<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
is	O
a	O
social	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
SPD7	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Tomodachi	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
6.71	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best-selling	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
introduced	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
Mii	O
customizability	O
that	O
was	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
future	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Miitopia	B-Application
and	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
app	O
Miitomo	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
encourages	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
at	O
different	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
observe	O
different	O
interactions	O
with	O
islanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
move	O
the	O
child	O
to	O
the	O
apartments	O
,	O
or	O
send	O
the	O
child	O
off	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
other	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
StreetPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
SpotPass	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
special	O
items	O
and	O
transport	O
islanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
would	O
release	O
free	O
Spotpass	B-Device
items	O
monthly	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
that	O
had	O
Spotpass	B-Device
enabled	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
purchasable	O
in	O
"	O
Import	O
Wear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Streetpass	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
a	O
specific	O
item	O
to	O
give	O
to	O
players	O
nearby	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
System	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
transport	O
a	O
married	O
couples	O
child	O
to	O
other	O
islands	O
as	O
a	O
traveler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Image	O
Share	O
service	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
share	O
screenshots	O
taken	O
in	O
game	O
to	O
social	O
networks	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
or	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tomodachi	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
in	O
their	O
latest	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
that	O
along	O
two	O
new	O
special	O
edition	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
LL	O
colors	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tomodachi	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
soon	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
color	O
showcased	O
in	O
the	O
direct	O
was	O
a	O
mint	O
white	O
edition	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
LL	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
hardware	O
bundle	O
with	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
included	O
,	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
broadcast	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
more	O
details	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
and	O
introduced	O
software	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
Mii	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
called	O
"	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
Mii	O
Moving	O
Software	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
western	O
release	O
for	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
was	O
heavily	O
considered	O
during	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
still	O
had	O
n't	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
:	I-Device
New	I-Device
Life	I-Device
for	O
regions	O
outside	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
launched	O
a	O
survey	O
containing	O
multiple	O
screenshots	O
of	O
what	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
that	O
Tomodachi	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	O
New	O
Lifes	O
localization	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
as	O
"	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
two	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
download	O
codes	O
for	O
a	O
'	O
Welcome	O
version	O
 '	O
demo	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly	O
different	O
demo	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
publicly	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
unlock	O
any	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
director	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
stated	O
"	O
development	O
began	O
when	O
we	O
started	O
thinking	O
about	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
not	O
only	O
enjoy	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
which	O
could	O
also	O
trigger	O
communication	O
outside	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Trinen	O
,	O
Senior	O
Director	O
of	O
Product	O
Marketing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
described	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
's	O
interaction	O
system	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Polygon	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
following	O
scenario	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
if	O
everybody	O
you	O
say	O
in	O
those	O
funny	O
videos	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
were	O
actually	O
people	O
that	O
you	O
knew	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
crazy	O
things	O
that	O
were	O
happening	O
were	O
happening	O
to	O
people	O
that	O
you	O
knew	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
Direct	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Mii	O
characters	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
staff	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bill	O
Trinen	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
,	O
and	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Mii	O
News	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Direct	O
"	O
goes	O
into	O
detail	O
about	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
and	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
Mii	O
characters	O
of	O
anyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
American	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
website	O
,	O
certain	O
Miis	O
of	O
famous	O
celebrities	O
were	O
shown	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
QR	O
Code	O
's	O
attached	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Taylor	O
Swift	O
and	O
Shaquille	O
O'Neal	O
,	O
each	O
including	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
holds	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
71/100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
(	O
72.36	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
)	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.4	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
funny	O
and	O
rewarding	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
called	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
"	O
comedic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
gave	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
likeability	O
despite	O
certain	O
aspects	O
being	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.0	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
pervasive	O
sense	O
of	O
quirkiness	O
in	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
works	O
,	O
but	O
ca	O
n’t	O
sustain	O
the	O
entire	O
game.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
"	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
is	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
throwaway	O
toy	O
,	O
then	O
-	O
one	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
cute	O
tricks	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
quite	O
enough	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
stop	O
you	O
from	O
tossing	O
it	O
aside	O
after	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
hours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
was	O
a	O
best	O
seller	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
about	O
404,858	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
sold	O
6.71	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
worldwide	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	B-Device
10	I-Device
best	I-Device
selling	I-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
features	O
a	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
themed	O
microgame	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miitomo	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
social	O
networking	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
team	O
who	O
developed	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
very	O
similar	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miitomo	B-Protocol
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miitopia	B-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
similarly	O
uses	O
Miis	O
as	O
in-game	O
characters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Miitopia	B-Application
was	O
being	O
made	O
for	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
