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Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2005
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Metascore
83 out of 100

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User Score
8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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  • Summary: Players care for and train their puppy by petting it, walking it and buying it supplies to play with. As a puppy competes in obedience and agility trials, owners can win money to purchase other puppy breeds. The pups will vary in gender, coloration and personality. Players purchase one of several breeds available at the beginning, then start spending time with their pup. They throw flying discs and balls to improve the pup’s agility, bathe it when it gets dirty and use their own personal voice commands to train the dog to do tricks. If players train it well enough, they will excel in obedience and agility trials and disc competitions, which will earn money that they can use to buy other supplies and puppy breeds. When players earn enough cash, they can buy even more puppies to live with their original pup. Players can socialize their pups by walking them around the town, where they will meet neighborhood dogs, and maybe even find new toys. Trips to the park and gym offer valuable training time to prepare for agility trials and disc competitions. Over time, the pup's stamina will increase so players can explore farther and farther. Players also can interact wirelessly with their friends' Nintendogs – they can set their DS to bark whenever another puppy is within wireless range. [Nintendo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    100
    10 / 10 / 10 / 10 - 40 platinum [April 2005]
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  2. Games Radar
    100
    It's the perfect way of working out if your flatmate's a robot - only a heartless cyborg assassin wouldn't love these fluffy little pups - but it's not for those that are easily bored of endless, patient training and failure. [NGC Pocket]
  3. Yahoo! Games
    70
    So if you're looking for a traditional gaming experience, you're likely to find Nintendogs lacking in gameplay and variety. Those with more open minds stand a better chance of being captured by its undeniable charm.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. SophiaD.
    10
    Nintendogs is the best game I have ever played! The cute little dogs the fun toys,collars,toys,etc. I think it is much better than raising a real dog. The onlt thing i don't like is that you can only have puppies they don't grow up or anything.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. EthanR.
    6
    I can't say this is a bad game and I can't say it is great game. It's right in the middle. THIS GAME WAS SO MUCH FUN.... For about a week. Now I never play it. It feels like a chore spending 25 minutes to wash 3 dogs that are not even real. Also to walk your dog is dreadful, most of the time he won't even run so it takes forever. The contest were okay but when you moved up in classes the game got impossible. Also you could only do 3 contest a day. I do not reccomend this game. You'll probobly get bored really easily. But if u absolutely love dogs then i guess it's worth a buy.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BobB.
    2
    I got the game thought it was awesome and taught my dog every trick in the game, I lost my video game priviledges for 2 weeks then I play it again and the 3 weeks I spent playing 5 hours a day was wasted, he had forgotten all his tricks (and his name.) And when I got him they said he was smart. Lame game.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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