Nintendogs / Puppy Times!!!
So we just heard about this new game for the DS called Nintendogs (it will be called Puppy Times in the US). It's a
freaking puppy simulator. Why no one ever thought about this before is beyond us, but spending some real QT
with a virtual doggie that won't spray the couch or go into heat, there's just something so very wonderful about that.
Plus we have a feeling this could be a huge boon for the Humane Society/ASPCA every year around February when countless
kids start to get real sick of cleaning up dog dirt. No word yet on whether or not the game is networkable so you can
starve your dog a couple days and pit it against your friend's in a dog-fighting ring. We got our money on Red up
there.
[Thanks, Rory]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ricky Kresslein @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
It actually has been thought of before. There was a game, actually a few games (one with cats too), made a while ago almost just like this. The only difference was that it just used the mouse instead of the touchscreen, obviously. This one seems a little more complex and cool though, so I may check it out. After I get a DS that is :).
RickyK!
Rick James @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Isn't this just like a more a more advanced version of those tamagotchi (not sure of the spelling) things which were popular about8 years ago?
Michael Tseng @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
As Ricky Kresslein noted that was a game called Catz and one called Dogz, created by our friends at Ubi. Here's a link http://petz.ubi.com/
:) michael
Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Yeah but these look normal, the Dogz and Catz looked super weird..
Gary Shell @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Around 1984 or 1985 there was a great little game for the, then brand spankin' new, Macintosh. (Even before there was a hard drive available for a Mac!) If my memory serves me, it was called Puppy Love and it came in a cute little dog house package.
Gary Shell
Keerthi Hiremath @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Found this on albinoblacksheep.com
Tempy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Nintendogs was one of the first titles mentioned to be in development for the Nintendo DS system, and screenshots surfaced way back in August 2004 if not earlier. It was also around that time that it was known to be released in the US as Puppy Times. So by no means is this actually "news".
CurtSchilling @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
all i have to say is... no release date.
WTF!!! I WANT DATES!
Kamalot @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
You should really see a video of this in action to understand how cool it is.
Luke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Wow, it's amazing how a story about a NIntendo DS game about dogs would spawn so many comments!
And I agree with CurtSchilling, I want some dates! Not even necessarily for this title, but for any DS titles!
120 DS games this year? That's 10 a month (and there aren't many in January). Are they going to all come out in one month or something?
anthony @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I kind of want this. Give me SOMETHING to play on my DS. Make me realize why I bought it and why I shouldn't sell it on eBay.
Max Pinton @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I bought a kitten simulator game for the GameBoy Color while I was in Japan called Kawaii Koneko ("Cute Kitten") that supplies virtually the entire cat-owning experience. I might be willing to part with it if someone's looking to adopt ...
Kamalot @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Here is a short video of an early, early beta of the game.
http://gba.n64europe.com/specials/nintendogsflash4.html
CUTE! I wonder how it will the wireless capabilities of the DS. Perhaps you can visit with your friend's poochies.
No Good Monkey @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
The video of the beta is really impressive! I'm torn - should I be excited to play this game if I already have a puppy? ;-)
Is Nintendo developing this? I remember reading a couple years ago that Miyamoto had recently added a dog to his family and was really enjoying it. I figured his next original game would be focused on dogs. I sure hope he's designing this one!
Shibathedog @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Interesting!, In fact, that red dog up there is a Shiba Inu! I own one of these dogs (in case you didnt notice it in my alias) and im wondering how realistic this game will be (Shiba Inus act kinda like cats :P )
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I know loads of games for ds
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I know loads of games for ds are these messages appearing or what
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
know loads of games for ds like: nintendogs, nintendo doctor,chokkan hitofude,S M 64 DS,
harvest moon DS,puyo puyo fever,pac-pix,
egg monstar hero,meteos,kirby magic paintbrush,
another (its what the games called),zoo keeper,
ganbare goemon,bomberman,pokemon dash,
metroid prime,mr. driller,feel the magic,
yoshi,, urbz,wario ware DS,mario kart,
another mario game,animal crossing DS
pac n' roll,baloon trip,sonic DS,pikachu DS,
and special features and picto chat which come
free with it
and other not so good games.
Ying @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
(I'm in JP) Bought it yesterday. This totally raises the bar for virtual pets. NOTHING on ANY PLATFORM, even the PC, gives the amount of interaction that has been possible on the DS. Try scratching your monitor/TV and see if it reacts to you. Very enjoyable, and easily one of the most impressive releases on the DS so far (Touch! Kirby is still the best at the moment).
