Title: Tomodachi Life (
Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu)
Platform: Nintendo 3DS/2DS
Release date:
June 6 2014 |
April 18 2013
Price: $34.99 | £34.99 | 39,98
Developer(s): That guy that made Other M
Genre: LSD simulator
Players: One
Save Slots: Just one
Streetpass/Spotpass: Yes to both
Blocks: 3,146
Platform: Nintendo 3DS/2DS
Release date:
Price: $34.99 | £34.99 | 39,98
Developer(s): That guy that made Other M
Genre: LSD simulator
Players: One
Save Slots: Just one
Streetpass/Spotpass: Yes to both
Blocks: 3,146
In Tomodachi Life, you populate an island with Miis based on your family, friends, celebrities, company CEOs or anyone else you can think of. You can give these Miis their own voice, which is spoken through
vocal synthesizer software, and their own personality based on slider inputs. The Miis will start living their own lives on the island, creating relationships with other Miis, doing various activities around the island,
and even falling in love. The player can solve problems for them by giving them food, new clothes, toys or even entire new house interiors. Because of the limited control the player has over the inhabitants
of the island, weird things can happen, which may or may not involve heavy metal musical performances, praising of the Virtual Boy, and dreaming about large heads coming out of the ocean.
Gameplay is mostly passive in this game, meaning that you as the player will mostly observe the residents of the island as they go about their daily routines on the island. There are activities that always take
place at the same time and day, as the game utilizes a real time system like in Animal Crossing, but the majority of the scenes are random. There are various island locations to unlock as you play, items to collect,
new clothes and interiors to unlock, mini-games to play, and of course, tons of various activities you can witness your Mii participating in. Miis will take up part-time jobs at some of the island facilities, as well as
many different "hobbies", dependent on what kind of items you give them.
There is no goal in the game, besides having fun and seeing strange things happen. If you have a fierce desire to "complete" this game one way or another, you could try finding all of your Mii's favourite foods,
collecting all the clothing and interiors, and seeing every kind of dream. Alternatively, you could try and win Samus' heart.
vocal synthesizer software, and their own personality based on slider inputs. The Miis will start living their own lives on the island, creating relationships with other Miis, doing various activities around the island,
and even falling in love. The player can solve problems for them by giving them food, new clothes, toys or even entire new house interiors. Because of the limited control the player has over the inhabitants
of the island, weird things can happen, which may or may not involve heavy metal musical performances, praising of the Virtual Boy, and dreaming about large heads coming out of the ocean.
Gameplay is mostly passive in this game, meaning that you as the player will mostly observe the residents of the island as they go about their daily routines on the island. There are activities that always take
place at the same time and day, as the game utilizes a real time system like in Animal Crossing, but the majority of the scenes are random. There are various island locations to unlock as you play, items to collect,
new clothes and interiors to unlock, mini-games to play, and of course, tons of various activities you can witness your Mii participating in. Miis will take up part-time jobs at some of the island facilities, as well as
many different "hobbies", dependent on what kind of items you give them.
There is no goal in the game, besides having fun and seeing strange things happen. If you have a fierce desire to "complete" this game one way or another, you could try finding all of your Mii's favourite foods,
collecting all the clothing and interiors, and seeing every kind of dream. Alternatively, you could try and win Samus' heart.
There are two Streetpass functions in this game:
- Sending a Mii on a trip
When a Mii child grows up, a choice will be presented to the player. You can have the Mii start living on their own in one of the apartments on the island, or you can send the Mii on a trip. When you choose the
latter, the Mii will leave the island and is sent to other players when Streetpassed. Your Mii, and subsequently, all other Miis that are sent through Streetpass this way, will settle down in a tent on the Campsite
space on the other player's island for a day. You can help them with their problems, and if they like you, they'll leave you a gift when they leave again. You will sometimes receive letters from the Mii that you sent
on a trip, as well as photos of their adventures. They will even briefly come back to their parents' house once in a while!
