Tomodachi Life Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: Why hasn’t that happened?

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a new entry in the long-dormant series, is releasing for Nintendo Switch 1 and fully playable on Switch 2. Fans are thrilled the franchise is back, but now that it runs on Switch 2 hardware, the question is impossible to ignore: why isn’t Nintendo taking advantage of any of it?

One of the most glaring omissions is the lack of mouse control integration for customization.

The Switch 2 allows for mouse controls in various games, yet this game ignores these features entirely. This is especially baffling given how much Living the Dream leans into cursor-based gameplay.

Performance in the Current Build

Perhaps most concerning are the technical performance issues present in the current build. While the baseline appears to be a standard 30fps, we’ve seen dramatic framerate plunges to 15fps during physics-heavy segments. The most notable example is the “bungee jump” dream; when the camera hovers above the island and the ragdoll physics kick in for the Mii character, the Switch 2 hardware struggles significantly. It seems the game runs identically to how it would on the Nintendo Switch.

The 70 Mii Island Limit

Finally, the island’s population capacity remains frustratingly stagnant. Currently, the Mii limit is capped at 70. Many expected more slots, but the limit could be due to the number of Miis the game can handle, at least on Nintendo Switch. A Nintendo Switch 2 update of the game could increase the resident’s cap due to the better hardware of the largely capapable system.

Until Nintendo addresses these performance hitches and control limitations, a true next-gen Tomodachi experience feels like it’s still just a dream.

Check out this latest discussion on Reecee’s channel where we go into more details.