- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream director Ryutaro Takahashi says development began in 2017
- Takahashi says he and producer Yoshio Sakamoto have a “special attachment” to the series
- They agreed that they had “squeezed everything we could” out of the 3DS title and agreed to make a new game
The creators of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has revealed that development began for the Nintendo Switch back in 2017, expressing an attachment to the series.
In a new Nintendo Ask the Developer interview, game director Ryutaro Takahashi discussed the original idea behind the game and confirmed that development started nearly 10 years ago.
Takahashi said that he spoke with franchise producer Yoshio Sakamoto and after agreeing that they had “squeezed” everything they could out of Tomodachi life on Nintendo 3DS they decided to make a new game.
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“I think development started around 2017 after things settled down Miitomo,” Takahashi said. “The producer, Sakamoto-san, and I both have a special attachment to Tomodachi life and have been playing the previous game on Nintendo 3DS for many years. But we’d already squeezed everything we could out of that game, and Sakamoto-san told me sadly, ‘There’s so much I want my Mii characters to experience, but there’s nothing more I can do for them.’
“(laughs) So we talked about our desire to create a new one Tomodachi life game.”
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launches today on Nintendo Switch and is also playable on Nintendo Switch 2.
TechRadar Gaming’s games editor Dashiell Wood rated the game four stars in his review, calling it “a delight, with excellent character customization and plenty of charming humor.”
“Its hands-off nature won’t be for everyone, and the lack of a dedicated Nintendo Switch 2 version is a missed opportunity, but there’s still no other game that offers its particular brand of unapologetic weirdness,” he wrote.
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