June 5, 2014 – It's Tomodachi Life! The unexpected social-type game hits the 3DS eShop tomorrow, and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap hits the Wii U eShop today? What's that, you say? You need a challenge? Then be sure to check out 1001 Spikes on both the Wii U and 3DS, available now! See all of this week's updates at noon eastern on your favorite digital storefront.
Wii U
Retail Games
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – available June 10
eShop Games
1001 Spikes
Chubbins
I've Got to Run!
Virtual Console
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance)
Sales
Just Dance games – all Just Dance games 50% off through June 9
3DS
Retail Games
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – available June 10
Tomodachi Life – available June 6
eShop Games
1001 Spikes
Color Zen
Sales
Bit-Boy!! ARCADE – 40% off through June 26
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars – $29.99 through June 9
Treva Entertainment games – select games by Treva Entertainment on sale through June 25
So basically your Mii (and others you create or import from the Mii Maker) go to live on an island together. The different Miis will have different personalities that you can manipulate, and you can interact with them as you watch them live out their lives. You can see the Miis meet each other, watch how they build relationships, do various activities, and stuff like that. The more Miis you have on the island, the more complicated and layered the relationships will be.
Oh, and the game runs in real-time, like Animal Crossing. So stuff happens when you aren't playing, and if it's morning time for you, it'll be morning in the game...same if it's night, etc.
I've had an idea to make a "Negative World" island and throw a bunch of Miis on there based off of you guys (and girls) and base their personalities off of everyone's posting style. It'd be interesting to see how the game would interpret our little community here and how the relationships would go. And whether or not I'd be able to keep a lid on all the drama, ha ha.
Anyway, that's what I got out of the "demo" thing they sent out. It's really charming, I'm downloading it tonight.