Can you time travel in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?

In any game where items rotate on a daily basis, there's always the question of whether or not time travel is an option and how it might affect your gameplay. If you're eager to get some new items in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream, you may be wondering if it's possible in this game.

Time travel is oftentimes a tricky and sometimes even risky endeavor, depending on the game you're trying to use it for. It's not a feature you want to test out without knowing what you're in for, so here's whether or not you can time travel in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream, and everything else you need to know about using it.

Table of contents

• Does Tomodachi Life Living the Dream have time travel?
• Are there penalties for time traveling in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?
• Should you time travel in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?
• Does time traveling for other games affect Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?

Does Tomodachi Life Living the Dream have time travel?

Yes, you can time travel in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream by adjusting your time and date in the Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 settings. However, this is not a feature you should be using for any other reason besides editing the time and date to match your actual local time, as doing so results in some frustrating issues and penalties. After time traveling and opening Tomodachi Life Living the Dream, you'll spot a pop-up message letting you know that system time has been changed, which means the penalties will be in effect.

Are there penalties for time traveling in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?

There are quite a few harsh penalties and problems you'll encounter if you choose to time travel:

• All shops won't refresh for about 24 hours after the time traveling has occurred.
• Your Miis hunger doesn't update for 24 hours, which means you can't feed them more if they're full, making it harder to level them up.
• No new daily shop specials for 24 hours, as the shops remain the same for this period.

Time traveling again at any point resets the timer, which means the penalties start all over again. If you do need to adjust your time because you time traveled or accidentally unsynced in from your area, only do so once, then leave it alone after that to avoid running into problems.

Should you time travel in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?

No, you should not time travel for Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. While many other games present pros for time traveling, there are no benefits for doing so in this game, only drawbacks in the form of penalties that negatively impact your gameplay. Nothing about time travelking is permanently game-breaking, luckily, but it does hinder your progress for a full day after doing so, with no actual benefits to make it worth doing.

Does time traveling for other games affect Tomodachi Life Living the Dream?

You can safely time travel for other games where time travel works, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons or Pokopia, as long as you make sure to adjust the time and date back to your actual timezone before opening Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. If you open the game at any point while time traveling for other games, you'll be hit with the penalties, but as long as you leave it closed and only open it after readjusting, you'll be fine and avoid all issues.

There's plenty to keep you busy around the island without the need for time travel. Next, you may want to learn how to unlock the Ferris Wheel, what all of the personality traits are, how to get all shops and facilities, and how to get Miis to romance each other.

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