Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
DS
22nd Aug 2005
7th Oct 2005
21st Apr 2005
- Series
- Tags
- Feature Support
Reviews
Sorry, no Nintendogs review yet.
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Guide Nintendo Music App: Every Game Soundtrack Included - How To Download, All Systems
A new mobile app exclusive to Switch Online members
'Nintendo Music' is a new mobile app from Nintendo giving fans access to thousands of songs throughout Nintendo's history. If you are curious to know what exactly is available on this mobile application, you've come to the right place. Keep in mind, you can only use this smartphone application if...
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Opinion The Biggest Question Of The Generation: Er, Why Isn’t Nintendogs On Switch?
All bark and no mic
If there were a trophy for missing open goals, Nintendo would have a fair few in the cabinet. For example, why didn't we get a new Donkey Kong game back when the Super Mario Bros. movie launched last year? Why wasn't the Wii U called 'Wii 2'? And why, for the love of god, is there no Nintendogs game on Switch? There was a part...
Random Crystal-Studded Nintendo DS Expected To Reach £15,000 At Upcoming Auction
Woof!
Here's a little something to make your Switch OLED suddenly seem rather inexpensive, an ultra-rare Nintendo DS studded with 2,000 Swarovski crystals is set to go on auction this week where it is expected to pull in bids of at least £15,000. Fifteen. Thousand. Pounds (thanks, Swindon Advertiser). The super shiny handheld, commissioned by...
News Patent Suggests That New Nintendogs Is On The Horizon, Potentially For Mobile
Are we barking up the wrong tree?
It has been 12 long years since we last heard the infamous instructions of "Lucky, Daisy, Baxter" while we sat in a completely sound-proofed room attempting to teach our dog its name in the 3DS' Nintendogs + Cats. Of course, this followed the six-year wait after the release of the original Nintendogs on the DS — a...
News Switch Is Most Popular With 22-Year-Olds, Nintendo Says
Well, that rules us out then
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Random Speedrunner Challenges Himself To Beat Nintendogs World Record
Mostly out of spite
Anyone who's ever had a dog knows what a pain it is to try to train a puppy. They're constantly peeing and yelling, and they would much rather chew on all your delicious belongings than learn a bunch of useless commands. As it turns out — according to the Nintendogs speedrun, at least — the answer is twofold: One, give your...
Random Man Rescues "Abandoned" Nintendogs, Becomes Viral Sensation On TikTok
Update: See how the story ends
Update [Tue 17th May, 2022 01:30 BST]: TikTok user Ben 'bennypvideo' Pollard has now uploaded part four and part five (the final chapter) of this story. In the final part, he decides to rehome the dogs. You can see how the entire story unfolds on YouTube or watch the last segment below: Original story [Wed 4th May,...
News SGDQ's Summer Lineup Includes A Live Speedrun Of Nintendogs
Goodest Boy%
The schedule for Summer Games Done Quick, the annual speedrunning marathon that raises millions of dollars for charity each year, just went live — and that means we can check out the games that will be included in 2021's livestream! Since this is Nintendo Life, and we are legally bound to only report on Nintendo games, we'll only...
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Doggy stylus
Nintendo's cute canine sim first came bounding onto Nintendo DS just over 15 years ago in the US, way back in August 2005. In this Soapbox article, Rebecca remembers how the original game took over her life and ponders where the series has wandered off to... When I was eight years old, all I wanted was a pooch of my own to love and...
Random Rocco The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Gives A Whole New Meaning To 'Nintendogs'
Don't try this at home
We all used to love a bit of Nintendogs on the Nintendo DS back in the day, looking after our favourite digital doggos while they bounced around the screen in pure joy, but this story gives the word 'Nintendog' a whole new meaning. STV News has shared the story of Rocco, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was taken to a...
Random Paris Hilton Ponders Why We Don't Have Nintendogs On Our Smartphones Yet
A rare moment of clarity
A lot of what emerges from the mind of Paris Hilton isn't worth reporting on, but somehow the stars have aligned and this vacuous celebrity has uttered something actually worth taking note of. Hilton has tweeted a question that we've not pondered ourselves until now: why hasn't Nintendo put Nintendogs on smartphones?...
