
As the dogs are owned by the Kennel, they cannot be bought. There, they can play with three different dogs (A Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever * and a Miniature Dachshund). The player can interact with the dogs available at the Kennels by tapping "Look" on the Touch Screen.

Once a dog is adopted, another one cannot be bought until later in the game. Dogs in the Kennel may also have different personalities, which can affect performance while teaching the dog tricks or participating in contests. Depending on the version, the breeds available will be different, resulting in different long or short-haired coats and traits. The game starts out at the Kennel, where the player must adopt a dog of their own.
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Information found in the Nintendogs instruction manual Like most simulation video games, Nintendogs doesn't have an ending sequence or a story mode. If they have a certain amount of money, they can buy another dog to take care of or buy a new house at the Interior Decorator. The player can make money by selling items they find on Walks, or winning cash prizes in contests. The more the player interacts with their puppy, the stronger their relationship will become. Trainers can do many things with their dogs- for example, they can teach them to perform tricks involving the use of the Nintendo DS's Microphone, and train them to participate in competitions. It should be given food and water to quench its thirst and satiate its hunger. After it is bought, the puppy needs to be calmed down and taught its name. The player starts out by purchasing their first dog from the Kennel.

A similar game Shigeru Miyamoto was developing, Cabbage for the 64DD (cancelled), greatly influenced his ideas for Nintendogs. Nintendogs originally started out as a tech demo for the Nintendo GameCube. A bundle-exclusive version, known as Best Friends was released only in North America on October 24, 2005.Ī follow-up, titled Nintendogs + Cats was released on Maas one of the Nintendo 3DS's launch titles and like the original game, it was released in three versions.ĭevelopment Main article: Nintendogs/Beta Later on, it was released on the iQue DS and iQue DSi in China on December 12, 2009, only as Labrador & Friends.Ī fourth edition, Dalmatian & Friends was released on Octoin North America, Jin Europe and Novemin Australia. The games were released on Apin Japan, Augin North America, Septemin Australia, Octoin Europe and in South Korea. It was released in three versions Chihuahua & Friends, Labrador & Friends and Dachshund & Friends. Nintendogs ( Japanese: ニンテンドッグス, stylized as nintendogs) is a pet-simulation game developed by Nintendo EAD1 for the Nintendo DS.
