Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launches on Nintendo Switch April 16 and has surprising universal design feature
In a Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct presentation, Nintendo shared a closer look at the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in more than 10 years, and some of the elements that players can look out for when the game launches for the Nintendo Switchsystem on April 16. The game will also be playable on the Nintendo Switch 2. As a Blind accessibility journalist I find it fascinating that for the first time, to my knowledge, Nintendo decided to actually use TTS for the voices of the characters in the game. This means that Blind players like me will be able to finally understand what they are saying. Nintendo is well known for using a made up language for all their games which for us was a huge barrier. I would love to see such an approach to the next animal crossing game and in all the big Nintendo franchises. Let’s hope the game will also support menu narration and other accessibility features. More about the game below.
In the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream game, players can create Mii characters based on family, friends and anyone they can imagine, and have them inhabit a vibrant, eclectic island where almost anything can happen. Customize Mii characters right down to their personalities, little quirks and living spaces, then see what weird and wonderful things they’ll get up to. Give them an occasional nudge to divulge what’s on their minds, help them solve life’s problems, cultivate their friendships and more. In this game, time passes the same way as the real world, so try and drop in on your Mii characters daily as they continue to live their best island lives!
To watch the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct presentation in its entirety, check out the video below.
Learn more about the game from the official Nintendo news website.
Victor Dima
