What is that? I wanna see one! Basically, if you have a depressed Mii, sometimes other islanders host a pity party to TRY to cheer up the depressed Mii. They speak a lot of jokes and funny mistakes to cheer him or her up with little to no success.

1. Tomodachi Life Play On Computer
2. Tomodachi Life Pity Party Under Way

Tomodachi Life^[a] is a life simulationvideo game developed by Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game, which is a direct sequel to the Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS title Tomodachi Collection, was released in Japan in April 2013, June 2014 worldwide and July 2014 in South Korea. The game received positive reviews and good sales records. Many reviewers praised the gameplay but criticised the minigames. Its name means Friend Life.

Gameplay[edit]

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' and lives in an apartment building. The building holds up to 100 Miis. (or more depending on the date of the release of your copy)

The player can import Miis from the system's Mii Maker, other devices or QR codes or create them from scratch using the 3DS's camera or the in-game Mii Maker. The Miis are voiced by a text-to-speech software and have unique personalities. Miis can then perform various actions, such as eating, trying on different outfits, falling in love with each other, and engaging in many leisure activities. As more Miis are added to the island, many strange and curious interactions can occur between them, such as friendship, romance, rivalry, romantic relationships and families. As the game goes by, the player unlocks more stores, clothes, food, and places for the Miis to play. They can even unlock a port, where they can give and 'trade' goods with other islands.

Development[edit]

In May 2014, a playable demo of the game was distributed to Platinum members of Club Nintendo in North America, the data of which could be transferred to the final version to unlock a bonus in-game item.^[1] The game is bundled with two Nintendo eShop download codes for a 'Welcome version' demo, which can be given to friends.^[2] A slightly different demo version was later publicly released for download via the Nintendo eShop. This version does not unlock any features in the full game.

Following the announcement of a worldwide release, controversy arose concerning the impossibility of same-sex relationships. Nintendo stated, 'The ability for same-sex relationships to occur in the game was not part of the original game that launched in Japan, and that game is made up of the same code that was used to localise it for other regions outside Japan.' ^[3] In May 2013, it was widely reported that a bug in the original Japanese version of the game, which enabled same-sex relationships, was patched by Nintendo.^[4] This was refuted by Nintendo in a statement made April 2014, explaining that same-sex relationships were never possible, and that the patch in fact fixed a different issue.^[5] Despite various campaigns from users, Nintendo stated that it would not be possible to add same-sex relationships to the game, as they 'never intended to make any form of social commentary with the launch of the game',^[6] and because it would require significant development alterations which would not be able to be released as a post-game patch. The company later apologised and stated that if they were to create a third game in the series they would 'strive to design a gameplay experience from the ground up that is more inclusive, and better represents all players.'^[7]

Reception[edit]

Tomodachi Life has received positive reviews. It holds an average of 72% and 71/100 on review aggregate sites GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively.^[8][9][10]IGN gave the game a score of 8.4, calling it 'a surprisingly funny and rewarding experience.'^[11]Polygon gave Tomodachi Life a 7.5 out of 10, praising its likeability despite certain aspects being repetitive.^[12]GamesRadar gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising its weird humor and relaxing gameplay, whilst criticising the minigames for being too simple.^[13]GameTrailers gave the game a score of 6.0, stating 'the pervasive sense of quirkiness in Tomodachi Life works, but can’t sustain the entire game.'^[14] The game has received criticism for not enabling relationships between Mii characters of the same sex; Nintendo of America later apologized for failing to include same-sex relationships in Tomodachi Life, stating that it wasn't possible for NoA to change the game's design, or for Nintendo to change this aspect in a post-ship patch. It also noted that 'if we create a next installment in the Tomodachi series, we will strive to design a game-play experience from the ground up that is more inclusive, and better represents all players.'^[15][16]

Tomodachi Life was the best seller in the Japanese video game market during the week of its release, selling about 404,858 units.^[17] By September 2014, its global sales reached 3.12 million units.^[18] As of December 31, 2019, Nintendo has sold 6.55 million units of the game worldwide,^[19] making it one of the top 10 best selling games on the 3DS.

Legacy[edit]

A stage based on Tomodachi Life appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.^[20]Miitomo, a social networkingmobile app for iOS and Android devices, was released in March 2016. The app was created by the same core team who developed Tomodachi Life, and features very similar ideas. In 2016, a similar game involving Miis, Miitopia, was released in Japan.^[21] It was released worldwide the following year.

