Intro. Can you restart Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream questions pop up after messy experiments—know the difference between soft resets, new islands, and wiping save data.
Overview
Most Switch titles let you delete save data from system settings or start a secondary profile on the same console. In-game “new game” buttons are rarer because Tomodachi saves are precious—Nintendo assumes you’ll curate rather than wipe. Always check cloud backup before deletion.
If only one Mii caused chaos, exile or apartment swaps may beat total resets.
Step-by-step
- Try in-game solutions: move Miis, remodel, or reduce population.
- Export Miis you want to keep before drastic measures.
- Open Switch System Settings → Data Management → Delete Save Data (wording varies).
- Confirm which user profile owns the save you’re erasing.
- Relaunch the game and verify a clean tutorial.
- Re-download patches before complaining about missing features.
Tips
- Secondary user accounts give parallel islands without destroying the first.
- Cloud saves may restore old data—disable carefully during experiments.
- Screenshot important moments before wipes for memories.
- Don’t delete software unless you mean to redownload everything.
- Read Nintendo warnings about irreversible actions.
FAQ
Can I restart one Mii only?
Sometimes via removal tools; full island resets are broader.
Will DLC vanish?
Licenses remain tied to account; saves are separate.
Can I undo a restart?
Only via backups—assume permanence.
Conclusion
Can you restart? Yes, via system save deletion or new profiles—but try softer fixes first to protect hours of relationship grinding.