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Sure, Nintendo might've very well put some of the cutest virtual puppies into one of the best selling entertainment devices of all time, but Japanese arcades, as always, take things to the next level. TOKYOMANGO recently spotted this dog walking game, which has been around for a few years, and puts a virtual pet's life in your hands. To walk the dog, you have to maintain a good speed -- not too fast, not too slow -- while keeping the idiot mutt from getting hit by oncoming traffic or the neighborhood bully dog. The result for failure? The dog dies, and you get to blow some more yen on this oh-so-stimulating form of entertainment.

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Virtual dog walking: Nintendogs has nothing on this originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 May 2007 02:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arcadedogjapannintendogsvirtual dog walkingVirtualDogWalkingThu, 03 May 2007 02:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendogs trainable plush toys debut in the UK]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/nintendogs-trainable-plush-toys-debut-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/nintendogs-trainable-plush-toys-debut-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/11/nintendogs-trainable-plush-toys-debut-in-the-uk/#commentsJust in case you wanted to get one step closer to actually owning a dog, and felt that the Nintendogs game wasn't close enough, Tomy has come out with a series of plush toy dogs. They come in two basic types, a Trick Trainer Pup (£10, or $19), which can be used to perform tricks by waving a special magnetic Nintendogs bone in front of them, and the Interactive Play Pups (£25, or $48), which will wag their tails and bark playfully when you pet them. We're still not sure why people who need this level of interaction don't just buy a real dog. But real dogs chew up our gadgets strewn across the house -- these probably don't.

[Via DS Fanboy]

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Nintendogs trainable plush toys debut in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just like you're not supposed to tug on Superman's cape, it's probably not the best idea to send the most powerful man in the world a gag gift on his birthday, so we've got to give props to our good friends at Nintendo for risking an ugly international incident to break President Bush off with a DS Lite in honor of his sixtieth -- and bundling in a copy of Brain Age to presumably help ward off his impending dementia. According to our sources inside the White House, after muttering under his breath about how "this doesn't work like my iPod," Mr. Bush decided to move onto more important matters like national security and regift the console to his Scottish Terrier Barney -- who was able to have a game of Nintendogs up and running within minutes.

[Via Joystiq]

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