Age Rating: 3+ (There’s an awful lot of reading for a 3-year-old though) 
What is it?
An adorable fake puppy that never smells like yucky dog or poos on your nice carpet.
Is it fun?
Yes! So cuuuuuuuute!
Is it worth the money? £27.99
Yes, if you like cutesy sims. Otherwise, no.
Why?
If you don’t like cutesy sims, there’s nothing for you here. The artwork and AI isn’t anything that hasn’t been done better elsewhere. The doggie animation is very good, but not enough to pay £27.99 to see.
If you do like cutesy sims, it’s like having a lovely never-aging puppy that doesn’t break things and you can switch him off when you’re busy without worrying that he’ll scratch the door down.
That being said, you do have to feed him and walk him every day or he gets really hungry and unhappy. And I mean every day, not just every day you feel like playing him. It tracks events across real-time so if you don’t play with him, wash him and feed him for a week, he’ll starve and run away, or huddle in the corner whimpering, waiting for his owner to remember poor little Bobo… Aww…
They’re lovely though - a nice way to teach responsibility and show the kids that they do need to look after things every day without the risk of getting a real dog. You have to scoop his poop and everything! Not the sort of game you can play when travelling though - I’d feel like a right idiot shouting “Bobo! Sit! No, not sneeze… sit!” on the way to work. It’s definitely a casual game. The three-events-a-day limitations mean that you only really get a small bit of gameplay each day. You have to wait half an hour between taking the puppies for walks as well, so small bursts are definitely the way to go.
Good game! Highly recommended for sim-lovers.
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Popularity: 10% [?]
October 1st, 2006 at 9:42 pm
i played it at my freinds house cant wait to get it
November 11th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
Ok this is the best game ever! I bought it…; well my Dad did, and he got me a DS Lite to Match. All my siters have one. A nintendo DS I mean. I got a dog called Pupsy, a dalmation, a labrador called Jackie, and a terrier called Teeny.
If you play it, you’ll get addicted to it.
Even if your a boy.
But I won’t tell any secrets of the game.
May 8th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
I Luv Nintendogs! I got it ages ago. I have 8 dogs: three at home and 5 in the hotel. I found the Jack Russell book so I got a Jack russell dog! Bark mode is well cool, I have about 10 friends on my list. My fave accessory is the Mario Kart, or the Crown, or the Doubler. You can double your items! Well cool!
C U soon. Luv Nintendogs owner, Jazzie.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:39 am
Nintendogs is awsome I got it for christmas last year I have Dalmation and friends, I have 4 dogs a dalmation Milly, a golden retriver Daisy, a charls spaniel cinermen, a beagle emma-lu and a chicawa lucy.( sorry about my spelling)
I have 8792 trainer points and am addicted to this game!!!
Seeya Maddie #1 Nintendogs owner
June 17th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Nintendogs is probably the most realistic game for DS. On my Dashchund and friends, i got 99,687 trainer points, and then my friend’s dog chewed it up to shreds…I currently have Chihuahua and friends with 40,000 trainer points. I really want Lab and friends-and a pink ds lite. But, my parents say that i have 2 pay for it all, so i don’t have enough money-yet. I
March 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Nintendogs is one of the most realistic game i hav ever playd i hav 13643 traine points and 999,999,99 cash i hav 1 dog who is a lab called Sammy
March 25th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
i love it their so cute i have lab and friends and chiwawa. chiwawa i have 3 dogs scraps a spaniel 2 retrievers tommy and sunny. scraps has won 12 chapionships in a row.