Tomodachi Collection is a life simulation handheld video game for the
Nintendo DS, released exclusively in Japan on June 18, 2009. A sequel,
Tomodachi Life, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in April 2013, and
in North America and Europe in June 2014.
Gameplay The player uses Miis to interact in this
game. Players can transfer their Miis from their Wii console to their Nintendo
DS, make friends, perform everyday tasks, and give clothes, food, and
special items to the Miis to gain experience for each Mii, leveling them
up and allowing them to collect rewards for each level-up. New areas and shops
on the island the Miis inhabit will open as the player's population grows and
special conditions are met. Dreams
When a Mii is sleeping, either temporally or for the night, Yume
balloons may appear over that person's head. By tapping the bubble, the player
may enter the dream the Mii is experiencing. After the dream concludes,
the Mii will wake up and fall back asleep, and the player will swipe an
object from the Mii's dream, bringing it into reality and inserting it into
his/her inventory. Events
Players can play this game during events beside the fountains at the following
times: 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Morning Stall
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Music Live 3:00 – 4:00 PM: English Speaking
7:00 – 8:00 PM: English Speaking 9:00 – 11:00 PM: Music Live
Specials Players who play this game during the
holidays can buy exclusive themed interiors using the in-game currency.
January – New Year interior February – Valentine's Day interior
August – Japanese festival interior October – Halloween interior
December – Christmas interior Time background
The game has three time periods: Day, Evening, and Night. These time periods
only affect the special events listed above, and when a Mii will go to sleep
for the night, waking up the following morning.
Day: 6:00 – 4:59 PM Evening: 5:00 – 6:59 PM
Night: 7:00 PM – 5:59 AM Development
The game was developed by a small, young team at Nintendo SPD Group No.1 with
Yoshio Sakamoto as producer. It was considered for a Western release
according to an interview with Gamekult.fr, though issues with
localizing the vocal synthesizer software caused the release to be
cancelled. However, a fan translation patch exists, which translates the
game's text into English, though retains the original voices.
Tomodachi Life Tomodachi Life, known in Japan as
Tomodachi Collection: New Life, is a life simulation handheld video game for
the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2013, and on June 6,
2014 in North America and Europe. Tomodachi Collection: New Life was the
best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling about
404,858 units. Reception
Famitsu gave Tomodachi Collection a rating of 29 out of 40. It was the
best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling about
102,000 units. By September 28, 2009, it had sold 1.15 million copies in total,
making it the fourth-best selling game in Japan in the first half of the 2009
fiscal year. At the end of the 2009–2010 fiscal year on March 31, 2010, Nintendo
reported that the game had sold 3.2 million units.
References External links
Official Site