The Animal Crossing: New Leaf update is NOW LIVE and is free to download over on the Nintendo e-shop! Here is some of the biggest news if you missed it:

• Using Wisp's Lamp, you can summon any Animal Crossing characters by tapping your amiibo cards to your 3DS or NFC Reader. A new wave of amiibo cards "Animal Crossing: Welcome amiibo" is releasing just for this update, and includes 50 new villagers never before seen in Animal Crossing! These villagers will then visit you with their RV at the Campground, run by the new character, Harvey! If you become close enough with the villagers, you can ask them to move to your town!

• Scanning normal amiibo will make those characters visit you at the Campground and you can buy exclusive items from their RV's.

• The update also comes with a new "amiibo Camera" feature. Similar to the camera feature in Nintendo's mobile game "Miitomo".

• There are some new Mini Games! Including "Puzzle League" and "Desert Island Escape" (a game ported from amiibo Festival). These can be played by having the "Wii U" or "3DS" in-game items.

• Introducing a new currency: Meow Coupons! Earn Meow Coupons by participating in daily and weekly initiatives. Collect these coupons by going to the new CAT Machine (Coupon Allocating Terminal) outside of Town Hall. Use these coupons to obtain items at the Campground.

• There is now a "Secret Storeroom" which is an "invisible closet" for you to store items. Head over to Nook Homes to learn more.

• Lottie is also now in New Leaf! You can link your physical or digital version of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game to Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo to gain access to 20 giant furniture items only available in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. You can also move furniture in your house just like in Happy Home Designer!

• Club Tortimer now has a “Turn Chat Off” capability.

• You can now sell your town to Tom Nook. Upon doing so he will offer you bells based on how far along your town is. After selling your town you will have to begin a new town, but you will start off with the bells in the new game!

• CROSSOVER TIME: Splatoon is now in Animal Crossing! Tap any Splatoon amiibo for special villagers to visit. Some special villagers include Cece (by scanning Marie) and Viché (by scanning Callie). The Legend of Zelda is also in Animal Crossing! Tap amiibo from any of the previous or new Zelda amiibo series (coming Dec. 2nd) and you can visit Wolf Link, Medli, Ganon, and Epona! Their RV's (for both crossovers) will also contain new items that you can purchase with Meow Coupons.

This is all the information I gathered, so if I forgot anything please post below. Who's excited to get started?

"You can now sell your town to Tom Nook."

Nintendo really stretching the powers of the "mayor" position.

Does anyone know where the option to sell your town actually is?

^ I hear it happens when you go to delete your town, it'll appear

Also, anyone know where wisp's lamp is?

"^ I hear it happens when you go to delete your town, it'll appear "

All of this looks an awful lot like a prank.

No, Nook will show up when Isabelle is giving you the run down, thats what happened in the preview video. But okay!

"Also, anyone know where wisp's lamp is?"

Not 100% sure ... but it may just show up in your inventory?

I can confirm that's what happens, nook takes over after isabelle talks to you.

Does anyone know how to get Wisp, or the in game WiiU and 3DS?

The game Wii U and 3DS I believe are given to you by some of the normal amiibo characters (i.e. Tom Nook, Isabelle, etc.)

As for Wisp, I'm not sure. I tried looking at Nintendo's site and it says nothing.

I have no amiibo cards, so it looks like I'm screwed.

^ The update has ingame incentives for people to do daily, and new items and currencies - its not just an amiibo related update

Also, how can I scan my cards?
I don't see anywhere to do it like you did in Happy Home Designer

That's true, although I really want some of the new villagers. Looks like I'll have to invest in some amiibo cards.

I found Wisp, by the way. On the third time of going on my game, I found him randomly in my town. He gives you the lamp and asks you to take it to your house.

I was about to post that update, Asho! Haha

Someone on my facebook wrote: 'He will appear to you after some time. I did my extra storage, went ahead one day. Paid it off when I came back to town he was at the train tracks.'

Thanks for the updated info guys! I'll update the first post. lol jk I can't anymore.

Hopefully we can find the in game 3DS/Wii U soon, as I'm eager to play the new mini games.

Do we have anywhere to see all the new villagers?

Me too. Does anyone know what the point of 'Invite over wifi' is for Harvey? Like, what is that option for?

Where are the RVs located?

All of the new villager cards can be found here.

"Does anyone know what the point of 'Invite over wifi' is for Harvey? Like, what is that option for?"

I have no idea ... possibly to have people invite villagers over WiFi?

"Where are the RVs located?"

They are located in the new Campground.

Devin2600 Thanks!

TAD IS BACK I'M SO HAPPY!!!!! ;_; He was my first ever villager and now I can finally get him again...

Apparently by putting in a EU gamecard for HHD, and trying to use that, (even though I'm aware of region blocking), it caused an error to occur in my game.


Don't do that.

"I have no idea ... possibly to have people invite villagers over WiFi? "

Really curious about this. When I chatted with him he didn't give me any details at all.

To find wisp you with get prompted with and unknown chat bubble and it will lead you too Wisp's lamp on the ground

Update on Minigames: You can purchase the 3DS and Wii U in game items using Meow Coupons. Most likely from a villagers RV, or from Harvey.  

Since Harvey seems to sell camping/garden items, I would assume that one of the villagers has it in their RV. Bad news for me.