Problems

A Mii with a problem in Tomodachi Collection.

Problems are the player's main interaction with their Miis. There are five types of problems a Mii can have: normal, friendship-related, love-related, sadness, and playful. They are represented by black, orange, pink, blue, and green icons respectively.

When the player goes into an apartment with a problem, there will be different music for each problem. New events and locations will be unlocked based on how many problems they have solved.

List of problems

Normal Problems

These are the most common type of problems, ranging from a Mii being hungry to wanting their age to be changed. Most of them can be solved by giving a Mii items they request. If the player taps the gift icon when the Mii wants something, the game will show the category of what they want. If the Mii has a non-item related problem, the game will show the food category. These are represented by a black icon with a scribble on the Mii's window.

Type	Description	What the Mii says	Solution
Hunger	A Mii will say that they are hungry whenever their stomach is empty. They will sometimes ask for something specific, like Italian food or something spicy. A high pitched tone version of the regular, non-problem music will play.	"I'm hungry!" (NTSC) "I'm starving!" "I'm thirsty!" "I need to eat something. ANYTHING!" (NTSC) "I could eat anything!" (PAL) "I'd like [a/an/some] [Food]."	Feed the Mii.
Interior decorator	A Mii will request another interior for their apartment.	"I'd like a new look for my apartment." (NTSC) "I'd like a new look for my room." (PAL)	Give the Mii a new interior.
Fashionista	A Mii will want a new piece of clothing or hat.	"I'd like some new clothes. Something [casual/cute/formal/warm] would be nice/to up my cool factor." "I could really use a flowing garment." "I'd like a new hat." "I want a cool hat." "I want something cute/weird I can wear on my head."	Give the Mii what they ask for.
Sickness	A Mii will sometimes get sick, which is shown by a rain cloud above their head, saying that they feel unwell. The player can tell them what's wrong, or check their head (cold)/stomach (stomachache). A low-pitched, growly version of the non-problem song will play.	"I caught a cold. I don't feel so good..." (NTSC)/"I've got a cold.." (PAL) "My tummy feels rumbly." (NTSC)/"My tummy doesn't feel too good." (PAL)	Give cold medicine or stomach medicine, depending on the ailment.
Lost item	A Mii will state that they lost an item and will ask the player to find it. Another Mii, who will display the black icon as well, will say they found an item with the asking Mii's name on it and ask them to return the item.	"I lost something really important... Can you see if anyone's found it?" (NTSC)/"I lost something really important..." (PAL)	Accept or reject. Upon agreeing, locate a random islander who has found the item.
Found item	The Mii will hold out an item they found with the name of the owner on the back of the item. They will ask the player to return the item. (After "lost item" is accepted)	"Look what I found! Hey, it has the name [Mii] written on the back... Would you mind returning this to [Mii] for me?" (NTSC) "I found this! Hey, it has [Mii] written on the back... Can you give it back to [Mii]?" (PAL)	Return the item to the owner.
Funny faces	A Mii will ask the player to see a funny face they have been working on.	"Would you like to see a funny face I've been working on?" (NTSC) "Would you like to see a weird face that I've been practising?" (PAL)	Accept or refuse. If accepted, rate the Mii's funny face.