Notes[edit]

1. ^Known in Japan as Tomodachi Collection: New Life (Japanese: トモダチコレクション 新生活, Hepburn: Tomodachi Korekushon: Shin Seikatsu)

References[edit]

1. ^'Club Nintendo Distributing Tomodachi Life Demo Codes to Select Platinum Members - 3DS News @ Nintendo Life'. Nintendolife.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
2. ^MacDonald, Keza (May 21, 2014). 'Tomodachi Life Comes With 2 Free Demos to Give to Friends'. Kotaku UK. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
3. ^'Nintendo resists #Miiquality campaign to let Tomodachi Life gamers play gayk=Guardian News'. Associated Press. May 7, 2014.
4. ^Ashcraft, Brian (May 8, 2013). 'Rumor: Bug Makes Gay Marriage Possible in Nintendo Game [Update]'. Kotaku.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
5. ^Parfitt, Ben (April 10, 2014). 'VIDEO: Nintendo to give Tomodachi Life a shot in the West | Games industry news | MCV'. MCV. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
6. ^lang, Derrik (May 7, 2014). 'Nintendo Says No to Virtual Equality in Life Game'. Associated Press. Abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
7. ^'We are committed to fun and entertainment for everyone - Nintendo Official Site'. Nintendo.com. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
8. ^'Tomodachi Life for 3DS'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
9. ^'Tomodachi Life for 3DS Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
10. ^'Nintendo Apologizes For Not Putting Gay Marriage In Tomodachi Life'. Kotaku. Kotaku. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
11. ^Otero, Jose (June 6, 2014). 'Tomodachi Life Review'. IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
12. ^McElroy, Griffin (June 6, 2014). 'Tomodachi Life review: semi charmed'. Polygon. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
13. ^Gilbert, Herbert (June 6, 2014). 'Tomodachi Life review'. GamesRadar. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
14. ^Moore, ben (June 6, 2014). 'Tomodachi Life - Review'. GameTrailers. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
15. ^'Nintendo Apologizes For Omitting Gay Marriage From 'Tomodachi Life''. NBC News.
16. ^Jason Schreier. 'Nintendo Apologizes For Not Putting Gay Marriage In Tomodachi Life'. Kotaku. Gawker Media.
17. ^'This Week in Sales: Tomodachi Collection Sees Big Launch Sales'. Siliconera. April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
18. ^'Supplementary Information about Earnings Release'(PDF). Nintendo. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
19. ^'Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software'. Nintendo. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
20. ^'Tomodachi Collection: New Life stage'. IGN. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
21. ^Otero, Jose. '5 Things We Learned About Miitomo and Nintendo's Digital Future'. IGN. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

External links[edit]

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• When a couple breaks up, one can trigger the flashback of the wonderful times one of the Miis had with their sweetheart, with heartwrenching music in the background, ending with the Mii sitting on the beach, staring into the sunset alone. There can also be extended versions of the breakup memories, if the Mii's sweetheart gets stolen by another Mii. One starts off with the couple splashing each other on the beach, to the couple playing tennis together, to the Mii telling a joke no one was listening to, to the Mii playing tennis alone, and finally giving up, then sitting on the beach alone.

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• It's possible for a Mii who already has a sweetheart to accept going out with another Mii, leaving their former sweetheart completely despondent. This even produces the same flashbacks as when Miis break up due to other circumstances. To make matters worse, this eerie song plays in the apartment of the one who initiates the breakup or the one who was cheated on.
• Occasionally, if you give a Mii a disposable camera and ask them to take an islander's photo, they will shoot a photo of two sweethearts sitting near the window in the Café◊. The ex of one of the sweethearts will look in from outside the window, looking absolutely miserable.
• Sometimes, a Mii who went through a divorce might want to rekindle their relationship, and get back together. This is especially painful if their former partner is in another relationship.

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• When a couple's child grows up, you're given the option to have them live on the island or send them out to explore the world. If you choose the latter, they will never become a permanent resident of the island. They will only return to the island for short visits before leaving again. This can make viewing the child's baby album during the credits all the more poignant.
• It is possible for a traveler Mii to get StreetPassed to another player's 3DS, only for the traveler to never migrate again, much less back to your island, for any number of reasons (e.g., traveling to an island whose owner then deletes their save data, turns off StreetPass (which deletes any present Travelers), allows a traveler to be overwritten by another traveler in the queue line before the port (since there's no limit to the amount of Miis you can receive from others, which caps at 50 (10 on the port itself and 40 in a queue line), or loses the SD Card containing their Tomodachi Life StreetPass data). One post on GameFAQsput it this way:^note
  It's me.... I'm alone.... I don't know what happened. I was so happy with you guys and I know you couldn't keep me around forever... I don't know where I am.... There's nothing around me.... I'm so cold..... hungry.... I don't know if I'll make it... But before I go, I want you to know that I love you and I don't blame you for letting me go.... Mom.... Dad... I hope we'll meet again one day....

