06 November 2026
by rawmeatcowboy1
Following Nintendo’s most recent financial report, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about first party software, and took a moment to specifically call out Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has already sold over 8.8 million copies for Nintendo since it launched in April, showing it’s been quite the hit. Nintendo used this title as an example of how a single title can sometimes have a “major impact” on their business as a whole.
Furukawa went on to say that Nintendo is grateful for the positive response from consumers to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream’s distinctive gameplay, and the title has reached more consumers around the world than Nintendo anticipated.
Nintendo says that titles that generate this level of interest can draw in people who are new to the series, as well as those who do not often play games. This has reminded Nintendo once again of the power of such titles to energize the entire platform, including by driving hardware sales.
Nintendo also shared the above chart that shows unit sales for the series, divided into Japan and overseas markets. Following the first title, which was released exclusively in Japan in 2009, Nintendo expanded the series overseas with Tomodachi Life.
The latest title, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream already surpassed sales of the previous title within a six-month timespan. This is why Nintendo believes that even a long-running series can reach more consumers around the world and achieve significant sales growth by introducing new ways to play.
