Does Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream support amiibo?
Does Tomodachi Life support amiibo?
Not directly. Nintendo does not list amiibo features for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. But you can use an amiibo figure to carry a Mii from a 3DS to your Switch. Then you add that Mii to the game from your console's Mii list.
Steps
- On the 3DS, open amiibo Settings and select Register Owner and Nickname.
- Scan the amiibo, then choose the 3DS Mii that you want to move. The 3DS saves that Mii to the amiibo.
- On the Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2, open System Settings and select Mii.
- Select Create New Mii, then select Copy from amiibo. Scan the same amiibo.
- Start Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, select Add Mii, then select From Switch Console.
- Choose the Mii, then set its personality and other details in the game.
Key facts
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| amiibo features in the game | None listed by Nintendo |
| What amiibo can do | Carry a Mii from a 3DS to the Switch Mii list |
| You need | A physical amiibo figure |
| 3DS models with built-in NFC | New 3DS, New 3DS XL and New 2DS XL |
| Older 3DS models | Need the separate NFC Reader/Writer accessory |
| Official Nintendo transfer tool | None |
Tips
- Nintendo says the game makes new residents from the faces of Miis on your console. Expect to set the personality again.
- You cannot move Miis from Living the Dream back to the Switch Mii list or to other games.
- You can also make a Mii in the Switch Mii editor and add it with From Switch Console. You do not need an amiibo for that.
Questions
Can you scan amiibo in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream?
Nintendo does not list amiibo support on the game's store page. The amiibo step happens in the Switch System Settings, not in the game.
Can you transfer Miis from the 3DS Tomodachi Life?
There is no official transfer tool. The amiibo method copies the Mii's look through the Switch Mii list, not the 3DS island.
Can you transfer Miis from a Wii U?
Game8 says the same amiibo method also works with Miis from a Wii U.
Can you import Miis from Miitopia?
Not directly. Nintendo says the game cannot import Miis straight from games such as Miitopia.
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