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Tomodachi Life fan sites are already filling in Living the Dream's gaps

The Tomodachi community always finds a way Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has been out for less than a day, but its community is already hard at work. Fan-made websites are starting to pop up online that give players some handy tools that the game itself lacks, including a way to track all of your Miis relationships. Though Nintendo's wacky new life sim boasts some impressive customization features, it's missing a few basic tools. The most glaring omission is that it doesn't give players any way to share Miis and other creations online. It's also missing some conveniences that would make it easier to track what's happening on your island at a glance. Fans are already stepping in to fill those gaps. To solve the lack of sharing, you can try heading over to a fan-made website called TomodachiShare. Created by X user trafficlunr, it's a tool that allows anyone to submit pictures of their Mii creations, as well as details on how to recreate them. Some players are using it to upload screenshots of the face-paint screen to give fans a pixel-by-pixel guide to approximate something like the Duolingo owl. It's almost like a social media site, as players can like creations and apply tags t

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Tomodachi Life fan sites are already filling in Living the Dream's gaps

The Tomodachi community always finds a way Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has been out for less than a day, but its community is already hard at work. Fan-made websites are starting to pop up online that give players…

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