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Jul 26, 2025
9
Es un juego muy bueno, hace un muy buen uso de la GamePad. Ya en la actualidad donde se hace más fácil encontrar los implementos para jugar, la verdad se disfruta bastante. Es especialmente hecho para jugar con amigos o familiares. Me parece entretenido.
Jul 5, 2025
7
Its an extremely fun board game but still just a board game a better alternative for WIU is Mario party 10 play that instead.
Jul 30, 2024
0
............................................................................Worst. PArty Game. Ever.
Sep 7, 2024
10
I NEVER got the hate for this game, i think you guys are just expecting: Mario party but animail crossing. Well thats not it! Its a relaxing digital board game whare you use the amibo as a pion. And there are minigames but outside of the board game that uses amibo cards in genius ways, i specaly love that island one so much, that minigame alone makes me give this higher than a 5 but even the rest of the game is amezing. this game is specaly for casuals. If your an avrage hardcore solo gamer than this game is abselutly not for you, also this game is WAY more fun with friends or specaly famely, i play it a lot with my parents and they really enjoy it! So yeah play this with famely and maybe friends and you have an abselute blast! Also this game is awesome for collectors like me. Easy 8/10 for sure! Also this game is one of my manny childhood games and i played it before mario party but even that this game is REALLY good!
Feb 22, 2024
0
Never play this game ever! Because without the Amiibo's you can't even play.
Nov 18, 2023
10
I really like this game! It was very cool Idea to make this game and I had fun while playing it.
Dec 13, 2022
1
Pathetic. While there's nice **** one or two cute scenes, this game has about as much depth and replayability as a teardrop. Yeah, I love seeing my favourite villagers in HD, but that's just not enough to make a game good. The best part of this game was that I got some neat figurines and it only coated £5. The actual game is pure garbage.
Nov 19, 2022
2
No tiene personalidad. Es simplemente un tablero con temática de Animal Crossing. Jugar es aburrido. Se echan en falta minijuegos entre ronda y ronda. Es cansado tener que escanear el amiibo para lanzar el dado cada vez. La jugabilidad es mala. Si lo juegas tú solo, vas a pasar un mal rato.
Oct 17, 2022
0
This game killed my Dad and f***ed my mom. It watches me as I sleep, and haunts me every night. I have PTSD every time the words "Animal," "Crossing," "Amiibo," or "Festival" are said, and November 13, 2015, is more terrifying to me than September 11, 2001. If I ever have to play this game again, I will probably kill myself.
May 3, 2022
1
The word boring and tedious is described as Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, a well-intentioned game but a terrible and boring spin off **** saga.
Feb 11, 2022
0
this game was not the animal crossing game the wii u needed, and even then it failed at being a good mario party clone. it only exists to sell amiibo. most people would rather have the amiibo without this game
Feb 4, 2022
1
Quite possibly one of the worst games Nintendo has released in years. It just isn't fun.
Jan 26, 2022
8
It's not a bad game, definitely not. If you have a lot of NFC Cards, the game is really enjoyable. Relaxing.
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 a short while, but it's not worth the price tag,
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!
Aug 6, 2021
1
Got this for Christmas, wish I asked for something else, honestly it might've been enjoyable if you didn't have to tap the amiibos down every time you want to roll the dice. The minigames that aren't part of the party mode are very fun, but they exist on New leaf, so why bother?
May 17, 2021
0
It turns out Gex is an awful party game, so I am very disappointed. Next up, tennis.
Apr 25, 2021
2
You tap the Amiibo that you bought seperately and you watch a 2 hour cutscene and then you repeat it until you die Nice graphics tho
Jan 18, 2021
0
I knew this was gonna be a low point for the Gex series but it was way worse than I ever thought. I don't even know if it IS Gex so F*ck you, F*ck Gex, and F*CK TENNIS
Nov 25, 2020
4
Received this game as a gift and it's not as bad as everyone says it is. The graphics are pretty decent, cute characters are there for you to smile at and the music is your average Animal Crossing music, just a little more upbeat. Doesn't mean it's a decent game though. I'm still unsure if this was just a cash-grab or not, but I'm pretty sure it was. I absolutely love the amiibo figures that you can buy, but the fact you have to keep picking them up feels... unnecessary? To just roll a dice? There's also no minigames on the boards, and the 3 minigames you can play aren't Mario Party level or anything. They're cute though. The game also seems to go on for a long, long time. I don't know, if you're looking for an Animal Crossing spinoff game, just buy Happy Homes Designer. At least you don't need an amiibo to play the game there. Like I said, it's not the worst game but it's also not good.
