Google Play Store Deletes Clone Of Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life After It Gets Over 50,000 Downloads
The Google Play Store has removed clones of Nintendo's Tomodachi Life after they gained significant popularity. These clones, which often use slightly altered names, have been able to evade copyright takedowns despite Nintendo's strict enforcement. Many users reported encountering these low-quality knock-offs, which have garnered tens of thousands of downloads before being taken down.
- ▪Two separate Tomodachi Life clones received over 50,000 downloads each before being removed.
- ▪The Google Play Store's moderation team is actively delisting these clones as they are discovered.
- ▪Many of the clones are filled with ads and some redirect users to entirely different apps.
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Google Play Store Deletes Clone Of Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life After It Gets Over 50,000 Downloads “IT ISN'T TOMODACHI LIFE!!!!!” ParalivesSubnautica 2Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream By Amelia Zollner Published June 3, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! © Kotaku Does anyone remember when that awful mobile developer cloned Venba but replaced its mouth-watering South Indian food with… peanut butter and jelly? How about when Peak’s developers encouraged players to turn to piracy rather than playing a Roblox ripoff of the game? Or even when Hoyoverse allegedly stole an indie dev’s minigame in Zenless Zone Zero? Stolen concepts are everywhere, especially on mobile app stores and Roblox, but they’re often able to evade takedowns by using new assets, names, or tweaking the formula juuuuust a little…
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