Usage guide for Wumiibo and WumiiboHelper - hax0kartik/wumiibo GitHub Wiki

Welcome to the usage guide for Wumiibo/WumiiboHelper!

This guide assumes that you have already installed WumiiboHelper using FBI.

You can always find latest version of WumiiboHelper on the releases page

Before getting started, it is important to know some common stuff about Wumiibo:-

  • Wumiibo and WumiiboHelper are two different apps.

    • WumiiboHelper is the front facing app that you installed using FBI.
    • Wumiibo is the actual module which runs in the background.

  • Wumiibo is a rewrite of the NFC module and only supports amiibo bins, i.e., it does not support scanning real figurines. If you want to use your real figurines, disable wumiibo.

  • Although technically all games which have amiibo support are compatible with wumiibo, some behave a bit finicky.

    • Some games tend to crash/freeze when wumiibo menu is closed. For such games use the workaround mentioned later in this page.

Getting started with WumiiboHelper

The very first step after installing WumiiboHelper, is to download and install Wumiibo. To do this:

  1. Connect your 3ds to the internet, open the app and reach to the main-menu.
  2. Press the A button if the Download Wumiibo option is highlighted.
  3. WumiiboHelper should now automatically download, install and verify whether wumiibo installation was successful.
  4. Once the Download Complete. message is displayed on the bottom screen, press the B button.
  5. Congratulations! Wumiibo is now successfully installed on your system!

Generating amiibos

The next step would be to generate amiibos for your games. We'll be using the WumiiboHelper app for this:-

  1. Open the app and reach the main-menu.
  2. Use Dpad and the A button to select the Generate amiibos for game option.
  3. Select the game for which you want to generate amiibos.
  4. Use the UP/Down buttons to select the amiibo which you need and then press A.
  5. Your amiibo will be generated. You can continue to generate more amiibos or exit the app by pressing the START button.

Registering your amiibos with Amiibo Settings

While this step is not necessary for all games, it is better if done. Some games will not work if this step is not attempted. The following steps assume you know the titleid of the game for which you generated the amiibos. You can use 3dsdb/FBI/Whatever method to check the tid of your game.

  1. From the home-menu, press on the Wrench icon on the top-left corner.
  2. Scroll Down and Select Amiibo Settings.
  3. Select Register Owner and Nickname.
  4. Now press the START+L+Dpad Down buttons simultaneously. This SHOULD bring up the wumiibo menu.
  5. Select the Select a figure. option.
  6. You'll see some folders with 16-digit hex numbers as the foldername. These are the TitleID of your games for which you generated amiibos. Press A on the folder whose name matches your game's titleid.
  7. You'll see your amiibo bin files. Select the amiibo which you want to register.
  8. Fill in the details which are required and Once you are done with making changes, tap Save.
  9. Repeat step 5 to 8 for the other amiibo bins which you have generated.

Using generated amiibos in games

Your amiibos are now ready for use. To use them:-

  1. Open your game and reach the screen where it tells you to place your amiibo on the screen/connect with the amiibo reader or something similarish.
  2. Press START+L+Dpad Down buttons simultaneously. Wumiibo menu should pop up.
  3. Select the Select a figure. option.
  4. Scroll and select your amiibo by pressing the A button.
  5. Your amiibo should now be emulated!
  6. Some games will keep detecting the amiibo and tell you to remove them. Open the wumiibo menu again and select the Force Stop Emulation option.

Using your real figurines

"Okay that's great and all, but now I want to use my real figurines." Got you covered as well. Do the following steps:-

  1. Open the wumiibohelper app.
  2. Scroll Down and Select the Toggle Wumiibo State option.
  3. Wumiibo should now be disabled and you'll be able to use your real figurines now.
  4. Incase you want to use Wumiibo again, repeat the same steps and Wumiibo will get enabled.

Workaround

Some games have a tendency to lag/freeze/crash when Wumiibo Menu is closed. As a workaround, we'll put the app in background by pressing the home button and then select our amiibo.

  1. After you have opened your game, press home button.
  2. Open wumiibo menu and choose what you want to do.
  3. Open the game again.