Tomodachi Life is a life simulation game developed by Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the Western localization of the Japanese hit Tomodachi Collection: New Life.
The specific string "-Europe- -EnFrDeEsItNl- -Rev 2-" refers to a specific digital preservation identifier used in the 3DS scene (often associated with No-Intro naming conventions). Below is a breakdown of what this string signifies and a deep dive into the game itself.
If you own a physical European cartridge and want to check if it’s the Rev 2 variant, follow these steps: Tomodachi Life -Europe- -EnFrDeEsItNl- -Rev 2-
Alternatively, if you have a digital version purchased from the European eShop before its closure, check your “Download History” – Rev 2 was the final downloadable version.
The -Rev 2- European edition of Tomodachi Life arrived at a fascinating moment in gaming history. In 2014, Nintendo of Europe was still recovering from the “NoE Translation Curse” – a period where European releases often arrived months after North America. Tomodachi Life broke that trend, launching almost simultaneously across the continent. Tomodachi Life is a life simulation game developed
With 6 languages packed into one cartridge (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch), Rev 2 focused heavily on proofreading.
The most famous event in Tomodachi Life history was Nintendo’s apology for not including same-sex marriage, followed by a promise that a "future installment" would address it. However, Rev 2 actually removed a specific workaround. In initial European copies (Rev 1), players could exploit a loophole using the "Mii Editor" to force same-sex couples. Rev 2 quietly patched this out, closing the gender-locked dating mechanics tighter than before. Check the cartridge slot edge
Early European adopters reported crashes when receiving StreetPass data from Japanese or American copies of the game. Rev 2 implements a soft-block: European Rev 2 consoles will still receive the Mii, but the game no longer attempts to load incompatible region-specific items (like regional exclusives from Japan), preventing the crash.