Voice actor	A Mii will ask the player to hear their impression of another Mii, saying the catchphrase of the latter in their voice. If the Mii being mentioned does not have a catchphrase, they will say "Hello, my name is [Mii]! Blah blah blah!" instead.	"Hey! You wanna hear my impression of [Mii]?" (NTSC) "Check out my impression of [Mii]." (PAL)	Listen to the impression.
Questions	A Mii sometimes wants to hear the player's opinion on a random subject, such as "If the world went dark, what would be the first thing you would do?"	Various	Answer their question.
The sneeze	A Mii needs to sneeze, but it would not come out.	"I need to sneeze, but it won't come out!" (NTSC) "I want to sneeze but I can't..." (PAL)	Ignore or help them sneeze by rubbing a feather on their nose
X-ray vision	A Mii will sometimes ask the player to look inside their head/stomach.	"Take a look inside my head!" (NTSC)/"Look inside my head (PAL) "Please look inside my belly!" (NTSC)/"Please look inside my tummy!" (PAL)	Do what the Mii asks.
Catchphrase	A Mii will tell what they should say when happy, mad, sad, or worried.	"What should I say when I'm [happy/mad/worried]?" or "What should I say when I feel down?"	Write down something the Mii will say when they are in that specific mood.
Catchphrase review	A Mii will tell their respective mood phrase and ask how the player feels about it.	"Okay, I'm going to say [phrase] when I'm [feeling happy/feeling down/feeling mad/worried about something]. How does that sound?" (NTSC) "I'm going to say [phrase] when I'm [happy/mad/feeling down/worried]. What do you think?" (PAL)	Change the phrase or say "It's great as is".
Mysterious letter	The Mii gets a mysterious letter from someone who wants to meet him/her on the roof, asks asks if he/she should go or not.	"I got a strange letter...someone wants to meet me up on the roof. I don't know who wrote it...should I go?" (NTSC) "I got a letter from somebody to meet them on the roof. I don't know who wrote it...should I go?" (PAL)	Accept or refuse.
Family Talk	The Mii wants to talk about their sweetheart, spouse, or child.	"Can I tell you something impressive about my darling?" "Wanna hear something cool about my wonderful [husband/wife]?" "Mind if I talk about my beautiful baby real quick?"	Listen to what the Mii says.
Money	On rare occasions, the Mii will tell the player to give them money or ask for some. It does not subtract from the in-game personal wallet.	Various	When given money: Either accept it or turn it down. When asked for money: Either give money or refuse.
Disposable Camera	A Mii wants to use a disposable camera.	"I'd like to have a disposable camera. I need to express myself!" (NTSC) "I'd like to have a disposable camera." (PAL)	Give the Mii a disposable camera.
Bath	A Mii wants to take a bath.	"I'd love to take a bath." (NTSC) "I want to take a bath." (PAL)	Give the Mii a bath set.
Hair color	A Mii would like to color their hair if it is not colored.	"I'd love to try a new hair color." (NTSC) "I'd love to change my hair color." (PAL)	Give the Mii hair-color spray.
Age change	Miis wish to either find out what it's like to be grown up (if they are kids) or to experience being a kid again (if they are adults).	"I wish I was all grown up..." (NTSC)/"I wish I were older..." (PAL) "I wish I could be a kid again..." (NTSC)/"I wish I were younger..." (PAL)	Depending on request, give the Mii either an Age-o-matic or Kid-o-matic.

