A sequel, Tomodachi Life, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 18, 2013, and in North America and Europe on June 6, 2014.

Miis had not been featured in early games for the Nintendo DS, originally being developed for the Wii and released on November 19, 2006.

[3] Tomodachi Collection was developed by a small team at Nintendo SPD Group No.1 with Yoshio Sakamoto as a producer.

In the same interview, it was revealed that the fukuwarai-inspired character creation originally developed for Tomodachi Collection became the foundation for Miis.

[10] By September 28, 2009, it sold 1.15 million copies in total, making it the fourth-best selling game in Japan in the first half of the 2009 fiscal year.