Tomodachi Life™

1 Important Information

Basic Information

2 Information Sharing

3 Online Features

4 Parental Controls

Getting Started

5 Introduction

6 Basic Controls

Starting a New Life

7 Playing for the First Time

8 Making Mii Characters

9 Saving and Deleting Data

Living on the Island

10 On the Island

11 Shops and Buildings

Local Play

12 Mii & Item Exchange

StreetPass

13 Other Islands

SpotPass

14 Import Items & Letters

Support Information

15 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information

IMPORTANT

Important information about yourhealth and safety is available in theHealth and Safety Informationapplication on the HOME Menu.You should also thoroughly read theOperations Manual, especially the"Health and Safety Information"section, before using Nintendo 3DSsoftware.

Please read this manual carefullybefore using this software. If thesoftware is to be used by youngchildren, the manual should be readand explained to them by an adult.

♦ Unless stated otherwise, anyreferences to "Nintendo 3DS" inthis manual apply to all systems inthe Nintendo 3DS™ family.

♦ When playing on a Nintendo2DS™ system, features whichrequire closing the Nintendo 3DSsystem can be simulated by usingthe sleep switch.

The in-game language depends onthe one that is set on the system.This title supports six differentlanguages: English, German, French,Spanish, Italian and Dutch.If your Nintendo 3DS systemlanguage is set to one of these, thesame language will be displayed in

Language Selection

the software. If your Nintendo 3DSsystem is set to another language,the in-game default language will beEnglish.For instructions about how to changethe system language, please refer tothe System Settings electronicmanual.

For age rating information for thisand other software, please consultthe relevant website for the agerating system in your region.

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Classification Operations Branch(Australia):www.classification.gov.au

OFLC (New Zealand):www.classificationoffice.govt.nz

Age Rating Information

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Advisories

This software (including any digitalcontent or documentation youdownload or use in connection withthis software) is licensed byNintendo only for personal andnon-commercial use on yourNintendo 3DS system. Your use ofany network services of this

software is subject to theNintendo 3DS Service UserAgreement and Privacy Policy,which includes the Nintendo 3DSCode of Conduct.

Unauthorised reproduction or use isprohibited.This software contains copyprotection technology to preventreproduction and copying ofcontent.Your Nintendo 3DS system andsoftware are not designed for usewith any existing or futureunauthorised technical modificationof the hardware or software or theuse of any unauthorised device inconnection with your Nintendo 3DSsystem.After the Nintendo 3DS system orany software is updated, anyexisting or future unauthorisedtechnical modification of thehardware or software of yourNintendo 3DS system, or the use ofany unauthorised device inconnection with your Nintendo 3DSsystem, may render yourNintendo 3DS system permanentlyunplayable. Content deriving fromthe unauthorised technicalmodification of the hardware orsoftware of your Nintendo 3DSsystem may be removed.

This software, instruction manualand other written materialsaccompanying the software are

protected by domestic andinternational intellectual propertylaws.

Trademarks are property of theirrespective owners. Nintendo 3DS isa trademark of Nintendo.

©2013-2014 Nintendo

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"QR Code reader" includes softwaredeliverables of Information SystemProducts Co., Ltd. and Institute ofSuper Compression Technologies,Inc.QR Code is a registered trademark ofDENSO WAVE INCORPORATED inJAPAN and other countries.

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2 Information Sharing

User-generated content, or UGC, iscontent created by users, such asmessages, Mii™ characters, images,photos, video, audio, QR Code™patterns, etc.

● Uploaded content may be seen byother users. It may also becopied, modified and redistributedby third parties.Once sent, you cannot deletesuch content or limit its usage, sobe careful.

Exchanging UGC

● Any uploaded content may beremoved without notice. Nintendomay also remove or hide contentwhich is considered to beunsuitable.

● When uploading content orcreating content for upload...- Do not include any information

that can be used to identify youor a third party personally, suchas your or a third party's name,email address, address ortelephone number.

- Do not include anything whichcould be damaging or offensiveto another person, or make

These are general precautions forexchanging UGC with other users.The extent of UGC exchangedepends on the software.

someone uncomfortable.- Do not infringe on the rights of

others. Do not use contentowned by a third party or thatdisplays a third party (photos,images, videos) without theirpermission.

