In a recent development, Nintendo has renewed the trademark for the beloved title, Tomodachi Life, in Japan. This renewal was spotted on the Chizai Watch database on October 10, 2023. For fans of the series, this news is certainly intriguing, as it suggests the possibility of a return for the quirky social simulation game. Originally known as Tomodachi Collection: New Life in Japan, Tomodachi Life is celebrated for its zany interactions between user-created Mii characters. While the use of Mii characters has diminished in Nintendo’s recent titles, some, like Nintendo Switch Sports, still incorporate these beloved avatars.
Tomodachi Life made its debut on the Nintendo 3DS in April 2013 in Japan, followed by a release in June 2014 internationally. It is part of Nintendo’s Tomodachi Collection game series and was the first title from the series to be launched outside of Japan. The original Tomodachi Collection, released exclusively in Japan in June 2009 for the Nintendo DS, set the stage for the series’ global expansion.
Its just a trademark renewal.
Oh definitely. They wouldn’t remake Miitopia with a more robust Mii creator and not use it for a new or remade Tomodachi Life.
I gave up on seeing these as hopeful signs of either re-releases or remakes/remasters when nothing came of the Eternal Darkness one getting a renewal, so nothing to see here, folks! 😫
It was just a typical trademark renewal so it doesn’t go to the public domain.
Or mabye they just want to fucking keep the teade
The big reason why people are more interested in this trademark renewal than other ones is because of a simple fact — Tomodachi Life is the American/European name, not the Japanese name. This is a Japanese trademark for Tomodachi Life, unlike its original name in Japan which was Tomodachi Collection: New Life. So, it is more likely that this is a hint towards a remake/re-release of Tomodachi Life. Since the Switch (and Nintendo’s next console foreseeably) is not region locked, this could be why Nintendo needed to update the trademark for Japan. Still, this is impossible to say and I don’t want to get my hopes up for a sequel or remake that may never happen.