Jul 8, 2020
3
This is piss poor Mario Party clone. Sure the Mario Party games on the Wii U where **** but this is isn't much better. the game way to slow and to play it. get this to play this game which is played by 4 people you literally have to give someone else the gamepad. also the game only exists because some guy at Nintendo wanted Animal Crossing Amiiibos'. this is why the Wii U failed. no mainline Animal Crossing game or mainline Kirby game. seriously the only franchises that had a mainline game on the Wii U where Mario, Zelda, Mii, Pikmin, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Smash bros, and that's it
Jul 3, 2020
4
Some of the minigames are decent, but this game ****. The board game idea isn't the best, but I would be fine with it, as an extra mode. Making it the main mode doesn't work as well, unless it's very interesting. And this is really boring. This shouldn't have been the only Animal Crossing game on the Wii U. Imma go back to playing Mario Party 10 now.
May 23, 2020
10
What's that? You wanted a brand new Animal Crossing for the console nobody owns? Nah. You get a bad Mario Party wannabe instead.
Apr 28, 2020
3
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a really bad game; each game takes around an hour long, which is simply far too long for a party game. Rolling a dice requires you to scan an amiibo which is extremely annoying and clunky. There is no strategy in the game, just luck which is the case for most party games, but in certain good party games, there is some strategy that is needed. The mini games are decent, but is not enough to save this atrocity.
Apr 21, 2020
4
This Mario Party style virtual board game is likely to garner mixed reactions at best from your friendly gatherings. The rules are simple enough. You and up to three friends compete to collect the most happy points and bells by landing on event spaces that will either increase or decrease your totals of both. It's not a very exciting process as all you're really doing is rolling the dice and reading a little mini-story about something your character did, rather than actually getting to do anything yourself. Occasionally, a familiar face from the series will show up and add new scenarios that only last for a single turn, but this ultimately doesn't do much to liven up the gameplay as they just amount to more text to scroll through. To make matters worse, physically playing it is an awkward experience. For whatever reason the entire thing uses only one controller. Which means you either pass the GamePad around every turn or let a single person hold onto it and roll for everybody, effectively limiting the amount of interactivity the rest will have with the game even further. Then there are the Amiibo themselves, which ARE essential as you can't even make it past the start screen without one. Instead of being able to push a button you're forced to scan the figurines each round in order to move and it's incredibly clunky. It's also worth noting that if you don't have enough of the toys to go around, there are generic in-game avatars that can be used. However, the player(s) stuck with one are at a severe disadvantage as those who get an Amiibo are awarded a bonus happy point each time the dice is rolled. So if you want to keep your sessions fair you'll have to invest in a full set of four. There are mini-games, but they're weirdly detatched from the main mode. They also require you to have Animal Crossing Amiibo cards (a separate thing from the figures), which add new characters to the world and play an integral role in controlling these side-diversions. Essentially making them even more mechanically frustrating than the core offering is. It's their cheap, disposable nature that's the real issue though. I simply have no interest in touching them again after trying them out once. Amiibo Festival is a dull, poorly designed cashgrab built around selling you outside accessories. I did enjoy things like the "stalk market" that sees you buying and reselling turnips against rapidly fluctuating prices before they expire, as it's the only part of the game that allows for any sort of strategy. I could even see myself returning for the grind of unlocking new features, such as the option to build new paths on the board. Still, I would be very leery of breaking this out at any sort of get together where I wasn't 100% positive everyone there enjoyed it, lest I run the risk of boring them. Which is about as bad as it can get for a party game. 4.5/10
Mar 24, 2020
2
I saw this game still sealed at game stop for $3 (It was 2.69 with my membership). So I bought it and two other animal crossing amiibo for a total of $22.69. I got home and tried play a round and I almost fell asleep because of how boring it was. The game has nothing interesting in it. it is like those old board games where the point is to get to the end, but much more boring. It has no mini games unless you want to spend even more money to buy 3 packs of amiibo cards. Even then the mini games are a snooze fest. And for some reason whenever it is your turn you have to re-scan the amiibo. Also it is very clunky to have to pass the Wii u game pad for everyone's turn. Why can't you just scan the amiibo, once at the beginning using the game pad and everyone uses Wii motes. Why couldn't Nintendo just give us a normal Animal Crossing game on the Wii u instead of this stupid cash grab for amiibos.
Jun 3, 2019
0
Best game I've ever played. A must have. Needs, NAH, Deserves a switch port. This game is so good it loops around the score back to 0.
May 9, 2019
8
I initially thought this game was going to be terrible, based on the reviews. Honestly, though, this game isn't half bad. Granted, it is a cash grab due to the amount of amiibo cards and figurines you may/may not have to buy, and it does get stale after a while. But if you're looking for a game that is good for either drinking parties or just wasting time while waiting for an event, then this game is for you! We might not have gotten Animal Crossing Wii U, but the models are still in HD, so it would be good for 3D Animation if you can figure out how to extract the models/textures. All in all, I had fun, you just might too.
