(Nearly) Every Single Regional Difference in Tomodachi Life 

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absolutely absurd that they let you date KIDS (and married people in the japanese version) but not adults of the same gender. also with other details, tomodachi life really said no homo at literally every opportunity

Nintendo; sure they can date kids, cross dress and marry people who are married Nintendo: BUT GAY PEOPLE ARE WHERE WE DRAW THE LIME

I hope this gets a Switch version that allows you to transfer Miis from Miitopia and has the Make up from Miitopia.

"In New Life, Child Miis can date Adult Miis" left me like 👁👄👁

Honestly. Whether we get a Tomodachi sequel or not depends on how well the Miitopia remake will sell

I can't wait for the darker, more experimental spin-off: Tomodachi DEATH

“This is what the dream looks like:” **Gets an ad for Amazon**

i actually cackled seeing poofesure footage in this video 😭😭 "beef boss and beef bitch are now friends" i CANT that broke me lmao

They need to bring this game to the switch

One thing I have noticed is that even though same sex couples are not an option, in the American version with the girls talk sessions at the cafe, female miis can be observed admitting to having crushes on other females, although this never actually leads to a confession or affects gameplay.

Great video!! I noticed as a European player that the dialogue is a lot more boring and formal than the American version, which I kinda dislike :/

Also some notes for the Korean version: if I don’t mention a change (outside of food, clothes, interior, etc) it’s pretty safe to assume that whatever applies to the Japanese version applies to the Korean version

Damn that theory about the Tomodachi island being a prison makes sense if all those New Life miis are fiddling with kids

0:14 For me, I think the reason that this game became so popular was because this one of the last few games that Satoru Iwata worked on before he died of cancer.

When I saw the blood type I just thought of this- Doctor : QUICK WHAT'S THEIR BLOOD TYPE?!? person : hold on, let me check their tomodachi life!

A lot of the changes to avoid cross dressing seemed a bit pointless to me since you can just make them cross dress yourself. 😭 Also very interesting about Kuroku being stage hands, makes you consider the wider implications that might have for the story of the game...

I wish Nintendo would stop abandoning things involving Miis such as Miitomo and Miiverse. You did a lovely job on this video, too. I hope you garner way more views soon.

I believe that the Japanese version of tomodatchi life has a suggestive outfit that isn't available in other countries for obvious reasons.

Hi, I play the Korean version of Tomodachi Life, and though I'm pretty late, I thought people might appreciate a couple fun facts! :) Exclusive to the Korean version, Miis can request to go on blind dates, similar to a set-up performed by another Mii. If the blind date is successful, the two Miis will begin dating. There are several traditional Japanese and Korean dresses and outfits present that are not in localised versions. Also, there's a pretty scanty bunny dress in the Korean version, so... The ninja dream is changed slightly, with the Mii usually wearing the ninja costume being slightly different, as well as the interior. I'm not sure if you can see this news report in localised versions, since I haven't before, but there's a report in which giant cats come and visit your island late at night, passing out bags of 'catnip'. Also, all of the Miis in the report are wearing cat suits. That's all I remember! I haven't played the game since 2016, when Miitopia came out, though.

3:55 I did NOT see that Poofesure cameo coming! Also, Poof's Toad guy at 6:36.

„This is what the Dream looks like“ *Ad* „Wow what a nice dream“

I will firmly grasp the tomodachi life korean version pig in the pig chase dream

It’s a shame that Miitomo is gone. I really enjoyed it because my mii looked awesome and I could decorate my room with a poster of what I wanted. Not only that it was also a nice way to talk with friends.

Ah yes, the only game where Nagito’s kid for some reason keeps trying to steal Vriska’s boyfriend who is Twogami

I hope that if we have a rerelease on the Switch like Miitopia, that the game will have all food and clothing options in all versions, along with the makeup & wigs from Miitopia, add in some new features and having an option for chosing what gender of miis a selected mii wants to date (which I think would be a good way to implement gay marriage), and we'd have the best port of the game in our hands, at least that's what I think

11:12 A little fun fact the reason that dream is called familiar is because it’s the old island and music from tomodachi collection (DS) a little something for players of the original from 2009. ☺️☺️ it’s very nostalgic I just wish it doesn’t slow down because it gets creepy huehue

blood types were like zodiac signs? strangeeeeee. cultural differences are fascinating

3:55 *OH MY GOD I SEE BEEF BOSS-*

This was the first game I ever got for my 3DS, I still remember how the first relationship ever formed on my island was myself and FUCKING NYAN CAT

This is Probley the Best Tomodachi Life video I have ever seen

So I had two miis in a relationship and they were both adults but I had to change the girl's age ( I had changed her bday to be accurate to her reference sheet as she is an oc who's 16) and the relationship status didn't change as I thought it would. So he proposed a while later, I went through the whole shabang but before the wedding cutscenes would play he said that he can't marry her yet because she's not 18, will you use an age o magic to help them out? I of course said yes and they got married now have a kid. So there is unique dialog for an adult-child relationship with trying to be married.

