How to Make Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards in 13 Easy Steps
Good ol’ Amiibo, there’s no way they wouldn’t eventually find their way to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. And the surprising thing is that ACNH might just be Nintendo’s most Amiibo-card-filled game to date.
With hundreds of cards to explore, you can use them to invite villagers and perform several other tasks. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to create one so you can do all that. Keep reading to find out how to make Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards.
What is an Amiibo Card?
Amiibo is a toys-to-life platform launched by Nintendoâ„¢ in 2014. While it exists in consoles such as Wii U and 3Ds, the handheld Nintendo Switch is the true exponent of the feature.
The feature brings toys to life and allows them to interact with certain facets of a game, with links established via Near Field Communication (NFC). This makes it possible for players to use NFC-enabled Amiibo cards to play games on the supported consoles.
How to Make an Amiibo Card
While you can use your PC for this process, you’re better off using your Android smartphone as the former involves longer, complicated procedures. To create Amiibo cards, you’ll need an Android smartphone that supports NFC, an NFC sticker (NTAG215), the TagMo android app, and Amiibo .bin files.
With all that set, follow the steps below to make an Amiibo Card:
- Download the TagMo application. It’s not available on the Play Store, so you’ll have to download and install the APK file from other sources
2. Download the Amiibo bin files and grant all permissions, including that of your NFC
3. Navigate through the app’s menu and tap Import File
4. Locate the folder you downloaded the bin files to and tap unfixed-info.bin and locked-secret.bin one after the other to import them
5. Now, tap Scan Tag on the app and place the Amiibo Card at the back of your phone to scan it.
6. Select Save Tag to complete it
7. Next, launch the app again and tap Import Keys or Load Keys from the menu
8. Your phone Recents directory should open at this point. Locate and select Unfixed-info.bin and Locked-secret.bin files, just as demonstrated in step 4
9. Go to the NFC bank and select Animal Crossing Amiibo
10. Once you’ve selected it, you’ll see many links for Amiibo cards
11. Select the ideal link for your NTAG215 NFC tag
12. You’ll see a Download All Files button under the link. Tap it and then proceed to Load tag
13. Finally, select the Amiibo doles and tap the Write Tag button.
Your NFC tag should carry similar details to your original Amiibo Card at this point. You can now enjoy it while playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Related: How to Make a Snowman in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Final Notes
And that’s how to make Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards. It’s a pretty long procedure but easy to get right if you follow the steps Keenly. However, you might want to remember that you cannot rewrite the NFC tags with TagMo. Don’t make the mistake of copying the wrong files for a specific tag, as it could prove costly.
Other than that, you should be up and running on time.
