Shovel Knight Amiibo - Nintendo Wii U/ 3DS Bring your amiibo to life in Shovel Knight for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Discover exclusive abilities and challenges, only with amiibo. One amiibo, multiple games. The Shovel Knight amiibo will work with more games in the future! Stay tuned to amiibo.com for compatibility details in new games. Compatibility with Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS systems coming in 2015. Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS systems will be compatible with amiibo functionality using the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer, scheduled to launch in the US September 25th, 2015. Compatibility of amiibo figures and levels of functionality varies per game. Visit amiibo.com for specific details of compatibility and functionality.