Animal Crossing: New Leaf is Getting amiibo Support

Nintendo have announced that, almost four years after release, Animal Crossing: New Leaf on 3DS will be getting patched with amiibo support. Not a huge amount of detail has been given as of yet, but scanning Animal Crossing amiibo cards will make villagers appear in your town for a visit and some will even move in permanently (presumably villagers that don’t have Special cards). Animal Crossing amiibo figures will also be compatible, likely functioning in the same way. Now I can force Boone back in to town and he’ll never leave me again.

Some amiibo from other games will also be compatible! This update will arrive in the Spring, but an exact date has yet to be given.