Company: Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 4
Nintendo’s long-dormant life sim returns after 12 years, and it’s exactly as strange as you’d hope. You fill an island with Miis, watch them meet, interact, spiral… and it’s legitimately, repeatedly funny, thanks to the timing, camera cuts and Mii expressions doing real comedic work. The creative tools are just competent enough, letting you draw custom facepaint, clothes, food, pets, house exteriors and more from scratch - if you’re so inclined. In short bursts, there’s a lot to love here.