Nintendogs (Nintendo DS)

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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 "fetch" with a frisbee, buy toys, food, and accessories, and take part in 3 types of competition 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 your and their dog meeting on both screens.

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 the version of the game), 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 for 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.

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Alternate Titles

• "ニンテンドッグス 柴＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Shiba & Friends version)
• "任天狗狗" -- iQue - Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "任天狗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Rèntiāngǒu Gǒu" -- iQue - Chinese title
• "Puppy Times" -- Working title
• "ニンテンドッグス ダックス＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Dachs & Friends version)
• "ニンテンドッグス チワワ＆フレンズ" -- Japanese spelling (Chihuahua & Friends version)
• "ニンテンドッグス" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dogs / Wolves
• Games released as complementary versions
• Genre: Simulation - Pet
• Nintendogs series
• Touch! Generations games

User Reviews

An Endearingly Clever Pet Simulator.

Guy Chapman (1999)

Critic Reviews

IGN	Aug 19, 2005	8.8 out of 10	88
Game Freaks 365	2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Diehard GameFan	Sep 06, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Chronicles	Sep 17, 2005	8.3 out of 10	83
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 06, 2005	16 out of 20	80
Gamereactor (Sweden)	Oct 04, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Sliced Gaming (GameBiz)	Oct 11, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Game Informer Magazine	Sep, 2005	8 out of 10	80
neXGam	2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Video Game Generation	Feb 05, 2005	7.2 out of 10	72

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Nintendogs appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

References in other games

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

Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Nintendogs sold 23.96 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2005 – Best Simulation of the Year
• GameSpy
  • 2005 – Best Use of DS Hardware (Chihuahua & Friends version)
• Golden Joystick Awards
  • 2006 - Family Game of the Year
  • 2006 - Girls' Choice Award

Related Web Sites

• Nintendogs for Nintendo DS (Official website)