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'{{short description|2015 video game}} {{Use American English|date=June 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox video game | title = Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival | image = Animal Crossing amiibo Festival.jpg | developer = [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development|Nintendo EPD]]<br />[[NDcube]]<ref name="nd cube games">{{cite web|url=http://www2.ndcube.co.jp//game/index.html|title=Kaihatsu Jouhou|script-title=ja:開発情報|trans-title=Development Information|website=Nintendo Japan|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130214842/http://www2.ndcube.co.jp//game/index.html|archivedate=November 30, 2015|url-status=dead|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref> | publisher = [[Nintendo]] | director = [[Aya Kyogoku]]<ref name="Eguchi interview"/> | producer = [[Hisashi Nogami]] | series = ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' | platforms = [[Wii U]] | released = {{Video game release|NA|November 13, 2015|EU|November 20, 2015<ref name="twitter date">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/649495059931471872|title=Nintendo of Europe on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref>|WW|November 21, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/japanese-animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-introduction-trailer/|title=Japanese Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival introduction trailer, release date|work=Nintendo Everything}}</ref>|}} | genre = [[Party video game|Party]] | modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] }} '''''Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival''''' is a [[party video game]] developed by [[Nintendo]] and [[NDcube]] for the [[Wii U]].<ref name="nd cube games"/> 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. ''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 were praised. == Gameplay == [[File:AnimalCrossingAF GameplayE32015.png|thumb|left|250px|Gameplay Screenshot at [[E3 2015]] ]] ''Amiibo Festival'' is a virtual [[board game]] similar in style to the ''[[Mario Party]]'' series.<ref name="Polygon: announce">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/16/8789807/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-wii-u |accessdate=June 16, 2015 |title=Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival coming to Wii U, plus four new Animal Crossing amiibo |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=June 16, 2015 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618181008/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/16/8789807/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-wii-u |archivedate=June 18, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> Playable ''Animal Crossing'' characters include [[Isabelle (Animal Crossing)|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]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gonintendo.com/stories/235998-animal-crossing-happy-home-designer-cards-work-on-wii-u#comments|title=Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer cards work on Wii U|work=GoNintendo}}</ref> and generally requires the use of [[Amiibo]] toys for play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.nintendofeed.com/2015/06/e3-2015-animal-crossing-amiibo-festival_17.html|title=E3 2015: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a Free Download but Requires amiibo to Play|author=Josh M-J|work=nintendofeed.com|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106055820/http://archive.nintendofeed.com/2015/06/e3-2015-animal-crossing-amiibo-festival_17.html|archive-date=November 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Development == 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."<ref name="Eguchi interview"/> The game was announced during Nintendo's June 2015 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] press conference for release in Q4 2015 during the [[holiday season]],<ref name="Polygon: announce"/> later specified as November 2015.<ref name="twitter date"/> 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.<ref name="NL spin-offs"/> The characters each have personal characteristics, including a house associated with the character as designed in ''Happy Home Designer''.<ref name="NL spin-offs"/> ''Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival'' was released exclusively as a retail product, and is not digitally available on the [[Nintendo eShop]] in any region. == Reception == {{Video game reviews | MC = 46/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival|title=Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130215655/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival|archivedate=November 30, 2015|url-status=live|accessdate=December 20, 2015}}</ref> | IGN = 5/10<ref name="ign review">{{cite web|url=http://ign.com/articles/2015/11/18/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-review|title=Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Review|last=Plagge | first=Kallie|website=[[IGN]]|date=November 18, 2015|accessdate=November 18, 2015}}</ref> | NWR=4.5/10<ref name="nwr review">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41528/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-wii-u-review|title=Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival (Wii U) Review|author=Ronaghan, Neal|website=Nintendo World Report|date=November 18, 2015|accessdate=November 18, 2015}}</ref> | Fam=32/40<ref name="Famitsu rating"/> }} Unlike its predecessors, ''Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival'' received mixed to negative reviews from critics, according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=metacritic/> ''[[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.<ref name="ign review"/> ''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."<ref name="nwr review"/> [[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/11/17/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival-is-a-boring-random-mess/|title=Animal Crossing: amiibo festival is a boring, random mess|author=Clark, Willie|publisher=[[GamesBeat]]|date=November 18, 2015|accessdate=November 18, 2015}}</ref> Not all reviewers were so critical; ''[[Famitsu]]'' scored the game 32/40, with each of the four reviewers giving it a score of 8.<ref name="Famitsu rating">{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1407|title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1407|work=Gematsu|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> The game proved to be a commercial failure. It sold 20,303 copies within its first week of release in Japan.<ref>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.</ref> {{Clear}} == References == {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="NL spin-offs">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/animal_crossing_series_director_explains_the_amiibo_focus_of_happy_home_designer_and_amiibo_festival|title=Animal Crossing Series Director Explains the amiibo Focus of Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival|author=Nintendo Life|work=Nintendo Life|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> <ref name="Eguchi interview">{{cite interview | title=Nintendo's Aya Kyogoku on Evolving The Series | first1=Katsuya | last1=Eguchi | first2=Aya | last2=Kyogoku | interviewer=Jeremy Parish | date=July 9, 2015 | work=[[USgamer]] | url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/honestly-we-just-wanted-animal-crossing-amiibo-aya-kyogoku-on-the-genesis-of-amiibo-festival-and-happy-home-designer | accessdate=September 29, 2015}}</ref> }} == External links == *{{Official website|http://animal-crossing.com/amiibo-festival/}} {{Animal Crossing}} {{Portal bar|Video games}} [[Category:2015 video games]] [[Category:Nintendo games]] [[Category:Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development games]] [[Category:Animal Crossing video games]] [[Category:Wii U games]] [[Category:Wii U-only games]] [[Category:Party video games]] [[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]] [[Category:Board game-style video games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Japan]] [[Category:Video games that use Amiibo figurines]] [[Category:Video game spin-offs]]'