- Do not include illegal content orany content which aids illegalactivity.

- Do not include any content whichviolates public morality.

3 Online Features

This software supports NintendoNetwork™.

♦ For information about connectingyour Nintendo 3DS system to theinternet, refer to the OperationsManual.

This software allows the user toexchange Mii characters and itemsvia Local Play (p. 12), special itemsand letters (p. 14) via SpotPass™,and receive Mii characters and itemsfrom other players' islands viaStreetPass™ (p. 13).

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4 Parental Controls

You can use the following ParentalControls to restrict certain featuresof this software.

● Sharing Images/Audio/Video/LongText DataRestricts the exchange of songsand messages with other users.Restricts sharing parts of Miicharacters' profiles via Local Play.

● Online interactionRestricts the sending/receiving ofMii characters and items viaSpotPass.

● StreetPassRestricts the sending/receiving ofMii characters and items viaStreetPass.

♦ For more information aboutParental Controls, refer to theOperations Manual.

5 Introduction

Tomodachi Life is a game where youcan make Mii characters of yourfamily, friends and other people,and watch over them as theyinteract on a tiny island in theocean. You can interact with the Miicharacters, solve their problems andenjoy watching them go about theirdaily activities. The Mii charactersneed care and attention to thrive.But what kinds of things mighthappen next? You'll just have tofind out!

6 Basic Controls

You can use youNintendo 3Dsystem to looaround when yodo things like givina Mii character a new room. Pleasefollow the instructions accordingly.

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This software uses the stylus formost controls. Try tapping theTouch Screen in various places andsee what it does. You may berequired to use certain buttons forsome parts of the game.

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7 Playing for the First Time

Follow the on-screen instructions toset the date and time, then give yourisland a name.

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8 Making Mii Characters

Follow the instructions to import aMii character easily from Mii Makerbefore setting a profile.

Creating a Mii character in this gameworks just the same as inMii Maker™. However, you can gofurther by filling in a profile, makingsure the name is pronouncedcorrectly, adding a voice, andsetting a personality with somesimple Touch Screen controls. Justfollow the instructions and theflashing icons on the Touch Screen.Filling in the profile can make thingsmore fun later.

♦ For detailed information, pleaseconsult the Mii Maker electronicmanual.

♦ Please refer to the OperationsManual for your system for moreinformation about creating andusing Mii characters.

You can have up to 100 Miicharacters living on your island.

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You can even transfer Mii charactersfrom Mii Maker on Wii U™ to yourNintendo 3DS system, then justfollow the same steps as whentransferring Mii characters fromMii Maker.

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9 Saving and Deleting Data

You can savpictures of thgame to SD Carand then view theiNintendo 3DS Camera. You can alsoeasily post them on socialnetworking sites with Nintendo 3DSImage Share.

Tap SAVE, or pre , on themap screen (p. 10) to save yourprogress. This game does not saveautomatically, so don't forget tosave whenever you have beenplaying for a while or want to take abreak.

You can only have one save file at atime for Tomodachi Life.

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♦ Be careful, because deleted datacannot be recovered.

♦ QR Code patterns of Miicharacters and pictures saved onthe SD Card will not be deleted.

After the Nintendo 3DS logo hasbeen displayed when starting thesoftware, hold , , and together before the title screen isdisplayed to delete all save data.

Enter the town hall, tap OPTIONSand then DELETE SAVE DATA.

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10 On the Island

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Solving problems and givingpresents increases a Mii's happiness.When a Mii levels up because theirmeter is full, you can give them apresent such as a song, gift, roominterior, or phrase. The Miicharacters on the island don't haveproblems all the time. If everythingis going fine, why not take a breakand check in on them later?

Tap the speecbubble to find ouwhat a Mii has tsay. The icon in ttop-left of the toscreen shows if Mii is a child or grown-up . Pres or to find ouabout that Mii'relationships.

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11 Shops and Buildings

♦ QR Code patterns you createinclude the island name and otherMii profile information, such asthe personality and voice but notrelationships, items or clothing(apart from the clothes the Mii isalready wearing).