8:29 Just to clarify from the slightly unclear wording, Word Chain and Rap Battle do both appear in the European version, at least for the UK release although I'm 99% sure it is for the rest of Europe too. Great video!

So I decided to play the Korean version and I took a few notes, so if you’re interested, feel free to read! 1, the bunny suit isn’t a Japanese exclusive, it’s also in the Korean version, except it’s in the Costumes section, not the Work section. 2, if you type something in English, it’ll pronounce it entirely, unlike the Japanese ver which spells it out 3, the Korean version has a few exclusive clothing 4, when you stare at a Mii, the blushing might look different than other versions 5, in the hail dream, the mii’s are fan dancing around 1 mii (there are 2 vers of this dream) 6, there’s a grape shooting thing in the news tower? (I’m not sure if it’s exclusive tho) That’s all I can take note of right now, I might take more notes and edit this comment

All I want is this game on Switch. Just expand the island with new locations and events, add same-sex relationships and I'll pay 60$ for it.

Fun fact: The bungee jump dream was in OG Collection. Speaking of Collection, main reason why it was never released outside of Japan was due to the localization teams being unable to get text-to-speech to work well when the language is not Japanese.

12:30 That isn’t really a ‘normal eraser’, as it’s supposed to directly reference ‘keshi’, a specific type of special rubber based figure that COULD BE used as a eraser, but are more intended to be collected and played with! The color shown here is also the incredibly famous ‘flesh’ colorway, which is the staple color used across numerous keshi toylines (such as Kinnikuman/M.U.S.C.L.E., old various Nintendo keshi sets made across the NES-SNES-N64 eras to promote different games, the pokemon series, Neclos Fortress, etc!)

This is so in depth. I don't even want to know how long this must have taken to make. Good stuff!

“ In New Life, a dream exclusive to that version of the game is present. This is what the dream looks like:” (Reese’s ad starts playing)

11:09 "this is what the dream looks like" **clorox ad plays**

Translators: Translating is a very though job, making a global release date impossible Also translators:

Hi! I found a regional difference which you haven't said. In tomodachi quest on the panel on the touch screen the sign below the coin slot's text varies by region. On the american and european version it simply says "Insert Coin" whilst in the Japanese and Korean version it specifies the price for one play.

I remember first learning about the regional differences from DanTDM's old Playthrough and I was so curious about it all.

If they do make a Tomodatchi Life sequel I’m begging they don’t have any regional differences. I really like the idea of there being a ton of stuff all packed in the game from different cultures. I think it would be rly cool

14:49 the souvenir being a piece of the Berlin Wall implys that Mii communism is real meaning Mii WW1 HAPPENED meaning Mii WW2 happened as well… this is a lot darker than I think they realised

the "familiar" dream genuinely unnerved me seeing it, so i guess itd make sense to not include it in other regions LOL

5:10 Well, its not thanking the player. いただきます is a phrase Japanese people use before eating a meal. It basically thanking everything that has been done to create the meal.

The bungee jump dream in the Korean version was also in the original Tomodachi Collection. Also, the Korean title translates to "Friend-Gathering Apartment", which makes a lot of sense.

10:31 guess it’s time to spin my child I didn’t get a warning over here

I rlly want to restart my save file on tomodachi life, but I’ve got so attached to my mii’s I can’t bring myself to do it so they’re basically here forever. Looking forward to tomodachi life dx on the switch!

I did have to take a moment when I saw Beef Boss and Abby

I hope we get a remake! With more options, maybe pets, make-up too! I always wanted to be able to make miis go to dates :/ like I tell the mii "go and try to be friends with this mii!" it would be so much better like sometimes I just want to make that 2 people date or be friends

Little correction, in the european version rap battles only happens at the evening, word chains are in the end-noon

This video makes me want to play tomodachi life when I get home lol

in the korean version, you can actually set miis up on a blind date with anyone on the entire island even if they dont know them!

I would sacrifice a newborn for Tomodachi Life 2 on Switch.

I'm realising just how much of the stuff I take for granted in my version of the game isn't available in other versions...

11:47 I had no idea that was what the red string signified! Now it makes sense!

There are some changes in the European version of the game which I display below: 1: The image used for the bath set is different than the American version. 2: The European version has both rap battle and word chain with word chain occurring at 5-6 PM (probably) and rap battle from 7-8 PM. 3: During a news cast, in europe the host will say " We asked some islanders their opinions" unlike the American version that says "We asked some islanders for their thoughts on the matter".

