Do you own an amiibo? Maybe you have one of the many characters from the Super Smash Bros. collection or an Inkling from Splatoon or one of the new range of Animal Crossing characters. If so, there are now lots of ways for your favourite amiibo to be used in a variety of Nintendo 3DS games.

If you have a New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL, then you can use amiibo right out of the box by just tapping it to the Touch Screen. If you have a Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL or Nintendo 2DS then you’ll need an NFC Reader/Writer accessory. Once you’re ready, here are some of the best uses we recommend…