Q 01/05

Kept in Tomodachi Life's Western title for intrigue, the Japanese word "tomodachi" means what?

A) Island

B) Friend

C) Village

D) Neighbor

Answer · why

B) Friend

Friend is the literal meaning, and Nintendo kept the word abroad to make the game stand out. In Japan the 3DS game was sold as Tomodachi Collection: N...

Q 02/05

Before making births automatic, Tomodachi Life's developers pictured married Miis having babies how?

A) Laying eggs

B) Stork delivery

C) Mail order

D) Wishing on a star

Answer · why

A) Laying eggs

Laying eggs was an early idea, with babies hatching out, while a slowly growing belly was rejected as too graphic. In the finished 3DS game, babies si...

Q 03/05

The name Mii, shared by every Tomodachi Life islander, blends a console's name with which word?

A) My

B) We

C) Me

D) I

Answer · why

C) Me

Me plus Wii gives Mii, because the avatars usually stand in for the people holding the controller. They first appeared on Nintendo's motion-control co...

Q 04/05

Which option, missing from Tomodachi Life despite a fan campaign, did Nintendo add in Living the Dream?

A) Online island visits

B) Full voice acting

C) Player-run shops

D) Same-sex romance

Answer · why

D) Same-sex romance

Same-sex romance arrived with the 2026 sequel, years after Nintendo apologised and promised a more inclusive follow-up. Each Mii's dating preferences ...

Q 05/05

Which HBO host mocked a Tomodachi Life controversy with cartoons pairing off Nintendo characters?

A) John Oliver

B) Bill Maher

C) Stephen Colbert

D) Conan O'Brien

Answer · why

A) John Oliver

John Oliver used Last Week Tonight to spoof the row, showing Nintendo mascots as couples. The row had flared when Nintendo said the missing feature co...