Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival | |
---|---|
Developer(s) | Nintendo EPD NDcube[1] |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Director(s) | Aya Kyogoku[2] |
Producer(s) | Hisashi Nogami |
Series | Animal Crossing |
Platform(s) | Wii U |
Release |
|
Genre(s) | Party |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival is a party video game developed by Nintendo and NDcube for the Wii U.[1] Similar to the Mario Party series, the game is a spin-off of to the Animal Crossing series that moves away from the series traditional format, instead being a party game that primarily integrates amiibo figures into the gameplay. Alongside the release of the game, 8 Animal Crossing amiibo character figures were released for use in the game. It was released worldwide in November 2015.
Amiibo Festival is a virtual board game similar in style to the Mario Party series. Playable Animal Crossing characters include Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and Mable—four of the series's eight characters upon which Amiibo toys had been based. Animal Crossing is an iconic simulation game franchise that has captured our hearts since it was first released in 2001. Explore new places, meet charming characters and become an integral part of the community. Plenty of adventures and relaxation lay within the world of Animal Crossing with games including Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and the brand-new. Nintendo Switch Bundle w/Game & Case: Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing New Horizons Edition 32GB Console, Animal Crossing New Horizons Game, Tigology Travel Case 4.6 out of 5 stars 48 $429.00 $ 429. 00 $481.00 $481.00. Animal Crossing: Wild World is a simulation video game for the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console. In this game, you will play as a new citizen in a far away town and your goal is to make the town prosperous and pay off your house loan that was forcefully given to you. Interact with the neighbors to make them happy and friendly to you.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best game I've played this year, and immediately cements itself as one of the generation's defining experiences. Fans will be playing it for years, watching as the seasons roll by and unveil the true potential of what has been created here.
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival was a commercial failure and received negative reviews from critics who criticised the repetitive gameplay, poor amiibo integration and lack of innovation; though its presentation was praised.
Gameplay[edit]
Amiibo Festival is a virtual board game similar in style to the Mario Party series.[5] Playable Animal Crossing characters include Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and Mable—four of the series's eight characters upon which Amiibo toys had been based. The game also supports the Amiibo cards which had debuted alongside Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer,[6] and generally requires the use of Amiibo toys for play.[7] Terraria free play pc.
Development[edit]
Director Aya Kyogoku stated that the game was conceived as a vehicle for the creation of the first Animal Crossing Amiibo: 'Honestly, we just wanted Animal Crossing amiibo. We wanted the company to make Animal Crossing amiibo, so that's why we made a game that works with them.'[2]
The game was announced during Nintendo's June 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference for release in Q4 2015 during the holiday season,[5] later specified as November 2015.[3] Kyogoku distinguished the game from Mario Party by stating that the latter is more focused on minigames, while Amiibo Festival is more of a board game. The game uses Nintendo's Amiibo protocol to insert characters into the game, with eight different Amiibo toys bundled with the game's release.[8] The characters each have personal characteristics, including a house associated with the character as designed in Happy Home Designer.[8]
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival was released exclusively as a retail product, and is not digitally available on the Nintendo eShop in any region.
Reception[edit]
Reception | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Unlike its predecessors, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival received mixed to negative reviews from critics, according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[9]IGN rated the game at 5 out of 10, saying that the Amiibo integration is 'cumbersome' and 'hard to play with' and that the gameplay is a boring and slow 'snooze fest' — having almost fallen asleep while playing. The game was praised as 'undoubtedly charming', relaxing, and best played with friends.[10]Nintendo World Report gave the game a 4.5 out of 10, citing 'Boring, repetitive gameplay' and 'Tak[ing] an hour to get anything good.'[11]GamesBeat gave the game 3.3 out of 10 and condemned it for being 'a blatant attempt to get you to buy more Amiibo, and it's not even a good one at that.'[14] Not all reviewers were so critical; Famitsu scored the game 32/40, with each of the four reviewers giving it a score of 8.[12]
The game proved to be a commercial failure. Sims 4 won t download on origin. It sold 20,303 copies within its first week of release in Japan.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Kaihatsu Jouhou' 開発情報 [Development Information]. Nintendo Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ abEguchi, Katsuya; Kyogoku, Aya (July 9, 2015). 'Nintendo's Aya Kyogoku on Evolving The Series'. USgamer (Interview). Interviewed by Jeremy Parish. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ ab'Nintendo of Europe on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^'Japanese Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival introduction trailer, release date'. Nintendo Everything.
- ^ abSarkar, Samit (June 16, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival coming to Wii U, plus four new Animal Crossing amiibo'. Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^'Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer cards work on Wii U'. GoNintendo.
- ^Josh M-J. 'E3 2015: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a Free Download but Requires amiibo to Play'. nintendofeed.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ abNintendo Life. 'Animal Crossing Series Director Explains the amiibo Focus of Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ ab'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ abPlagge, Kallie (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Review'. IGN. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ abRonaghan, Neal (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival (Wii U) Review'. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ ab'Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1407'. Gematsu. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^Clark, Willie (January 11, 2017). 'Animal Crossing: Amiibo festival is a boring, random mess'. VentureBeat.
- ^Clark, Willie (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: amiibo festival is a boring, random mess'. GamesBeat. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^Whitehead, Thomas, 25th November 2015, 'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival Has Modest Impact in Japan as 3DS Sales Improve' (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/animal_crossing_amiibo_festival_has_modest_impact_in_japan_as_3ds_sales_improve). Nintendo Life. Accessed 26 December 2016.
Animal Crossing Game Download
External links[edit]
Download Animal Crossing
If you already own the Animal Crossing: New Leaf game, you can download a free update that includes all of the new features and amiibo functionality from the packaged version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo.
The Animal Crossing™: New Leaf game has a new lease on life thanks to the addition of amiibo compatibility. This free update adds in support for all Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and cards. Tap amiibo to have the pictured villager visit your town. You can even tap select amiibo from other series to get items themed to those characters!
After installing the update, you can tap Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and cards to invite villagers for a visit—or to move in! In November, this update content will be added to the original game in a new packaged version called Animal Crossing™: New Leaf—Welcome amiibo. And on December 2nd, 50 new Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo cards will also become available for purchase. No matter how you play it, this is the perfect time to cozy up to the charm and creativity of this special game. New friends and discoveries await every day. Express yourself by customizing your character, home, and town as you create your ideal world.
- This free update for the Animal Crossing™: New Leaf game adds in amiibo™ support and more
- You can finally invite villagers to your town using amiibo™ figures and/or cards
- Tap Animal Crossing™ amiibo™ cards to invite the pictured character for a visit at your new RV campsite
- Check www.animal-crossing.com/newleaf for more details on compatibility
- For prospective villagers who don't own the game yet, a new packaged version that includes the new content (and a random amiibo™ card) is on the way in December