History ShoutOut / TomodachiLife

* Take a closer look at the Arcade apartment design. While the names are too blurry to see, the [[AttractMode attract screens]] closely resemble ''[[VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo 1941]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'', ''Grand Prix'', and ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''.

--> ''[[Film/BackToTheFuture Where you're going, you don't need roads.]]''

* Outgoing Miis reference the song ''1999'' when they say "I wanna go party with my friends. Party like its a good year to party."
* The Scandinavian interior's description says "Some assembly required", most likely a reference to the Sweden-based [=IKEA=].

* Occasionally, a Mii will ask you what your favorite type of game is, and one of the possible answers is "Puzzle." Selecting it will have your Mii note something along the lines of [[Franchise/ProfessorLayton a true gentleman or lady never leaving a puzzle unsolved.]]

* Outgoing Miis reference the song ''1999'' when they say "I wanna go party with my friends. Party like its a good year to party."

** In addition, one of the things islanders can mumble in their sleep is "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!"
*** Another thing an islander can mumble in their sleep is the ever popular [[VideoGame/StarFox64 "Do a barrel roll!"]]

* In the US, the description for the R.O.B. toy mentions that the character is [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros a Smash brawler.]]

-->''With this, you can [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli sting like a tiger]] and [[Film/RockyIII have the eye of the bee.]] Or something like that.''
* The description for the Clay figure mentions ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' ("Did you find this underground?")
** It could also be a reference to ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'', as the second game contains a treasure that looks like the figure that you find in one of the underground dungeons.

* In the Cinema apartment design, the sci-fi battle onscreen seems to be happening right outside of [[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchforSpock Spacedock.]]

* One of the things the Miis can say when they're sitting in front of a fan is [[VideoGame/ZeroWing "All your fan are belong to us!"]]

-->''Remember, kids. [[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt The only thing to fear is fear itself]] and also spiders.'' [[note]]That last part itself may or may not be an explicit reference to a ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch that spoofs FDR's famous speech, or possibly a reference to "WesternAnimation/GravityFalls" and Quentin Trembley's speech..[[/note]]
* The description for the red-and-white striped shirt mentions that wearing this lets you [[Literature/WheresWaldo stick out in a crowd.]]
* The description for the peach food item says that it's a fruit fit for a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros princess.]]

* The Pinafore dress' description is a reference to ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.

-->''With this, you can [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli sting like a tiger]] and [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} have the eye of the bee.]] Or something like that.''