Friendship Problems

These problems deal with Miis' interactions, such as wanting to befriend another Mii, asking what the player thinks about their relationship, and helping them to calm down after a fight. These are represented by an orange icon with a smiley face. In Tomodachi Collection, the black scribble icon is used instead.

Type	Description	What the Mii says	Solution
Becoming friends	A Mii wants to befriend a Mii or hear from another Mii that they want to befriend.	"I want to be friends with [Mii]." "I heard that [Mii] wants to be friends."	Help them out with making friends.
Introducing friends	A Mii would like to introduce one of their friends to another friend.	"I'd like to introduce [Mii 1] to somebody... How about [Mii 2]?	Help the Mii out by befriending the Miis, reject, or ask them to think of another friend until they stop.
Friend opinions	The Mii will ask the player about the relationship of another Mii, which only includes friends, best friend, sweetheart and/or spouse.	For quotes, see Problems/Relationships	Reply with any of three options.
Relationships not working out	The Mii tells that their current relationship with their partner is not working out.	"Things aren't going so great with me and [sweetheart/spouse]..." (NTSC) "I want to break up with [sweetheart/spouse]." (PAL)	Tell the Mii to move on (breakup/divorce) or work things out.
Fight	The Mii has puffs of smoke around them and act angry/upset, stating they had a fight with another Mii.	"I had a fight with [Mii]. I'm so upset!" (NTSC) "I had a fight with [Mii]! I'm so mad!" (PAL)	Calm the Mii down. This can be done by giving them a bath set, music box, swing, travel ticket, or food, clothing, hats, interiors that they really like. The Mii will attempt to apologize to their friend afterwards.
Huge fight	The Mii has flaming aura around them and acts furious, stating that they had a huge fight with another Mii.	"[Mii] and I had a huge fight that wasn't my fault at all. I'm so mad!"	Find another Mii that has the orange problem icon and are friends with both Miis. That Mii may offer to help the two friends to stop fighting. Accept their offer to help them to stop fighting.
Intervention	After two Miis get in a huge fight, a mutual friend of both Miis will tell that they got in a fight and still haven't made up.	"[Mii 1] and [Mii 2] had a fight and still haven't made up." (NTSC) "[Mii 1] had a fight with [Mii 2] and won't make up." (PAL)	Tell them to intervene.
Make up	Upon failing to apologize after a fight, the Mii who is not sad will sometimes regret it, wanting to make up with a Mii that they have previously not forgiven for a fight.	"I'm sick of fighting. I want to get along with [Mii] again." (NTSC) "I don't want to fight with [Mii] anymore." (PAL)	Reply with any option.
Making relationships	The Mii will suggest a random male friend needs a sweetheart and decides to set them up on a date.	"I think [Male Mii] needs a sweetheart... How about setting him up with [Female Mii]?" (Note: In PAL versions, the pronoun "him" is changed to "them".)	Player can accept or decline. There may sometimes be the option to choose another Mii to set them up with.
Suspected relationship	After "Making relationships" fails, one of the Miis will wonder why their friend would set them up.	"Why would [Mii 1]... want me to go out with [Mii 2]?"	Reply with any option. If they are acquaintances, whichever option is chosen will not make them appear on each other's relationship list.
Blind Date	Exclusive to the Korean version, A Mii wishes they had a sweetheart and asks the player if they'd like to go on a blind date with a Mii they don't know.	"I'd like take [Mii] on a blind date... Do you think I should?"	The player can accept or reject.
Date	A Mii sometimes wants to take their lover on a date.	"I'd like to take [sweetheart/spouse] on a date. Where should we go?"	Choose where to send the two Miis.
Vacation	A Mii will sometimes request to go on a vacation with either their best friend, lover, or family (if married Miis have a child).	Best Friend: "I'd like to get to know [best friend] better. Maybe we could travel together." Sweetheart: "I'd love to go on a romantic vacation with [sweetheart]." Spouse: "My darling and I would like to go on a trip somewhere. Just the two of us." Mii couples with a baby: "A family vacation would be the best thing ever..."	Give the Mii a travel ticket.
Worrying about relationship	A Mii will state that they are worried about relationship with their lover, and asks if the player thinks the two still like each other.	"I'm worried about me and [sweetheart/spouse]..." "I've been a little worried about me and [sweetheart/spouse]..." "I've been a little stressed out about me and [sweetheart/spouse]..." "My relationship with [sweetheart/spouse] seems to be on the rocks." "Do you think [sweetheart/spouse] still likes me?"	Choose one of three options.

Love Problems

These problems are very similar to friendship problems, except they deal with romance. The Miis will be seen with pink hearts containing question marks, or gray clouds with Japanese onomatopoeia moya-moya in Tomodachi Collection and Japanese version of Life floating around them. The music will change upon entering their apartment, but this does not happen when Miis are wondering if a friend likes them.

The Mii would like to confess, propose, and have babies (if the baby option is enabled) with other Miis. Rarely, they miss their former partner and want to get back together. These are represented by a text bubble containing a pink heart.

