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Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream has not so much arrived as waddled onto an island alongside Walter White and the cast of Breaking Bad to play Twister with Michael Jackson whilst wearing a cursed Garfield sweater. Excuse me?
No, this isn’t peak brain rot. It’s actually Nintendo’s biggest game of the year. And it’s on the precipice of having a big fashion moment. Mark my words.
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#tomodachi #tomodachilife #tomodachilifelivingthedream #mii
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is having a similar culture moment to Animal Crossing New Horizons.
The game has only been out for 13 days and has already taken the world by storm. Characters from @pinkpantheress to @fakemink are popping up. But why?
The cultural significance of tomodachis runs all the way back to the Nintendo Wii. Many players customized their own „Mii‘s“ on the console, which were the default avatars. There were 213.8M made over the Wii‘s existence - and people grew attached to them. Many designed Mii‘s after themselves or their favourite celebrities.
Nintendo realised they had a sleeper hit on their hands and formalised the Mii‘s into a game called Tomodachi Life, exclusive to Japan. This cult hit would then later make its way to the Nintendo DS where the game became a global hit. It felt like Nintendo‘s very own @thesims - but with Mii‘s instead.
Fast forward to today and it‘s no surprise that the new Nintendo Switch 2 release of Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is taking off. I‘m expecting to see som big fashion moments on here real soon.
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#tomodachi #tomodachilife #pinkpantheress #fakemink
Cyberdecks have been taking over recently.
For those that don‘t know, these are custom mini computers that are built to run very specific functions. One such function is gaming, with hobbyists building decks for simple games like Tamagotchi‘s to more complex games like Doom 3.
These computers are often housed in an expressive casing, be it upcycled lunchboxes or clamshell cases - the more niche the better.
Here‘s some vintage gaming adjacent inspo for your next cyberdeck. Some may take a little more creative modification to fit your computer! Happy programming 👾
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#cyberdeck #solarpunk #raspberrypi #retrogamers
Video games in fashion are sometimes more subtle than you think. The Nintendo DS is developing as a quiet nostalgic power amongst some of today’s best cultural brands.
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#marcjacobs #jonathananderson #nintendods #stylesavvy #animalcrossing
@viincejg reimagines all kinds of hip hop as @playstation style video games - creating a kind of augmented archaeology.
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#lowpolyart #ps2games #90shiphopjunkie #jcole #thefalloff
The gaming and style landscape can sometimes feel like a speedrun at 3 in the morning, in a dark room, seven Monster Energy’s deep. It’s forever on the move, but it’s elusive and eratic.
Save points is here to help as an irregular format that captures moments that might’ve slipped the memory card.
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#martysupreme #dontbedumb #shend #lowpolyart #dancedancerevolution
