Nintendo DS

Nintendogs

Description

Nintendogs lets you take care of virtual pets (dogs, obviously) on your Nintendo DS. You can train your puppies by speaking commands into the microphone, pat the pooch with the stylus, play games like as "fetch" with a Frisbee, buy toys, food, and accessories, and take part in competitions to win trophies.

If there are other Nintendo DS users with Nintendogs nearby with both of you in "Bark Mode", you can link the games wirelessly and see both dogs on the same screen.

You initially only have 6 (US/EU), 5 (JP) of the 18 (US/EU), 15 (JP) breeds available when you start playing the game (the six breeds being determined by which version of the game you buy), but as you progress, you unlock more breeds and items to buy. If you connect with another user that has another breed of dog not available to you then their dog's breed will be unlocked for you.

The available versions to purchase are:

Japanese Versions:

• Chihuahua & Friends: Beagle, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, Shih Tzu.
• Miniature Dachshund & Friends: German Shepherd, Miniature Dachshund, Miniature Schnauzer, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier.
• Shiba & Friends: Miniature Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shetland Sheepdog, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.

North American and European Versions:

• Chihuahua & Friends: Boxer, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdog, Yorkshire Terrier.
• Dachshund & Friends: Beagle, Golden Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Pug, Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky.
• Lab & Friends: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Schnauzer, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle.
• Best Friends Version (North America - bundled with DS): Beagle, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Miniature Dachshund, Yorkshire Terrier.
• Dalmatian & Friends: Dalmatian, Boxer, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle.

In addition to all the breeds listed above, there are two more breeds that can be unlocked through various ways.

Alternate Titles

• "任天狗" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "Puppy Times" -- working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Dog and wolf-related games
• Touch! Generations games

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User Reviews

An Endearingly Clever Pet Simulator.

Guy Chapman (1722)

The Press Says

Edutaining Kids	Aug, 2005	A+	100
N-Zone	Oct 12, 2005	85 out of 100	85
Game Freaks 365	2006	8.5 out of 10	85
DreamStation.cc	Jan 23, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Chronicles	Sep 17, 2005	8.3 out of 10	83
Game Shark	Aug 31, 2005	B+	83
PlayDevil	2006		80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Sep 10, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Sliced Gaming (GameBiz)	Oct 11, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Press Start Online	Jul 21, 2006	15 out of 20	75

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Trivia

The Nintendogs appear as an assist trophy in the Wii game Super Smash Bros.: Brawl.