Ricky Kresslein @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
It actually has been thought of before. There was a game, actually a few games (one with cats too), made a while ago almost just like this. The only difference was that it just used the mouse instead of the touchscreen, obviously. This one seems a little more complex and cool though, so I may check it out. After I get a DS that is :).
RickyK!
Rick James @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Isn't this just like a more a more advanced version of those tamagotchi (not sure of the spelling) things which were popular about8 years ago?
Carl @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Yea, this has been done before... a bunch of times actually. A PC program called Dogz and Catz did the same thing. Virtual pet that you could play with, feed, etc. and it would live on your desktop. This by no means a new idea.
Carl @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Yea, this has been done before... a bunch of times actually. A PC program called Dogz and Catz did the same thing. Virtual pet that you could play with, feed, etc. and it would live on your desktop. This by no means a new idea.
Michael Tseng @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
As Ricky Kresslein noted that was a game called Catz and one called Dogz, created by our friends at Ubi. Here's a link http://petz.ubi.com/
:) michael
Brad @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Puppies puppies puppies puppies
Puppies puppies puppies puppies
PUPPIES!
http://www.thepuppychannel.com/audio/puppies.htm
Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Yeah but these look normal, the Dogz and Catz looked super weird..
Gary Shell @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Around 1984 or 1985 there was a great little game for the, then brand spankin' new, Macintosh. (Even before there was a hard drive available for a Mac!) If my memory serves me, it was called Puppy Love and it came in a cute little dog house package.
Gary Shell
Keerthi Hiremath @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Found this on albinoblacksheep.com
Tempy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Nintendogs was one of the first titles mentioned to be in development for the Nintendo DS system, and screenshots surfaced way back in August 2004 if not earlier. It was also around that time that it was known to be released in the US as Puppy Times. So by no means is this actually "news".
CurtSchilling @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
all i have to say is... no release date.
WTF!!! I WANT DATES!
Kamalot @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
You should really see a video of this in action to understand how cool it is.
Luke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Wow, it's amazing how a story about a NIntendo DS game about dogs would spawn so many comments!
And I agree with CurtSchilling, I want some dates! Not even necessarily for this title, but for any DS titles!
120 DS games this year? That's 10 a month (and there aren't many in January). Are they going to all come out in one month or something?
anthony @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I kind of want this. Give me SOMETHING to play on my DS. Make me realize why I bought it and why I shouldn't sell it on eBay.
Max Pinton @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I bought a kitten simulator game for the GameBoy Color while I was in Japan called Kawaii Koneko ("Cute Kitten") that supplies virtually the entire cat-owning experience. I might be willing to part with it if someone's looking to adopt ...
Kamalot @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Here is a short video of an early, early beta of the game.
http://gba.n64europe.com/specials/nintendogsflash4.html
CUTE! I wonder how it will the wireless capabilities of the DS. Perhaps you can visit with your friend's poochies.
No Good Monkey @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
The video of the beta is really impressive! I'm torn - should I be excited to play this game if I already have a puppy? ;-)
Is Nintendo developing this? I remember reading a couple years ago that Miyamoto had recently added a dog to his family and was really enjoying it. I figured his next original game would be focused on dogs. I sure hope he's designing this one!
Shibathedog @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
Interesting!, In fact, that red dog up there is a Shiba Inu! I own one of these dogs (in case you didnt notice it in my alias) and im wondering how realistic this game will be (Shiba Inus act kinda like cats :P )
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I know loads of games for ds
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
I know loads of games for ds are these messages appearing or what
lee @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
know loads of games for ds like: nintendogs, nintendo doctor,chokkan hitofude,S M 64 DS,
harvest moon DS,puyo puyo fever,pac-pix,
egg monstar hero,meteos,kirby magic paintbrush,
another (its what the games called),zoo keeper,
ganbare goemon,bomberman,pokemon dash,
metroid prime,mr. driller,feel the magic,
yoshi,, urbz,wario ware DS,mario kart,
another mario game,animal crossing DS
pac n' roll,baloon trip,sonic DS,pikachu DS,
and special features and picto chat which come
free with it
and other not so good games.
Ying @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM
(I'm in JP) Bought it yesterday. This totally raises the bar for virtual pets. NOTHING on ANY PLATFORM, even the PC, gives the amount of interaction that has been possible on the DS. Try scratching your monitor/TV and see if it reacts to you. Very enjoyable, and easily one of the most impressive releases on the DS so far (Touch! Kirby is still the best at the moment).