Type	Description	What the Mii says	Solution
Confession to a Mii	The Mii says that they have feelings for their friend and will ask the player if they should confess their love to them in hopes of establishing a romantic relationship.	"I have feelings for [Mii]. I've got to tell [him/her]!"	Accept or refuse.
Liking a Mii	The Mii asks if another Mii likes them.	"I think [Mii] likes me. What do you think?"	Reply with any option or confess to them.
Proposal	If two Miis are already in a good relationship for a long enough period of time, one of them wants to get married and will ask the player for helping them proposing.	"I want to propose to [sweetheart]. Do you think I should?"	Help the Mii propose to their sweetheart.
Confession to multiple Miis	The Mii asks the player which person they should confess their feeling to.	"I'm interested in both [Mii 1] and [Mii 2]... Who should I confess my feelings to?"	Reply with any option.
Baby	Once two Miis are married, as long as the baby option is enabled, one of them will say that they are thinking of having a baby.	"[Spouse] and I have been thinking about having a baby..." (NTSC) "I've been thinking of having a child with [Spouse]..." (PAL)	Reply with any option. If accepted, the baby will be born about a day and a half later.
Love reconciliation	The Mii will say that they really miss their former partner or spouse, wanting to get back together.	"I can't stop thinking about how things used to be... I really miss [ex-sweetheart/spouse]. I think we should get back together..."	Reply with any option.

Sadness Problems

Sadness Problems occur when a Mii's heart has broken. When this happens, their status instantly changes from "happiness" to "sadness". With this new sadness bar, the Mii cannot level anymore or earn any money until they have been cheered up. These events happen after a love confession has been rejected, failing to apologize after a fight, if the player tells not to confess their love, or they breakup/divorce.

It is represented by a blue icon with a rain cloud. In Tomodachi Collection, it is instead represented by a purple (blue in Tomodachi Collection: New Life) icon with an ember shape. Giving a Mii a travel ticket or their all-time favorite food instantly removes sadness.

Type	Description	Solution
Make up rejected	The Mii has been rejected while trying to make up with a friend.	Get rid of the sadness.
Rejected confession	The Mii has been rejected by their friend during a Confession.
Confession refusal	The player has told the Mii to not confess their love.
Divorce/breakup	Two Miis ended their romantic relationship.	Get rid of the sadness for both Miis, although the second Mii sometimes will not become sad.
Rejected by ex-sweetheart/spouse	The Mii has been rejected by their ex-sweetheart or former spouse.	Get rid of the sadness.

Playful Problems

The Mii will hop happily (or move their arm in a beckoning fashion in Tomodachi Collection and the Japanese version of Life) until entering their apartment, where they will immediately ask the player to play a game. If the player rejects, they may be asked to play later. These are represented by a green icon with small marks.

Gallery

Tomodachi Collection

A Mii with a love-related problem.

A sick Mii

Tomodachi Life

 

Icons clockwise from top-middle: sadness, house, normal, playful, sleeping, love, friendship.

A Mii with a problem.

A Mii with a love-related problem.

A Mii with a love-related problem, the posture is Easygoing or Outgoing. (JP)

A Mii coming to the roof after receiving a mysterious letter.

A Mii walking over to the mysterious Mii

The mysterious Mii speaking to the Mii that met them.

The mysterious Mii leaves.

The mysterious Mii handing the Mii a picture or map.

After the awkward meeting with the sender of the mysterious letter, the receiver is confused.

A sick Mii in the Japanese version.

The Mii feels sick.

The germs in the Mii's stomach.

The Mii thanks the player.

Stomach virus sprite.

A Mii has a cold.

A Mii sick with a cold.

A line from the Mii, preceding a reward.

A Mii sick with a cold in the Japanese version.

A Mii talking about his child.

Fast-forwarding the talk...

More fast-forwarding...

The Mii finally concludes his talk.

Looking inside a Mii's belly.

A Mii talking about having a baby.

A Mii asking for $100.

The sad icon in New Life.

A Mii with a playful problem.

Trivia

• The only problems that show up if the player has yet to answer all of their phone calls are fights and wanting to play a game.
• Upon selecting a place for the date problem, the Mii with the problem sometimes does not feel like going and remain in their apartments. This happens if the place selected already has a lot of Miis there; otherwise their partner might be in a fight, sadness, or have a baby problem.
• The problems recorded in the apartment office stop at 9,999. A special breaking newscast is occurred when the cap is reached.