- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream closed the latest Nintendo Direct
- That is the sequel to a much -loved Nintendo 3DS Life Sim
- It is currently scheduled for a ‘2026’ release window
I couldn’t believe my eyes when March 27 Nintendo Direct closed with a trailer to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The successor I never thought would happen is actually, and it arrives in 2026 for Nintendo Switch and presumably Nintendo Switch 2.
In terms of gameplay and features, this initial message strailer does not reveal much. Even Nintendo’s own listing page for the game is just bones that offer nothing but a handful of screenshots from the trailer, and a one-liner description that simply says it is back after more than 10 years. In Pogform.
But Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream hits the right notes; An island populated by player-created MII characters, an abundance of shops and landmarks for them to interact with, and the obviously silly sense of humor that made the 3DS game before it looked memorable.
Look at
There is an interesting thing to note about Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The American and British trailers both have text-to-talk Mii voices found in their respective regions. As much as the 3DS game, if you play in England, for example, your MIIs will have British accents.
Sometimes a good chuckle is all you need
So why do I compare an extremely unusual Nintendo Switch game to Inzoi, the Korean Sims Competitor that creates waves in Steam Early Access? It’s pretty much because I think Inzoi Can learn a thing or two from Nintendo’s naughty Life Sim.
Its clearly that Inzoi has not got rid of the best start, with a lack of meaningful content besides its (admittedly Incredible Impressive) Character Creation Tools and Object Import Functions. Its relatively high system requirements are also something that can hold many lifesimes -nuisers firmly by The Sims 4 So far.
But what strikes me the most about Inzoi At this early stage – besides its lack of reasons for actually playing it – it is that it calls as a quite soulful experience. It is an extremely impressive visual showcase, for sure. But it definitely lacks the charm of games like Sims And actually Tomodachi Life It keeps me routinely smiling through the pure absurdity of it all.
For the record I am not at the forefront Tomodachi Life Like a kind of innovative comedy masterclass. Its sense of humor is incredibly stupid, trenches sharp width and instead leans into the utterly ridiculous. But that’s why I love it.
Whether it’s a news broadcast about a Mii bathing in a tub filled with ravioli, a feverish dream sequence showing a tricking of the boys ritualist dancing around a giant corn -cob, or just a mii that tells you on no uncertain conditions that they have an eggy speed brewing, Tomodachi Life Rarely fails to make me laugh hysterically.
The incredible deadpan (and very customizable) text-to-speech only makes things more fun. Yes, it’s beyond childish, but I didn’t want it in any other way.
