Animal crossing new horizons hello kitty villagers

Animal Crossing New Horizons has received a bunch of small updates since it launched, adding in new themed events, furniture items and even activities like deep sea diving.

For the first time, new villagers are being added to the game, with Hello Kitty themed villagers called Chai, Chelsea, Etoile, Marty, Rilla, and Toby being added to players' islands. Getting them is a little tricky however, as you'll need to nab yourselves some new amiibo cards as part of the Sanrio Collaboration Pack.

Here's how to get the new Hello Kitty villagers in Animal Crossing New Horizons, the release date for the new pack, and a look at where they can be purchased.

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  • Animal Crossing New Horizons Hello Kitty Sanrio amiibo Cards Release Date
  • Who Are the New Hello Kitty Villagers?
  • How to Buy the Sanrio amiibo Cards US
  • How to Buy the Sanrio amiibo Cards Europe
  • How to Buy Sanrio Celebration Pack in the UK
  • How to Buy the Hello Kitty Animal Crossing Cards in Australia
  • Here's How to Get Chai, Chelsea, Etoile, Marty, Rilla, and Toby

Animal crossing new horizons hello kitty villagers

Animal Crossing New Horizons Hello Kitty Sanrio amiibo Cards Release Date

The Animal Crossing New Horizons Sanrio Hello Kitty amiibo Cards and Villagers will launch March 26 worldwide. You'll be able to purchase the Sanrio Celebration Pack at various retailers depending on your location, At present, there's still a lot of info to come about pre-orders and where to buy the new villagers depending on where you live. We've collected all of this in this guide, and will update as we learn more.

Who Are the New Hello Kitty Villagers and What Furniture do They Have?

There are 6 new villagers arriving in Animal Crossing New Horizons as part of the Sanrio update on March 26. Each of these is themed after various Hello Kitty characters and merch, and many of them already appeared in Animal Crossing New Leaf. Here are the new faces you can look forward to seeing if you purchase the amiibo cards:

  1. Chai - Cinnamoroll set
  2. Chelsea - My Melody set
  3. Etoile - Kiki and Lala Furniture set
  4. Marty - Pompompurin Furniture set
  5. Rilla - Hello Kitty set
  6. Toby - Kerokerokeroppi set

These six villagers can only be scanned into your island using amiibo cards. There's more info on where to purchase the, below.

How to Buy the Sanrio amiibo Cards US

Let's start with how to buy the Sanrio amiibo cards in the US. This is the region we have the most information on currently. They will be available exclusively at Target stores, so keep an eye on that. They will release March 26 and the price for these cards is $5.99 for the whole pack. Tou can learn more by heading to this Tweet by Nintendo of America.

How to Buy the Sanrio amiibo Cards Europe

This is where things get a little bit more complicated. We do know that the Sanrio Celebrations amiibo cards will come to Europe, but currently there aren't a lot of preorder links. For those in France, you can head to the FNAC Store to keep an eye on pre-orders. Once more info is released for other parts of Europe, we'll add them here.

How to Buy Sanrio Celebration Pack in the UK

To purchase the Animal Crossing New Horizons Sanrio amiibo cards in the UK, we reccomend bookmarking the official Nintendo UK Store. There's no further info on this, and we've been given a release date of 'late March'.

How to Buy the Hello Kitty Animal Crossing Cards in Australia

For those of you in Australia, getting the Sanrio amiibo cards is a case of heading to EB Games. The pack costs $9.99 AUD, for the full selection of cards. Keep an eye on stock limits as these will likely go fast.

Here's How to Get Chai, Chelsea, Etoile, Marty, Rilla, and Toby

To get Chai, Chelsea, Etoile, Marty, Rilla and Toby in Animal Crossing New Horizons you will need to purchase the Sanrio Celebration Pack of amiibo cards. This is currently the only way to get these new villagers, other than trading with someone who already has them of course. 

That's all of the info you'll need to get the 6 new Hello Kitty Animal Crossing New Horizons villagers on your island. For more on the game why not try out our guide on the new bugs and fish added this month. Elsewhere, there's our look at the March update.

Since release, fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons have bemoaned the omission of certain promotional items available in New Leaf, but a new partnership between retailer Target and Nintendo aims to change that. Sanrio’s Hello Kitty is coming to your island resort, provided you buy the associated amiibo cards, of course.

Animal crossing new horizons hello kitty villagers
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The cards release on March 26, and are exclusive to Target. No price point has been shared yet, but in the images we can spot a wide variety of new furniture items that aren’t currently in the game, like character-themed beds and tables. Previously, you could only get some Sanrio posters via Harv’s island.

Perhaps more enticingly, the cards also include entirely new villagers (to New Horizons, at least) — Rilla, Marty, Etoile, Chai, Chelsea, and Toby, respectively. There is no other way to get these folks, which might explain why complete sets of these cards for prior games sell for exorbitant prices on eBay. In other words, expect these cards to sell out quickly, especially given the popularity of New Horizons.

Animal Crossing is also slated to receive a dancing Peacock update in January, and a Super Mario-themed patch in March.

Can you get Hello Kitty villagers in Animal Crossing?

These are the six different Sanrio themed villagers you can invite to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons using the Sanrio Amiibo Cards: Rilla, a Peppy personality Gorilla villager, inspired by Hello Kitty.

Can you get Sanrio villagers in new horizons?

There are six Sanrio villagers available, each with their own themes: Rilla, Marty, Etoile, Chai, Chelsea, and Toby. Step 2: Talk to the Sanrio villager you have in mind at your campsite. Like other New Horizons villagers, you'll have to win them over with a series of crafting steps before they'll live with you.

Who are the Sanrio villagers in new horizons?

Sanrio amiibo Cards Pack villagers.
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How many Sanrio villagers are there?

There are a total of six Sanrio villagers in New Horizons and, below, you can find their name, species and which Sanrio character inspired them: Chai - a elephant inspired by Cinnamoroll. Chelsea - a deer inspired by My Melody. Étoile - a sheep inspired by Little Twin Stars.