Boo character figure can be used to interact with amiibo-compatible games in a variety of ways, including bringing the character to life on-screen and unlocking new adventures amiibo figure stores your playing data so your character is completely unique to your style of play amiibo figures and cards can communicate directly with the NFC readers built into the Wii U GamePad and New Nintendo 3DS XL (released 2014) amiibo can also communicate with the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS systems by using the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer accessory (sold separately) Note: amiibo toy figures and cards are only compatible with certain games -- visit the Nintendo amiibo website for the latest compatibility information