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• Even the music is sad when a traveler comes to stay in your campground normally and makes you choked up.
• Telling a Mii who confesses to you that they have feelings for another Mii to not pursue a relationship. Once this happens, a sad rainy cloud will loom over their head, complete with sad music. If you tap on their thought bubble, they will say this:
  'I guess I'm just not good enough...'
• When a Mii apologizes to a Mii that they had a fight with, and the apology fails. And yes, this can result in friendships getting broken unless they change their mind at the last second:
  Mii A: 'I'm sorry about what happened.'
  [Beat]
  Mii B: 'I'm still not over it.'
  [Sad violin fanfare]
• When there's an aggressive fight between two Miis, and a third fails to help them make up. This is especially the case if they're dating or married, as at this point, a break up/divorce is imminent. The Mii who intervened will look on very disappointed that their plan failed. This is also the case the third Mii was the best friend of one of the fighters, and is upset that they will never make up with the opposite Mii who is now no longer a friend.
• When one party of a fighting couple wants to make up, but fails. Horrifying bells are heard as they hang their head in shame, not to mention the more affected partner being shrouded in the standard Sadness cloud along with watching the Sweetheart/Spouse bubble empty itself. Both Miis will show up in each other's Relationships page as 'Ex-Sweetheart/Spouse', to remind you that they aren't going to be getting back any time soon. And the music that plays after a divorce...
  • What makes this sadder is the fact no other Miis, even the children of the Miis wanting to divorce, will step in to give advice, or at least encourage them to give another chance.
• The game does not want you to erase your data. The Mii that serves as your look-alike will appear on the top screen, running in slo-mo as if to stop you. They have dialogue for each of the times you say yes. This further emphasized by inputting the name of your island in order to finally complete the process:
  2. Are you sure about this?
  4. Nooo! Why? I hope we can meet again someday!^note / You may have deleted everything, but we still had lots of nice memories!^note
• A Mii's desperate cries of 'I need to eat something! ANYTHING!' can trigger this feeling for those are afraid of starvation, or just worried that they're neglecting that Mii.
• When a Mii gets rejected:
  [with an echo effect] 'I'm sorry...'
• When a Mii's crush doesn't even bother to show up to meet them.^note
• Whenever a Mii that wants to play a game with you has a frown on their face. Any other similar instance is more heartwarming, especially if the Mii that wants to play is smiling.
• A pity party can be thrown at the Café for a Mii who's depressed over a rejection or break-up and has several friends remaining. The three friends will make awkward small talk in an attempt to cheer the sad Mii up, but in between each conversation, they all look over at the despondent Mii, who is completely silent and does nothing but stare sadly at their food. The cycle continues endlessly with them trying and failing to lighten the mood.
• Seeing a confessing Mii lose to a love rival really hurts. Sure you can deny the crush a relationship from the rival, but seeing the confessor run away defeated really stings.
• It is possible to receive a traveler from an island that has been deleted.
• In the European version at least, one of the default things your Mii can tell you is 'Why bother having dreams if they're not gonna come true?'. No, they don't say it when they just were broken up with, failed to make up, etc.; they only say this with their default face. The Dissonant Serenity (unless they are a Perpetual Frowner) makes this worse and can imply certain things about the Mii's past before moving to the island.
• A slow, sadder orchestral version of the 'in love' music is heard when you visit a Mii who is missing their former lover.
• Failing at proposals. Represented by three hearts between the Miis, every miss equals one heart loss; losing all three hearts will cause the sweetheart to leave, and the proposing Mii will reluctantly agree. This gets even worse if this happens at the train station, where sometimes the failure will result in the sweetheart leaving on the train, as the Mii waves while looking very disappointed.
• Occasionally, a Mii may ask you if another Mii likes them. If you tell them to go for it and their feelings aren't reciprocated, the Mii will say this:
  Mii:It's not like I even like [them] that much anyway...
• If a Mii's feelings for their crush isn't reciprocated, the Mii may attempt to confess their feelings again. There's a chance the crush will still not accept their feelings, either saying they're not interested, they will send a friend to tell the Mii that they're not interested, or they won't show up to meet the Mii at all. If this happens, the Mii will become even sadder than before:
• Miis that have their relationships not working can be given the choice to move on. When doing so, they politely tell their partner they should go back to being just friends,^note and the partner will be completely heartbroken and hangs its head as the Mii walks out.
• Most dreams are weird or humorous, but occasionally a Mii will dream that they are in their apartment, saying they haven't seen you in 50 years, their hair grey from age. It's an unexpectedly sad dream.
• If a married couple breaks up after they have had children, it's pretty sad to watch the family albums of the divorced couples, especially after you've sent their kid off traveling.