The 3.0 update for **Animal Crossing: New Horizons** is scheduled for January 2026 and promises to bring a wealth of new content to this beloved lifestyle game. Among the most exciting additions are characters from **The Legend of Zelda** and **Splatoon** series. To unlock these new visitors on your island, you’ll need to use compatible Amiibo figures.
Nintendo has shared the full list of compatible Zelda and Splatoon Amiibo for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Below, you’ll find the new characters you can invite by scanning their respective Amiibo figures.
### Zelda Amiibo Characters for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
– Tulin
– Link (Super Smash Bros.)
– Toon Link (Super Smash Bros.)
– Young Link (Super Smash Bros.)
– Link (Majora’s Mask)
– Link (Skyward Sword)
– Toon Link (The Wind Waker)
– Zelda (The Wind Waker)
– Link (Archer, Breath of the Wild)
– Bokoblin (Breath of the Wild)
– Darkel (Breath of the Wild)
– Revali (Breath of the Wild)
– Zelda and Loftwing (Skyward Sword)
– Link (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Ganondorf (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Tulin (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Yunobo (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Mineru
– Zelda (Super Smash Bros.)
– Sheik (Super Smash Bros.)
– Ganondorf (Super Smash Bros.)
– Wolf Link (Twilight Princess)
– Link (Ocarina of Time)
– Link (Twilight Princess)
– Link (The Legend of Zelda, 8-Bit)
– Link (Riding, Breath of the Wild)
– Guardian (Breath of the Wild)
– Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
– Urbosa (Breath of the Wild)
– Mipha (Breath of the Wild)
– Link (Link’s Awakening)
– Zelda (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Sidon (Tears of the Kingdom)
– Riju (Tears of the Kingdom)
### Splatoon Amiibo Characters for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
– Viche
– Inkling (Super Smash Bros.)
– Inkling Girl
– Inkling Boy
– Squid Firefly Girl (Lime Green)
– Squid Firefly Boy (Purple)
– Squid Firefly Girl (Neon Pink)
– Squid Firefly Boy (Neon Green)
– Squid Firefly (Neon Purple)
– Pearl (Yellow)
– Frye
– Big Man Firefly (Shio Colors Set)
– Pearl (Tentacle Set)
– Cece
– Callie
– Marina
– Octopus Girl
– Octopus Boy
– Octopus
– Octoling (Blue)
– Smallfry
– Shiver
– Big Man
– Callie (Shio Colors Set)
– Marina (Tentacle Set)
This extensive list means fans of both franchises can look forward to a wide variety of unique characters visiting their island. Be sure to have the appropriate Amiibo figures ready when the update launches to fully enjoy the new visitors and content they bring.
Stay tuned for more details as the January 2026 release date approaches!
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