
On March 13, 2013, Nintendo announced in their latest Nintendo Direct that along two new special edition 3DS LL colors, a sequel to Tomodachi Collection was soon going to be released to the public. Tomodachi Life was originally released as Tomodachi Collection: New Life in Japan as the sequel to Tomodachi Collection.

Using the Nintendo 3DS Image Share service, players can share screenshots taken in game to social networks such as Twitter or Facebook. Using Streetpass, the player can choose a specific item to give to players nearby their Nintendo 3DS System, which is also used to transport a married couples child to other islands as a traveler. On May 16, 2016, the last "Import Item" was released, marking the discontinuation of the service.
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Nintendo would release free Spotpass items monthly to all players that had Spotpass enabled, which would be purchasable in "Import Wear".
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Using Streetpass and Spotpass, the player can unlock special items and transport islanders. The player can either move the child to the apartments, or send the child off via Streetpass, to appear in other islands. Eventually, the child will grow up, and the player is presented with 2 options. After this, the married couple may ask the player to babysit the child, which would start a minigame, changing depending on the age of the child. Eventually, if a married couple is on the island, the player will receive a phone call from either the mother or the father, informing the player that they had a baby, and allowing the player to name it and edit its face.

If 2 Islanders of the opposite gender and similar age interact, one may confess their love to the other, which upon success, sets them as their "Sweetheart", which can allow for marriage with them after more interaction. Over time, the islanders will interact and develop friendships with each other at random intervals. Tomodachi Life is set in real time, and encourages players to interact at different times of the day in order to observe different interactions with islanders. Leveling up an islander creates more opportunities for islanders to interact within the game world and with other islanders. If an islander's happiness is high enough, they will level up, which lets the player give the islander a free gift, such as a new interior. The game credits will play once any Mii and their spouse successfully raise a child.Ī married couple in their home playing with their babyīy interacting with the islanders and resolving their problems, their "Happiness" will increase, which rewards the player with in-game currency. As the game goes by, the player unlocks more locations, clothes, food, and other things for the Miis to interact with. Miis can perform various actions and many interactions can occur between them, such as friendship, romance, conflicts, and other social events. Afterward, the Town Hall will open, giving access to create more Miis. After this, a short cutscene set in the future will play, showing the look-alike's possible future spouse and baby, whose faces are hidden. The player will be prompted to give their look-alike with food to eat and a friend to interact with.
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The Miis are voiced by a Nuance-based text-to-speech software and are assigned unique personalities based on selections the player makes for the Mii's stats, such as walking speed, speech, and quirkiness. The game begins with the player naming their island and creating or importing their personal Mii, who is referred to as the player's "look-alike". Tomodachi Life introduced a level of Mii customizability that was expanded upon in future Nintendo games, such as Miitopia and the social networking app Miitomo. With over 400 thousand units sold in Japan, the game is widely considered to be a success. The game received mixed reviews as users praised its gameplay and overall charm, but criticized its simplistic minigames and lack of general user control. With over 6.69 million copies sold worldwide, it was the eleventh best-selling 3DS game of all time. Releasing in Japan in April 2013, June 2014 in North America, Europe, and Australia, and July 2014 in South Korea. Tomodachi Life is the sequel to the Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS title Tomodachi Collection.īill Trinen, the Senior Product Marketing Manager of Nintendo of America stated that he "wasn't sure he was going to get into it", but after playing, found himself "hooked into it". The game follows the day-to-day interactions of Mii characters (referred to as "islanders") as they build friendships, solve problems, and converse with the player.

Tomodachi Life is a social simulation video game developed by Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS.