- Receiving imported goods
A Streetpassed player might drop off some cool clothing at the Port of your island. These items are unique and not normally sold at the normal clothier. The imported items will be added to the catalog of
the Import Wear store, which unlocks upon your first Streetpass. You can choose yourself which item you want to share through Streetpass through a questionnaire that will pop up automatically after a while.
Like Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tomodachi Life also supports the Image Share function!
How to use Image Share?
Step 1: Take a picture in the game using the X or Y button (for top or bottom screen respectively).
Step 2: Open the Internet Browser from your HOME Menu and go to https://i.nintendo.net.
Step 3: Log in to your Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook account.
Step 4: Select your image, add a caption, and press Post. Thats it!
Click the banner to go to the Tomodachi Life Miiverse Community!
Here are a couple of Miis to get you started!
For more Miis, try visiting: MiiCharacters.com, or check out the old NeoGAF Mii QR Code Sharing Thread!
There are two ways to import Miis into your game: either by using a Mii Maker QR Code or through a special Tomodachi Life QR Code. The first only imports the likeness of a Mii, while the latter also includes
things like their personality and voice. Once imported, the characteristics of the Mii can still be edited, so if you want an imported Mii to have a different personality or voice than it came with, that is possible.
For more Miis, try visiting: MiiCharacters.com, or check out the old NeoGAF Mii QR Code Sharing Thread!
There are two ways to import Miis into your game: either by using a Mii Maker QR Code or through a special Tomodachi Life QR Code. The first only imports the likeness of a Mii, while the latter also includes
things like their personality and voice. Once imported, the characteristics of the Mii can still be edited, so if you want an imported Mii to have a different personality or voice than it came with, that is possible.
- Every full version of Tomodachi Life will come with two free downloadable codes for the Tomodachi Life: Welcome Version (a demo) that can be given away. Once the demo is completed, a special Panda
Costume will be unlocked, which can be transferred to the full game once the player upgrades to the the full version of Tomodachi Life by buying it at retail or through the eShop. The Panda Costume can
also be unlocked through normal play. More info.
- Lucky Platinum Club Nintendo members who registered Animal Crossing: New Leaf received a special download code for a demo version of Tomodachi Life. The demo is nearly the same as the European
Welcome Version, the only difference being that American players get two Panda Costumes instead of one. - Two download codes will also be included with every retail or eShop copy of Tomodachi Life, to be given away to any person you want. This demo will also have two unlockable Panda Costumes.
- A freedemo of the game is available on the eShop. It is different from the Move-In Version as there are no unlockable panda suits in this demo.
Nintendo will regularly distribute special items through Spotpass to Tomodachi Life players. You can find the schedule for these items below. Please note that North American and European copies receive
different items.
In order to receive these items you will need to enable Spotpass. You can do this at the Town Hall.
Spotpass Item #4 | July 15 - July 31
Tropical Dress
Food Mart Uniform
Spotpass Item #3 | July 1 - July 14
Hawaiian Shirt
Uncle Sam Costume
Spotpass Item #2 | June 16 - June 30
Sombrero
Wedding Dress
Spotpass Item #1 | June 6 - June 15
Marathon Outfit
Graduation Cap
Spotpass Item #3 | July 1 - July 14
Spotpass Item #2 | June 16 - June 30
Spotpass Item #1 | June 6 - June 15
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Canadian Online Gamers - 82/100
CheatCode Central - 4.4/5
Digital Spy - 3/5
Eurogamer - 5/10
CGMagazine - 7/10
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Digital Spy - 3/5
Eurogamer - 5/10
CGMagazine - 7/10
Nintendo Life - 8/10
direction with that relationship. Break-ups between Miis seem to be unavoidable, and is dependent on the compatibility between Mii characters. You can boost their compatibility by giving them the same kind of "hobbies"
(items that they will use once given).
