Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
3DS
6th Jun 2014
6th Jun 2014
18th Apr 2013
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.co.uk
Reviews
The meaning of life
During the many hours you can potentially spend lost within Tomodachi Life, you'll find yourself wondering if this new 3DS outing can actually be called a game in the traditional sense. It's certainly addictive and almost universally appealing thanks to its savvy combination of humour, social sharing and Mii-related activities,...
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Tomodachi Life Guides
Guide Nintendo Music App: Every Game Soundtrack Included - How To Download, All Systems
A mobile music app exclusive to Switch Online members
'Nintendo Music' is a mobile app from Nintendo giving fans access to thousands of songs from Nintendo's history. If you are curious to know what exactly is available on this mobile application, you've come to the right place. Keep in mind that you can only use this smartphone application if you...
Guide Sharing The Love With The Tomodachi Life Welcome Version
Or Move-in Code, if you're in the US
Those of you who picked up Tomodachi Life last week will probably be aware that the game comes with two "Welcome Version" editions (known as "Move-In" in North America), which can be shared with your friends so they can get a small taster of Nintendo's quirky and addictive life simulation. The Welcome Version is...
Guide How To Import Miis Into Tomodachi Life Like A Pro
Not all Miis are created equal, so check out this handy guide
With Tomodachi Life's release nearly upon, we thought it would be a good idea to provide some insight into what is perhaps one of the most important elements of the entire game: populating it with Mii characters so that they can come alive and get up to all kinds of mischief within the...
Tomodachi Life News
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
X-tra work
Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! What a week, eh? Clearly not content with just the one surprise announcement this week, Nintendo delivered two almighty news drops to our door. First, we got an out-of-the-blue shadow drop for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (which looks
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th February)
Directly to you
Just when we thought our wishlists couldn't get any longer, Nintendo had to go and drop another Direct. Let's see who's working through their backlog to make way for the oncoming deluge of releases in another edition of What Are You Playing. The Direct was the big news for this week, bringing with it a Hollow Knight - Nintendo...
News Surprise! Tomodachi Life's 3DS Soundtrack Has Been Added To Nintendo Music
Prepare for island life on Switch
Following a special Nintendo Direct broadcast last week for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Nintendo is now celebrating the series on its music app this week with the release of the 3DS soundtrack. This 3DS Tomodachi Life game was locally released in 2014. The soundtrack contains a whopping 210 tracks, with a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st January)
This is the life
Well done, everyone! We finally made it to the end of January! There was quite a bit of Nintendo news this week, so we're sure everyone will enjoy kicking back with a couple o' games over the weekend. We were treated to yet another Nintendo Direct this week, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream taking the spotlight. It looked...
News Nintendo Updates Two DS And 3DS Game Trademarks
But why?
Nintendo has updated two trademarks relating to Magical Starsign on the DS and Tomodachi Life on the 3DS. As highlighted by Mike Odyssey over on X, the trademarks are currently under examination as of 2nd September 2025 before full publication, which is normal. As for why they've been updated, well... that's up for debate. Odyssey...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Tomodachi Life
It's about time
Well, that's been quite the week, huh? Let's chill out with another edition of Box Art Brawl. Last time, we saw two covers for NSO newbie Nobunaga's Ambition go head-to-head, and it's got to be said, it wasn't even close. The epic Japanese art comfortably walked away with the win, taking 74% of the vote and leaving North America...
Feature From Famicom Disk System To Switch - The Evolution Of Nintendo's Miis
Love Mii do
Ah, the Mii. We remember when we first made our own Miis back in 2006. Back then the most character customisation we had experienced was probably with The Sims, so making Miis of our friends, family and favourite video game characters was a fun pastime. It's a real shame, then, that Nintendo stepped away from their Miis, presumably in an...
News Get Fresh 3DS Discounts With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Professor Layton, Tomodachi Life and more!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. This set is slightly smaller than usual, with four titles being put up for grabs in total. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by...
News The Top 10 Best-Selling 3DS Games (As Of December 2018)
Pokémon here, Pokémon there
As part of its Q3 2019 financial update, Nintendo has provided up-to-date lists for its best-selling games across current consoles. We've already shared the current top ten best-selling Switch games, but what about the 3DS? Well, as it happens, the top ten 3DS games are exactly the same now as they were three month
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Super Mario RPG And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
A Halloween treat
The second batch of game discounts for October has been released on the European My Nintendo rewards website, giving players the chance to spend their points on yet another line up of 3DS and Wii U games. This time around sees a spooky Zelda classic just in time for Halloween, a Super Mario favourite on SNES, and Game Freak's...
