The Tomodachi Grid blog
Long-form guides, design ideas, and tutorials for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Written for people who actually paint in the Palette House — not just look at it.
Tomodachi Life Personality Chart — Complete Guide to All 16 Types
The four personality axes explained, all 16 type combinations, compatibility patterns for pairing Miis, and a free interactive matcher to score any two Miis in 30 seconds.
Read the guide → Guide · 10 min readHow to Make Miis Fall in Love in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
The complete relationship guide: every relationship level, why proposals fail, which personality pairings work best, same-gender romance, and how children inherit traits.
Read the guide → Inspiration · 11 min read100 Tomodachi Life Mii Ideas — Characters, Celebrities & Pixel Art
A working list of 100 Mii ideas: 30 anime/game characters, 25 celebrities, 25 originals, and 20 themed outfit pixel-art ideas with brush sizes and paint times.
Read the guide → Inspiration · 9 min read30 Tomodachi Life Island Ideas — Themes, Layouts & Decorations
Six themed-island concepts, six proven layouts, twelve decoration combos. Each with a one-click handoff to the free Island Maker so you can sketch before you build in-game.
Read the guide → Tutorial · 8 min readTomodachi Life Mii Sharing Guide — QR Codes, Switch & Switch 2
How to share Miis via QR codes, what data transfers and what doesn't, Switch-to-Switch-2 differences, using QR codes as backups, and how to share custom outfits.
Read the guide → Guide · 10 min readTomodachi Life Island Layout Ideas & Beginner's Guide
The five-zone method for laying out an island that doesn't cramp itself by mid-game. Three sample layouts, four beginner mistakes, and a step-by-step Island Maker walkthrough.
Read the guide → Inspiration · 8 min read30 Tomodachi Life Pixel Art Ideas — Beginner to Advanced
Thirty pixel-art design ideas across three difficulty tiers, with brush size, estimated paint time and a one-click starting point in the Grid Maker.
Read the guide → Tutorial · 12 min readTomodachi Life Palette House — Complete Beginner's Guide
Everything about the Palette House: how to unlock, the four brush sizes, pixel-perfect vs smooth mode, every category explained, first-design walkthrough.
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