Creator recreates Wuhu Island in Tomodachi Life

Hershy926 published a YouTube video on May 16 showing a recreation of Wuhu Island inside Nintendo's “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream,” a Switch game released on April 16, according to Nintendo and the video page. The upload, titled “I Recreated Wuhu Island in Tomodachi Life,” presents the island as a fan project built inside the social simulation game rather than as an official Nintendo release. The video had 1,514 views, 148 likes and 4,810 subscribers listed on the channel when reviewed on Sunday. The description says the creator wanted to “revive something iconic” after the new Tomodachi Life game “breathed new life into Nintendo's Miis.” ### Who made the Wuhu Island recreation? Hershy926 is the name listed on the YouTube channel that posted the video. The channel page attached to the upload showed 4.81K subscribers, and the video page identified the post as a May 16, 2026 upload. The description frames the project as a personal tribute to Wuhu Island, which it calls the setting of one of the creator's childhood favorite games, “Wii Sports Resort.” (youtube.com) “Wii Sports Resort” is the Nintendo title most closely associated with Wuhu Island. Nintendo's “Ask the Developer” interview for “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream” describes “Wii Sports Resort” as a 2009 Wii game set on the tropical resort Wuhu Island, with 12 activities including Swordplay and Air Sports. (youtube.com) ### Why is Wuhu Island showing up in Tomodachi Life now? Nintendo released “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream” for Switch on April 16, 2026, after presenting the game in a January 29 Nintendo Direct. Nintendo said the game is the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in more than 10 years and centers on player-made Mii characters living on an island. (nintendo.com) The YouTube description links that release to the fan build directly. Hershy926 wrote that “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has breathed new life into Nintendo's Miis,” adding that the creator wanted to bring back “something iconic” by remaking Wuhu Island inside the new life simulation. ### What does the video actually show? The May 16 upload is presented as a walkthrough of the recreated island. (nintendo.com) The visible YouTube metadata identifies the video title, channel name, hashtags including #tomodachilife, #nintendo and #wuhuisland, and the opening lines of a description centered on rebuilding the island in the new game. The project uses Nintendo properties that span two series. (youtube.com) Wuhu Island comes from “Wii Sports Resort,” while the build itself is staged inside “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream,” which Nintendo describes as a game where players populate an island with Mii characters based on family, friends or original creations. ### Is this an official Nintendo project? Nintendo's official materials reviewed for this story do not identify any Wuhu Island mode, remake or crossover as part of the shipped game. Nintendo's store page and launch materials describe customizable Mii characters, island life, local wireless sharing and in-game news features, but do not list an official Wuhu Island recreation. (nintendo.com) The YouTube page presents the build as a creator-led work. The description uses first-person language about what the uploader “wanted” to remake, and the page includes channel membership and direct-donation links tied to Hershy926 rather than Nintendo. ### Where can viewers find it and what comes next? The video remains available on Hershy926's YouTube channel under the title “I Recreated Wuhu Island in Tomodachi Life.” The upload page includes the creator's membership link and a Buy Me a Coffee donation link, alongside the public view and like counts visible on Sunday. (nintendo.com) Nintendo's next reference point for readers who want the game context is the official “Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream” page, which says the Switch title is already available and also offers a demo. (youtube.com) Hershy926's walkthrough, posted one month after the April 16 launch, is the latest public piece of the fan project visible in the materials reviewed for this story. (nintendo.com)