About The Game
Put a puppy inside a Nintendo DS!
- Pick from more than 15 of the most popular dog breeds, including Labradors, Chihuahuas, beagles and more, then care for and train the puppy using the touch screen and microphone.
- Pet the pup, acquire and play with more than 100 items like tennis balls, flying discs and even clothing accessories. Teach your dog to do tricks by creating your own personalized voice commands.
- Train your pups well and compete in obedience and agility trials. Win these competitions to earn cash, which you can use to buy supplies and even more dogs to keep your first puppy company.
- Walk puppies around the town to meet neighborhood dogs or interact wirelessly with friends' Nintendogs using the innovative Bark Mode.
Players care for and train their puppy by petting it, walking it and buying it supplies to play with. As a puppy competes in obedience and agility trials, owners can win money to purchase other puppy breeds.
Puppies from the most popular dog breeds, like Chihuahuas, Labrador retrievers, beagles and German shepherds. There will be more than 15 breeds in all, including breeds not featured in the Japanese versions. The pups will vary in gender, coloration and personality.
Players purchase one of several breeds available at the beginning, then start spending time with their pup. They throw flying discs and balls to improve the pup's agility, bathe it when it gets dirty and use their own personal voice commands to train the dog to do tricks. If players train it well enough, they will excel in obedience and agility trials and disc competitions, which will earn money that they can use to buy other supplies and puppy breeds. When players earn enough cash, they can buy even more puppies to live with their original pup.
Players can socialize their pups by walking them around the town, where they will meet neighborhood dogs, and maybe even find new toys. Trips to the park and gym offer valuable training time to prepare for agility trials and disc competitions. Over time, the pup's stamina will increase so players can explore farther and farther. Players also can interact wirelessly with their friends' Nintendogs – they can set their DS to bark whenever another puppy is within wireless range.
Comments 14
I have played this game before and it is awesome!! This game is not just for girls it is also for boys...... in a way. In this game you take it for a walk to the Park, and play with other dogs and when you draw your route for walking, if you see a ? mark, draw a line through the ? mark, and you might see another dog, or get a present!!! And you can feed it, do Bark Mode if another person has the Nintendog game or go shopping and buy new dogs at the Kennel or sell stuff at the Second-Hand Shop!!!!!! And you can go in Contests by going to Go Out and click Contests. They have many kinds of Nintendog games, they are the same exact game, but the only difference is there is different breeds of dogs. The whole world is amazing it is almost real!!!
Pretty fun. I've had it 11 times, and am getting my twelfth.
this game is awsome!!!! I love it.I love dogs.I want my own puppy but my mom says no.so instead i play nintendogs!!!
This game is great! It's the most realistic pet simulator out there.
I love Nintendogs. It's like those doggies dug their little paws into my DS and I just couldn't stop playing.
why no Nintendogs Review ???
Any one who does not have a 3DS or a Dog must buy this now!
If you do have a 3DS, Nintendogs+Cats would be good for you
If you have a dog, go and play with it!
I have this game (normal)! I totally want the Nintendogs + Cats version for my Red 3DS! I have a white and tan orange Beagle named Norbert (Norbie). Who likes Beagles?
@nintendog Did you know that you can get more than 3 dogs? My friend Yoseling taught me. All yuo need to do is send (minimum 1 maximum 2) dogs to the dog hotel. Don't donate, just leave them/him/her at the dog hotel. Then, the amount (of dogs) you left at the hotel, (if you have money on Nintendogs), you can buy that amount (of dogs)! So simple! My friend has a bazillion puppies!
Thanks for the tip Animaniacs1Fan.I had a Beagle but then I Donate it because It was too weak.It does not eat or drink and don't play with the two other dogs I had.So I donate it and bought a Sheltie.Now I have a Labrador named Lucky,a shiz-tzu named Thea and the sheltie named Shenick like me.
I love it much. I have 2 games. (i had three but one is GONE! just GONE!) and i cant even pick which cutie i want!
Someday i will add pics Of them!
The lab and friends is the missing one.
I also like the Nintendogs + Cats this game is for all ages and both genres I am currently 17 and am still playing this since I was about 10.
That does say alot.
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