Apr 29, 2019
1
This game is like the part in Groundhog Day when Bill Murray is just killing himself over and over.
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
Dec 3, 2018
3
Its not a good representation of animal crossing. the only thing I bought it for were the 2 amiibo and the 3 amiibo cards. once I tried i was amused about how much it is "Furry Mario party"Do not buy the game unless its the bundle!
Oct 30, 2018
0
The game is beautiful and captures the essence of Animal Crossing but that's it. It isn't fun to play at all. It is an expensive boring board game to sell amiibos.
Jul 12, 2018
0
the underrated wii u is slowly dying a agonizing and painful death what do they do? make a garbage microtransactions game that is insanely boring 10/10 sarcasm
Nov 26, 2017
9
A lot of people hate this game. I can see why, but I don't. Yes, it doesn't have any minigames in the actual board game part, you can unlock mini games which are sub-par at worst. However, I find this a sweet and charming little game. One thing that helps me in the board game mode when it gets too tedious is just listen to some music or a youtube video. I really like the idea of having different outfits for every character because lots of times those other outfits are adorable! If you think it ****, that's fine. I can see perfectly why. However, in my eyes I see a cute, charming, fun little game.
Sep 6, 2017
3
It can be a bit of fun if you're REALLY bored but besides that it's a disappointment that lacks gameplay. The only good things about Amiibo Festival is the graphics and the cute little scenes in the game. Besides that it's an awful game.
Aug 16, 2017
1
I thought this was going to be a fun animal crossing party game. Sadly, you get anything but that in amiibo festival. If you want to bore your self play this.T he only thing close to fun is desert island escape.
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 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
Mar 30, 2017
0
I have never seen such a bad game. Really bad done Nintendo. Games like this, only done to make money with Amiibos, can kill one of the best sagas of Nintendo, Animal Crossing. Really sad that this game exists.
Dec 3, 2016
0
Why Nintendo? WHY!?? Esto no se puede ni considerar un juego, es lo más triste que ha podido hacer Nintendo con la saga Animal Crossing. Es un juego en el que no tienes que hacer nada, solo tirar un **** peor de esto es que tenía un precio inicial de 50 euros....
Jul 3, 2016
2
*snores* ****! I fell asleep playing animal crossing amiibo festival yet again! That's the 1,584,535,430th time! This game is boring and a waste of time. Nintendo made this game just to sell more amiibos. The graphics are good though and the game does have a bit of animal crossing charm but overall this is a terrible excuse for a great series.
Jun 2, 2016
10
primera partida en familia jugando tres. Escuchad, ni caso a quienes dicen que este juego no vale la pena. Está muy bien. Ahora hay que tener claro que es el complemento a los amiibo de Animal Crossing. Cuanto más tengas, mejor. Solo con uno, parte del juego se ve bloqueado. Yo al poner tres, me a aparecido una serie de opciones (aún debo saber de que son) antes bloqueadas.
Apr 28, 2016
4
Resulta entretenido un rato pero que te vendan los persoanges como amiibo es algo muy feo llevaron a otro nivel la venta de DLC, con algo de suerte el juego te da 1 o 2 horas de diversión o si tienes otros 3 amigos que tengan un amiibo de animal crossing probablemente un rato mas.
Apr 22, 2016
2
que clase de pendejada es esta, tengo que comprar amiibos para disfrutar el juego al maximo, o es la copia barata de mario party, no lo se, no lo jueguen menos mal que no compre esta basura de hecho me lo regalaron y lo vendi de lo malo que era es porqueria recien hecha
Apr 4, 2016
8
I guess that I'm in the minority here, but I actually really enjoy this game. Don't get me wrong, most of the claims I hear around the game are valid. The gameplay is too simple; it's too slow-paced, even for Animal Crossing; it takes no skill... and honestly? I agree. But I really can't bring myself to be as mad at this game as most people are. I have fun when I play it, it's a relaxing experience. The graphics are adorable. Do I wish that there was more from a game like this, especially one that requires you to have amiibos just to play it? Absolutely. But I'm sticking with my own opinions, and I think that if you already collect amiibos, this game is a lot of fun.
Mar 27, 2016
9
I absolutely love it, it definitely gave me the Animal Crossing feeling. It is possible to compare to Mario Party, because the concept is kind of the same. However the Mario games and Animal Crossing are different in itself, which is why Amiibo Festival is different as well. While you need at least one amiibo to start the game, and you can get two in a bundle, you don't need more to play it multiplayer. You get to pick a villager to play with. I have yet to try the minigames, but those do look adorable. If you want to actively do things, the board game is probably not really something for you. However this game is nice, relaxing and soothes my heart and soul whenever playing it, because that's what Animal Crossing usually does for me. It's a feel good game.