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Tomodachi Life Releasing This Week
REDMOND, Wash.--(June 2,
in the year of our Lord 2014)--In Tomodachi Life you
can star as Mii characters in this madcap hand-held adventure
launching June 6 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. The
only difference will be that now you will watch their lives
unfold in sillier, entirely spontaneous and hilariously dramatic
ways.
“Tomodachi” is the Japanese word for “friend.” Because your
friends become the life force of Tomodachi Life, the game will
become your BFF, just as it has for millions of video game fans
in Japan. If you’re dreaming of hanging out with well known
people, Nintendo is providing the Mii characters of Christina
Aguilera, Debby Ryan, Zendaya, Shaun White and Shaquille O’Neal
in Tomodachi Life at launch.
After early tests showed that it would be impractical to develop
a machine that could beam all of your friends and relatives into
a Nintendo 3DS system, Nintendo poured resources into
fine-tuning and expanding customization options for creating Mii
characters with heart and soul. You can tailor not only the
appearance, but also, for the first time, the personality and
even the voice of each Mii character you bring to life in
Tomodachi Life, including loved ones, artistic geniuses and
historical figures.
Every time you check back on the game, you will find these
characters up to something entirely unexpected or downright
outlandish. Mii characters of your real-life best friends may be
just like they are in real life, or they might act in totally
unexpected ways. You may see your grandfather dancing the hula,
dress your mom in crazy outfits or play jokes on your brothers
or sisters without getting caught. When you see these wacky
things happening, you’re going to want to share them. The Image
Share tool on Nintendo 3DS lets you grab screen shots of the
game’s funniest moments and share them on social networks with
your real-life friends and relatives so they can see what’s
happening on your island.
“You’ll want to play Tomodachi Life often – it’s a lot like
following people’s antics on social media but better, and with a
higher occurrence of hot dog suits, impromptu rock concerts,
slug races and vivid dreams,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of
America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
Prepare to snap pics of every head-scratching and belly-laughing
incident on Ferris wheels, roller coasters, fashion shows,
beaches or coffee tables. Document the strange rituals of
Virtual Boy worshipping, gift-exchanges and fashion trend
spotting. (Word on the street is that cat suits, dinosaur suits,
astronaut suits and caveman chic are poised to make stunning
comebacks.)
Tomodachi Life launches June 6 in stores and in the Nintendo
eShop on Nintendo 3DS at a suggested retail price of $34.99.
Anyone who buys the game will get two codes to give to friends
who own Nintendo 3DS systems to let them download a special
“Move-In” demo version of Tomodachi Life so they can check it
out for themselves. Quantities of the codes available in stores
are limited and are available while supplies last.