{"id":136894,"date":"2026-04-20T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200124"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:00:00","slug":"tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-was-reportedly-feature-complete-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/20\/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-was-reportedly-feature-complete-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Was Reportedly Feature-Complete A Year Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you all been living the dream this weekend? If you’ve been playing Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, then you likely have! Stuffed full of hilarious possibilities and an endless amount of creativity, it’s been the<\/em> meme of the weekend.<\/p>\n

And good friend of the site Jon Cartwright highlighted<\/a> some interesting news about the life sim’s development: the game may have been ready almost a year ago, if a USK rating is to be believed.<\/p>\n

According to the rating, the game was classified on 20th May 2025<\/a>, meaning it was at least ready for play-testing and basically done, save a few final things.<\/p>\n

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This isn’t anything new for Nintendo; over the years, there have been frequent reports that the company has sat on game reveals and announcements for games that are already complete.<\/p>\n

Metroid Prime Remastered<\/a>, for example, was reportedly rated by the USK almost two years before it was released<\/a>. Fire Emblem Engage<\/a> was also a similar story<\/a>. Those are just two examples, but it’s happened a number if times.<\/p>\n

Nintendo may have had to do some last-minute tweaks on Living the Dream between the May 2025 rating and the release, but essentially, this rating implies that the Big N had the space to find a slot for the game that worked.<\/p>\n

It also meant the team likely wasn’t scrambling to get the game done on time, which is always a good thing. And that seems to have been reflected in the reviews<\/a> and online feedback from fans, who are having a blast making people laugh online with their ridiculous creations.<\/p>\n

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