Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends

released on Apr 21, 2005

Nintendogs is a realtime pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe, and other regions. It was originally released in three different versions: Dachshund & Friends, Lab & Friends (Shiba & Friends in Japan), and Chihuahua & Friends. It has been re-released twice since then, first as a bundled release with a special edition Nintendo DS with a new version called Nintendogs: Best Friends, and then later as Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends. Nintendogs uses the DS's touchscreen and built-in microphone. The touch screen allows the player to pet a dog, as well as to use various items that can be found or purchased. These range from balls and frisbees, to toys, to grooming supplies to keep the dogs happy. The microphone is used to call to the player's dog by speaking the name given to the dog in the beginning of the game as well as to teach the dog tricks such as "sit" or "roll over". Players can bring their dogs on walks and to the park if they so choose. They may interact with other players in multi-player by using the DS's wireless linkup. It also uses the DS's internal clock and calendar to allow the dog to grow hungrier or dirtier based on the elapsed time. Nintendogs received critical acclaim. It has an aggregate score of 85% at Game Rankings,[3] and has won many awards, including the 2006 Innovation Award from PC World and Best Handheld Game from the Associated Press. As of March 31, 2015, all versions of Nintendogs combined have sold 23.96 million copies worldwide, making it second on the Nintendo DS best-sellers list, behind only New Super Mario Bros.[4] Because of Nintendogs' success, Nintendo has made several related products, including Nintendogs toys[5] and a series of Nintendogs trading cards.[6] At E3 2010, it was announced a sequel, titled Nintendogs + Cats, would be released for the Nintendo 3DS.


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lo siento firulais me pillo la pasma en 32 años vuelvo...

it's amazing how a simple pet simulator can have so much charm and effort put into it, but leave it to nintendo to make a game that would otherwise be shovelware into probably the best pet simulation game ever. so much content, a cool unlock system, tons of easter eggs and a great soundtrack by pikmin composer Hajime Wakai, I don't know who wouldn't enjoy this.

As stated in the reviews below - this is a phenomenal pet simulator. The problem with that is most pet ownership is quite boring - made wonderful because of the emotional connection you develop with the pet. I can only care about data packets for so long before the illusion wears off.

This is probably one of the best pet simulators that has ever been released, as the quality of the product makes for a very replayable and enjoyable experience. However, this game is just a pet simulator and if you already have a pet then why in the world would you ever want to own this? Nothing about this is forgettable or bad, however, it is monotonous and boring at times, just like owning a real pet though that has the added benefit of actually being alive.

I guess this game is good for knowing if you'd like to own a dog one day, but other than that there isn't much to offer here for most people. At the very least, this "game" is competent enough for any person to pick up, understand, and play which was a great way to sell the console to a casual market.