Previews
First Impressions Tomodachi Life
Life is what you make it
Since the surprise announcement that Tomodachi Life is coming to the West on 6th June, gamers have been trying to figure out exactly the game is all about. Given that it's a Nintendo project, comparisons to Animal Crossing have been bandied about, while others have confidently placed the game in the same basket as EA's Sims...
About The Game
Tomodachi Life puts a personal community in your pocket, starring people you know, such as your friends, parents, your teacher and anyone else you’ve ever dreamt of befriending.
All these familiar faces appear in-game as Mii characters, the avatar system first introduced on Nintendo’s Wii console in 2006 and later adopted on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Since its launch, players around the world have enjoyed creating Mii characters of themselves, their friends and families, fictional characters and even celebrities; as such the current worldwide Mii population stands at a staggering 200 million. For the first time in Nintendo’s history, Mii characters can now exist in Tomodachi Life as living, relatable characters with a voice and a personality all their own… And it’s little wonder that surprising things will happen when those Mii characters get a mind of their own! Players will become the director to their Mii characters’ lives by helping them find love and happiness, and as the drama unfolds, each hilarious scene can be easily shared on a range of social networks. Almost anything is possible in Tomodachi Life - Your friends. Your stories. Your life.
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is this like Animal crossing?
No
Is this like the Sims?
This will be better than the Sims.
Hmm, I need to see some gameplay first.
For now, I prefer Animal crossing over Tomodashi life...
But we'll see.
@Sylvester what does one game have to do with the other?,
really looking forward to reading the review!!
I just realized I never really knew the price of this game. At $35 I think I'll be skipping out on this one.
Graphics are somewhat bizzare!
jjmesa16, thats a pretty good price. A lot of 3ds games like this are $40. What did you expect, $20?
Check out FourPlay's review of Tomodachi Life by clicking the link below:
http://fourplayblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/fourplay-game-review-tomodachi-life.html
I took the plunge and bought this game! It's very fun
@adrian123 no
@Dutch_Cheesecake I love both
I play this game for fun
I love this game! BEST Mii game in the world! It's like Mii in Animal Crossings! I can't wait to get Miitopia.
I have MiiTopia and this one and these are my go to games in terms of favorites.
I would say it's closer to Nintendogs in that you're able to pet, feed, dress, and play with them.
Now if only they could integrate animal crossing levels of interior decoration..
It's enjoyable but gets repetitive FAST!
I can think of several dozens of simple improvements they could have made..
A major gripe is wanting to have a bit more control/influence over their relationships,
rather than leaving everything to chance.
And after losing Miitomo (which had some wonderful features along with vastly superior wearables)
It's difficult going back to this outdated thing..
I'm keeping my fingers crossed in hopes we're treated to a meatier sequel one day.
Likewise for Miitopia...
Still absolutely adore them both to bits though!
If they release this for the switch I will cry. Please make it happen, Nintendo.
This is a cute game, and I really enjoyed playing it. It's not the kind of thing to invest a whole lot of time into though, unless you want the gameplay to get stale. If you have squirrel-like tendencies and like collecting stuff, then you'd really enjoy this game. There are tons of random, weird things to buy or find. A neat game to "kill" dying time (like when your waiting for another game to load haha).
I still play this game and question why Nintendo gave me the power to have Rosalina ditch Tingle for Mario....
@ventoauero1985 never thought that I find a jojo fan here
@Mina_sparklexo aye! You know what they say. Jojo fans attract each other 😎👉🏼👉🏼
my first game on the 3ds and one of my favorites. it has no logic or reason to it but it's still a very fun game overall. I'm really hoping it would get a port with new features to the switch like Miitopia did at some point, it would be a blast
Fun game to ***** around in, should be ported to switch so i can make Lenin.
It's fun for when you want scenarios, but can get a bit repetitive. Also, same sex marriages aren't allowed and suchlike. Overall, though, it it is good for its day and I hope they port it to the switch!
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