You can create Mii QR Codepatterns or scan them. QR Codepatterns you create are saved to SDCard.

♦ Select a Mii received fromanother player and hold todelete the Mii and block the otherplayer.

You can see all of your islanders ina list and edit their profiles.

Create new Mii characters orconnect with other Tomodachi Lifeplayers (p. 12) in the town hall.

Shops and other buildings pop upon your island as you make progressin the game.

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Explorers ancertain import itecan make their wato your island viStreetPass (p. 13)

♦ Islanders can each have individuallyrics for songs when they singsolo.

You can touch thsong title to edit it touch the lyrics anthen EDIT to edithem. If you save yochanges, you won't be able tochange them back to the originallyrics later.

Islanders love singing on stage!They can sing solos or in groups,and you can even change the lyrics!

You can change a number ofsettings including the volume, islandname, or enable StreetPass andSpotPass.

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♦ Please refer to the OperationsManual for your system for moreinformation about Play Coins.

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12 Mii & Item Exchange

Select this if the other player issearching for partners and it willconnect automatically. Then followthe on-screen instructions toexchange what you want.

Both players should visit their townhall and tap SEND/RECEIVE, thentap EXCHANGE Miis OR OTHERITEMS, then select YES.

Setup

- One Nintendo 3DS system perplayer- One copy of the software perplayer

You Will Need:

If each player has a Nintendo 3DSsystem and a copy ofTomodachi Life, they can exchangeMii characters and items such asfood and clothes with each other.Mii characters are sent to the otherplayer along with any edited songlyrics or phrases that they have beengiven.

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You will connect with thatplayer. Follow the on-screeninstructions to exchange whatyou want.

Any waiting players' islandnames are displayed. Tap oneto select it.

♦ This software does not supportSleep Mode during Local Play,even when the Nintendo 3DSsystem is closed.

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13 Other Islands

♦ To communicate using thisfeature, all players must activateStreetPass for this software ontheir Nintendo 3DS systems.

♦ The name of your island, Miicharacters' nicknames andmessages you send to otherislands via explorers overStreetPass can be seen by otherplayers.

♦ You can also connect with otherplayers using StreetPass relaypoints. Please refer to the officialNintendo website for furtherinformation.

♦ Hold while touching an islandin the Island Ranking Board todelete it from the list.

Activate StreetPass in this softwareand on your system to exchangeexplorers and items imported fromother islands. Items received viaStreetPass are shown in the ImportWear shop and in the town hallalbum (after being purchased fromthe Import Wear shop) with .

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You can deactivate StreetPass bygoing to the town hall. TapOPTIONS, then StreetPass/SpotPassand set StreetPass to OFF.

You can also activate StreetPass bygoing to the town hall. TapOPTIONS, then StreetPass/SpotPassand set StreetPass to ON.

Setup

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14 Import Items & Letters

♦ While receiving letters orwatching events involvingexplorers that have returned toyour island, hold to put theplayer they have visited on theblocked-user list.

♦ If you swap the system or GameCard, or format the systemmemory, you will need toreactivate SpotPass.

♦ Data received via SpotPass issaved to SD Card. It isrecommended not to remove theSD Card from the system.

Even when you're not playing thegame, you will automatically receiveimport items and explorers' letters,and explorers may come back toyour island for a short time if yoursystem is in Sleep Mode andconnected to the internet. Itemsreceived via SpotPass are shown inthe Import Wear shop and in thetown hall (after being purchasedfrom the Import Wear shop) with .

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Go to the town hall and tapOPTIONS. Tap StreetPass/SpotPassand then set SpotPass to OFF.

♦ This feature becomes available asyou make progress in the game.

Go to the town hall and tapOPTIONS. Tap StreetPass/SpotPassand then set SpotPass to ON.

Setup

♦ Accept the Nintendo 3DS ServiceUser Agreement and PrivacyPolicy

♦ Set up an internet connection♦ Insert an SD Card into the

Nintendo 3DS system

For information on these, refer tothe Operations Manual.

To use SpotPass, you must first:

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15 How to Contact Us

For product information, please visitthe Nintendo website at:www.nintendo.com

For technical support andtroubleshooting, please refer to theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system or visit:support.nintendo.com