11:55 oh my god spong bingle gon dipped in white paint noooo 😭😭😭

I wish that for a possible sequel they add like at least the option to make the babies grow up slowly, as well letting couples have more than one child at a time. I like the cutscenes when the families are together having fun. I also kind of wish we can give the Miis accents, and depending on where they're from they'll ask for something and explain what it is if it goes by a different name in that respective region.

a summary of this video: the japanese version is insanely more problematic than other versions, except for the fact that it lets dudes crossdress :D

I’m hoping if they make a remake, they add same sex relationships (because literally everyone in the game is straight) and where you can give the miis relatives. My brother’s daughter and my son in the game became a couple because they weren’t allowed to be assigned siblings.

As an Aussie, I’m shocked that my game’s logo is almost completely different than the US one.

I love what all these changes say about the perceived cultural and societal norms of each community this game was designed for at the time.

this is so cool, i love how each version is the same game but reflects on each culture to make it more unique to the player based on where they're from. great job covering it all, thats all i gotta say. poggers.

Just for clarification, the European version has both Word Chain *and* Rap Battle every day. Word Chain is from 17:30-18:30 while Rap Battle is from 19:00-20:00.

2:43 hello!????? HELLO???!??!!??!!!?

Subtitles 2:05: -If you choose to do this you’re look alike will be pre-assigned to the game and you can then transfer the Knees of your choice into new life Ha ha, *KNEES*

Personality types are different in in some versions too. Like the ones used in Europe and Australia are different to the ones in America.

3:55 I don’t know why seeing Poofesure gameplay got me so excited

who else noticed that shane and sam from the friendship pairing at 9:05 are from stardew valley?! :P

that “familiar” dream is weird af

These games are so silly and enjoyable, I honestly hope that we're able to manifest these little guys to get a new game they deserve it.

This is what the dream looks like... Ad: COINBASE IS-

I hope if they bring back Tomodachi life as a remake or new game we can get some zodiac signs (or keep the blood type option)

8:08 lol vinny from vinesauce

I deleted my years old island a couple years ago to start a new one and i regret it sooooooo hard now. Biggest mistake of my life. I did save all my islanders to mii maker and take pictures of their info, tho. Im slowly putting them back onto my new island but it’ll never be the same

I was wondering why Blood Type was in Collection Now I know lol

It's amazing, isn't it? I remember buying the game for Christmas after watching an American RU-vidr play it, and the differences threw me!! The Miis even have accents! Such detail!! 😍

Damn I really do hope we get tomodachi life on the switch We have miitopia and it's gonna be successful from seeing how everyone is excited So I hope they're more than likely gonna make a switch version

10:25 Yes, Americans do indeed yeet their babies

tomadachi life won't let same sex couples date but will let a child and adult date seems legit /j

I’ve always found the differences between regions super interesting, awesome to see a video on it! One of the most charming games in my collection.

"This is what the dream looks like..." *gets watermelon mountain dew and sour patch kids ad*

It just said this is what the dream looks like, and an ad pops up right after.

I'm glad I found a fellow TDL lover

Considering how Miitopia got a switch remake, hopefully the same will apply to Tomodachi Life too!

Been waiting for a video like this for nearly 2 years now. Thank you so much!

I absolutely love how one of the examples was Poofesure's Beef Boss and Beef Bitch

Thank you so much for this vid!! Recently I've been into my Tomodachi hyperfixation so I'm really happy to see this. 😄

I've known it for quite a while, but it still feels weird that the non-mii shopkeepers have wooden heads in America to me. (I'm european, by the way.)

Wow okay the timing of this is insane. I just watched your Iceberg video yesterday and i knew you were going to eventually make this video and i was anticipating it. RU-vid recommendations worked for once, and i loved this video just like your iceberg. I never knew about most of the stuff you covered in this video, i had no clue that this game changed so much in other places. Very good, keep up the good work. Hopefully you get bigger because you definitely deserve way more subs than you have currently!

we need them to make the remake because we'll be able to get meme characters in our worlds if they bring the makeup feature

Ngl, this video is surprisingly entertaining! Thank you for making it!

this game is honestly more amazing the more I think about it, really deep gameplay and you can see the effort they put into localised versions to make it accessible for everyone… those small changes can mean a lot. it’s clear the people who worked on it really cared and it shows in the end result (unlike some game developers nowadays…thinking specifically of EA and the sims 4, if only the ammount of effort and care about the small things was put into that game) ALSO THE SOUNDTRACK?? Iconic. this has also made me remember loads of features I forgot, like tomodachi quest, daily news reports, the songs… good times ahahaha

“This is what the dream looks like” “become a student at the university of...”

"Here is what the dream looks like": *Gremlins ad plays right after you said that*

Great video!!! There's so many cool things about this game that don't get talked about enough!

great video, i can tell SO much effort went into this