"Since the wacky life sim series kicked off in 2009, Nintendo's Tomodachi Life has been like a big, beloved dollhouse where players watch their Miis get into the weirdest relationships possible. There's just been one caveat: until today, Miis have never been allowed to be gay. Just seconds into Thursday's Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct , Nintendo confirmed that players will finally be able to make their Miis queer through a surprisingly inclusive settings menu that occurs during the usual Mii creation process."
"Possibly more impressively was the game's use of the word "nonbinary" as a third gender option, which comes as a surprise for fans-in recent Nintendo games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons , the developer has evaded the topic by including two ambiguous options called "styles" that are still tied to traditional perceptions of gender. Adding the term, and an entire third gender option, is a step forward for the developer."
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream lets players choose each Mii's dating preferences so Miis can date and marry multiple genders or none. The creation menu includes a third gender option labeled nonbinary, moving beyond male/female and beyond ambiguous style options used in recent Nintendo titles. The change addresses the 2014 Tomodachi Life limitation that forced Miis into heterosexual pairings, which prompted players to use mods or workarounds. Nintendo previously faced criticism for excluding gay marriage; the new settings enable native queer representation and support same-sex marriages within the game.
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