Product Description

Put a puppy inside your Nintendo DS! In this game choose from Dalmatian, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Beagle, Boxer and German Shepherd Dog.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #795 in Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: NTRPAD7E
• Released on: 2006-10-17
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 1.00" w x 5.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Good dog! Pick your pup from among the breeds available in the kennel (beginning selection varies depending on game version—see next page for details), then care for and train the puppy using the Touch Screen and Mic.
• Pet the pup, acquire and play with tons of supplies like flying discs and outfits, or teach the dog to do tricks by creating voice commands.
• If you train your pup well enough, you can compete in obedience contests, agility trials, and flying disc competitions—win to earn the cash to buy other supplies and puppy breeds.
• Bark Mode! Set your DS to Bark Mode then take it with you as you head out into the real world. Your DS will bark to let you know when another Nintendog is in range and ready to meet!

Customer Reviews

Did you find the Fireman's Hat?
The only way you can unlock the Dalmation is to find the Fireman's hat during a walk. If you have been unlucky and want a dalmation, you can buy the Dalmation edition.

Basically there are 20 dogs in all... 18 of which are featured in the first 3 editions (see below). Dalmations and Jack Russel Terriers are the only dogs that are not featured in any of the first 3 games. This newest edition includes Dalmations and 5 other popular dogs from the other 3 games. I assume they will release Jack Russel edition next. lol

Games and dogs included:

Dachund & Friends: 1) Dachshund 2) Beagle 3) Shih Tzu 4) Pug 5) Golden Retriever 6) Siberian Husky

Chihuahua & Friends: 1) Chihuahua 2) Boxer 3) Spaniel 4) Yorkshire Terrier 5) Shetland Sheepdog 6) German Shepherd

Labrador Retriever & Friends: 1) Lab 2) Corgi 3) Min Pin 4) Poodle 5) Shiba Inu 6) Miniature Schnauzer

Dalmation & Friends: 1) Dalmation 2) Boxer 3) German Shepherd 4) Golden Retriever 5) Yorkshire Terrier 6)Beagle

NOTE!!!!! EVERY EDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO UNLOCK ALL 20 DOGS. So if you want to do it on your own you can!! That's what I hope to do.

REGARDING THE JACK RUSSEL: you can unlock it by finding a book on Jack Russel Terriers during a walk.

AVOID THIS GAME...
Avoid this game if you don't want your child laughing and giggling and
plain ignoring all the other gifts she got for Christmas. Avoid this game
if you don't want your child learning about dogs and their care and
feeding. Avoid this game if you don't want your child excitedly
interrupting you to show you the latest trick she taught her dog or what a
good groomer she is, etc. Avoid this game if it is important to you that
your child is constantly engaged in some loud, life-or-death violent
struggle with some alien, or demon, or other enemy, as opposed to having
an imaginative and constructive virtual relationship with man's best
friend.
Will the game get boring, as some comments have intimated? I think it
depends on the person, and whether you like dogs. Some people get
bored with walking and caring for real pets, too. And some people look
forward to their walks with their dog, and don't mind in the least the
cleaning up that goes with it. I can also see how this game could be
appealing to any age group, again, assuming you like dogs.
Also, from what I've heard, the Nintendogs game seems to appeal more than
the SIMS PETS, especially from a graphics and interactive standpoint, but
that the SIMS PETS is fun and nice if you have other SIMS stuff.
The yelp your child makes when s/he first discovers that they can actually
blow against the touch-screen to blow bubbles to the puppy is priceless.
My one concern so far is what happens to the dogs if one doesn't play the
game for a few days? Do they become famished? Since not playing the game
hasn't become an issue, it may be awhile before I find out the answer to
that.
Time will tell of course about how long this game will generate enthusiam,
but I already feel that we've already gotten more than our money's worth
out of the game, in just this short while, especially compared to other
games the kids exhaust after only ten or so hours.

My Puppy Lover Loves It
I bought this game for my 11-year old daughter. She absolutely loves it, and I can see why. The graphics are beautiful. She says, "It's really cool, especially how you can unlock every breed in every version. One of my dogs has made it up to the championship." Her dad and I are very conservative when it comes to electronic games for our daughter; this is one we can feel really good about.