How to Start (and End) a Fight Between Miis in 'Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream'

If you live for drama in your gameplay, starting a fight on Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is one of the fastest ways to disrupt the harmony of your island paradise.

Miis in the new Nintendo Switch game tend to be polite by nature, but a little intervention from the player can lead to them throwing things at each other in public in an explosive brawl. If it happens without your permission, it's not the end of the road for a positive relationship between the Miis - both take a little in-game know-how to navigate their interactions in any manner you wish, positive or negative.

Starting a Fight on 'Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream'

Fights in Tomodachi Life are typically triggered by jealousy in a romantic relationship, such as a Mii getting close to another Mii of their preferred sex. They're a pretty rare event in the game, but you can increase their likelihood of happening when you fail to resolve an argument between two Miis, which can stem from a rejected apology. Apologies are more likely to be turned down if you don't allow Miis to cool down emotionally after they've argued, with tensions between the two still fraught.

Once the brawls kick off, they're hard to miss, with steam literally coming out of the heads of Miis as they throw objects from their inventory at one another and hurl some insults, to boot. At this point, apologies will not work whatsoever, and after the fight is over, the Mii may become depressed and refused to speak to the Mii or other Miis.

Resolving a fight on 'Tomodachi Life'

When it comes to fights between Miis, the best solution is prevention: AKA not letting them get to that point in the first place. If two of your Miis argue and you don't want it to escalate, it is best to keep them apart until the anger emotion (shown by an orange-red aura around their head) subsides.

This process can be sped up with food, gifts, a rub on the head, or new clothes; however, if your Mii is in a bad mood, they're more likely to spurn anything you give them. Travel tickets, which are non-optional for your Mii, are more likely to improve your Mii's mood overall. Only when the anger is diminished should you have the two Miis interact once more.

If a fight occurs and you wish to undo the damage, the same principle of giving mood-boosting gifts still applies, especially if they feel tense or depressed after the fight. The two Mii's relationship status will likely be extremely negative for some time after the fight, with plenty of rejections along the way, but the key solution to this is patience and consistency in making them interact - it is not impossible for two Miis to make up after a fight, but it does take some serious work by the player.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on May 24, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM.