    6
    This game promised a lot. In the end an underdeveloped electronic board game came out. But when you are playing with people this game may not be as bad. A solid 6 represents well the game. This game fell short but still, the price dropped to 25 bucks. :)
  6. Braymine
    Jul 30, 2017
    5
    This game, in my opinion, tries to be too much of a board game. I got it out of my love for animal crossing, and I even played it a couple times to try and convince myself that it was a good game, but it never clicked. The only good part of this was the desert island mini-game. And now even that's obsolete because you can get that in animal crossing through any kind of wii u console itemThis game, in my opinion, tries to be too much of a board game. I got it out of my love for animal crossing, and I even played it a couple times to try and convince myself that it was a good game, but it never clicked. The only good part of this was the desert island mini-game. And now even that's obsolete because you can get that in animal crossing through any kind of wii u console item in the game! The main aspect could be made fun, but it just feels like they only put a couple halfhearted lines of text for each event, which repeat several times through just one game. the event days are scarce, and the only point is to get the most bells, happy points, and get those lloid stamps. the game repeats itself and adding amiibo to this doesn't help the cause much, because those don't add anything to the game either really... so I give it a generous but still not up to standards 5/10… Expand
  7. MasterChickenYT
    Dec 11, 2018
    5
    If you can get it for under $/€/£10, it's a steel of a deal. The amiibo are awesome, great quality and they look really good. The amiibo cards also make a great place in your Pokémon card collection.

    too bad the game is awful
  8. User11234
    Jan 21, 2022
    5
    this is just another mediocre party games. It's not then worst game in the whole world, but it unfortunately lacks content, is overpriced, requires amiibos to play, and gets boring very fast. there are some minigames that are fun to play, but it doesn't justify it's 60 dollar price, and even then, the minigames requires amiibos to play!! are you serious nintendo? it might be fun for athis is just another mediocre party games. It's not then worst game in the whole world, but it unfortunately lacks content, is overpriced, requires amiibos to play, and gets boring very fast. there are some minigames that are fun to play, but it doesn't justify it's 60 dollar price, and even then, the minigames requires amiibos to play!! are you serious nintendo? it might be fun for a short while, but it's not worth the price tag,… Expand
  9. Timo18072007
    Jan 19, 2022
    6
    Worse Copy of Mario Party, they copied the whole thing with bad grafics and less Minigames. However it‘s a funny partygame to play with friends!

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best Wii U Game of 2015
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#6 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2015
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#9 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2015

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46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 20
  3. Negative: 8 out of 20
  1. Everyeye.it
    Jan 27, 2016
    80
    It's a nice way to put your amiibos to use. It's a party game, so don't expect deep or too complex gameplay mechanics, but cards and action figures are implemented in an original and interesting way.
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  2. Gaming Age
    Jan 1, 2016
    58
    It's digital board gaming at its most basic, with a surprisingly sincere effort from a developer that seems burnt out on the genre.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Dec 27, 2015
    62
    Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival is Mario Party but lacking true content!
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