Nintendogs

A new game that is getting released tomorrow, here's some info on it:

Put a puppy inside your Nintendo DS! Nintendogs brings puppy love to a whole new level!

Features


Each version of Nintendogs comes with six breeds to choose from, and you can unlock additional breeds by playing with other owners through wireless gameplay!
Collect and play with a huge array of items like tennis balls, flying discs and even clothing accessories.
Compete in obedience and agility trials to earn cash to buy even more dogs.
Interact wirelessly with friends' Nintendogs using the innovative Bark Mode.
Nintendogs features puppies from the most popular dog breeds, including Chihuahuas, Labrador retrievers, beagles and German shepherds. Each of the three versions of the game comes with six breeds to choose from at the start, and additional breeds are unlocked as you play.

The Lab & Friends package includes:


Labrador retriever
Miniature schnauzer
Toy poodle
Pembroke Welsh corgi
Miniature pinscher
Shiba inu

How Do I Play?

This is your pet, and although it doesn't shed, it still needs your love. With the stylus, you pet your Nintendog, all the way from head pats to belly rubs. The more love you give, the more your Nintendog will bond with you. As your puppy becomes your best friend, you use the built-in microphone to teach your dog its name and many tricks! So after you train your dog to know its name, it will come to you (and your DS's bottom screen) when you call its name. After it learns a trick, it will perform that trick when you tell it to. After it learns the sit command, your pup will take a seat each time you say "Sit."

Of course, like a real dog, you need to care for your little pup. This includes regular feeding, watering, walking and bath time. If you're a person who doesn't play video games every day, don't worry about anything bad happening to your Nintendog if you don't get to it every day. Nintendogs don't die, and they stay puppies forever. If you haven't played the game for a few days, though, your puppy will be thirsty, hungry and might need a bath when you start the game up.

Your puppy needs to go out for walks, naturally, but these walks are special. In addition to giving your pup some exercise, your Nintendog will come across special item boxes. Inside these boxes are all sorts of goodies, from apparel to toys. With tons of items to be found, your Nintendog will always be stylin' or at least have a fun ball to chase around.

Be The Best

Nintendogs isn't all pet and prim. There are trophies to be won, and money to be made! Show that your Nintendog is best in show by winning the three events: disc competition, agility trials and obedience trials.

In obedience, you score big points when your puppy does a certain set of tricks at your command, so grooming and a good relationship with its master is vital. With agility trials and the disc competition, you'll use the touch screen to throw a flying disc or lead your dog through an agility course. These two require some practice before you actually enter the events (although some dogs are just naturals at catching a disc).

With the money that you earn from the events, you can buy supplies and more dogs from the kennel! Don't let your Nintendog get lonely. You can keep up to three dogs at a time, and you can store more at the "dog hotel" where they'll look after your dogs.

Bark, Bark, Bark!

If another person is playing Nintendogs within the Nintendo DS's wireless range, the two of you can meet in Bark Mode. When you enter this mode, your DS searches for a wireless partner. When you've found a match, your dog will play with that person's dog!

You can bring gifts into Bark Mode and swap them with fellow Nintendogs players. Also, you can unlock a breed on your game card by meeting a dog of that same breed in Bark Mode.

r u getting it Russ?

Got enough with my 2 without having any cyber pets to look after

I do think it is a really good idea for young kids, besides the fun factor its also teaching kids what it takes to look after a pet.

My daughter Laura wants this - she hasn't got a DS but her brother has so he is letting her have it I think

I must admit I wouldn't mind a little play of it too

Nintendogs is the reason the Nintendo DS is out selling the Sony PSP in the US. It's mean't to be really addictive abit like dogweb

My youngest wants the Nintendo DS and Nintendogs for his X-mas will need to have a go when it gets here.

I saw this game when i was in Japan in April and they mainly advertised the Shiba inu version.

I was unsure about buying the game over here because i only want the shiba inu.

If i was to get the labrador version does that mean i can choose to be the shiba inu?

The marketing for this game is massive in Japan . They have loadsa teddies and keyrings etc for Nintendo dogs..

I got it. Mine's the Chihuahua and Friends as I wanted the CKCS. Got it last Friday when it came out and have to admit I'm getting bored with it already. It's quite repeatative, feed, water, walk, shop for supplies, brush, bath, play, scoop the poop! You can do training and enter the dogs in disc, agility and obedience comps, and also meet up with other dogs in the park etc.

When you first go the kennels you get a choice of dogs, on the Chihuahua & Friends you can choose between: Chihuahua, German Shepherd Dog, Boxer, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier and Shetland Sheepdog.

It says you can meet other Nintendogs via the wireless bark mode, I've tried a few times but never actually contected with anyone.

To be honest, it's probably better for kids than a 33 year old!!!

Anyone tried Dogs Life PS2? Good reveiws on Amazon

i wanna Nintendo DS and Nintendogs for xma