What genre is Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival?

What genre is Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival? Party. It is a party video game and a spin-off that reshapes Animal Crossing’s relaxed life simulation into a virtual board-game experience.

Released for Wii U in November 2015, Amiibo Festival resembles the Mario Party series more than a mainline Animal Crossing game. Players move around a board, respond to changing events, collect Happy Points and Bells, and compete across a calendar-like month. The game also includes additional minigames unlocked with Animal Crossing amiibo cards.

The amiibo connection is central rather than cosmetic. The game launched alongside Animal Crossing character figures and generally expects amiibo figures or cards for play. It was designed partly to support Nintendo’s first wave of Animal Crossing amiibo, which explains the title and its unusual hardware focus. It is not primarily a fighting, racing, or puzzle game, even though some included minigames use different challenge formats.