GamesRadar - Nintendogs

Celebrate Nintendogs Anniversary with Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (News)

Oct 3, 2009

It's celebration time in Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City, as we toast the 4th anniversary of the first Nintendogs game releases for Nintendo DS. Over the next four weeks (October 7th - November 3rd), you can download a different Nintendogs puppy every week, starting with a Labrador from October 7th, the official date of the 4th anniversary.

The Pikmin Suicides (Feature)

Jul 14, 2009

You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.

These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...

Impressive South African Nintendo sales data revealed (News)

Jul 13, 2009

El33tonline writes:

"During Core Gaming Systems' Wii Sports Resort launch event last week, a presentation by Matthew Grose, General Manager of the group, revealed just how successful sales of Nintendo's consoles and software in South Africa have been since Core Gaming began handling the distribution of Nintendo's products in the country, and launched the Nintendo Wii in October of 2007."

Blizzard Ousts Nintendo As Most Successful Developer (News)

May 12, 2009

This year's Develop 100 list has been published by Issuu and Blizzard Entertainment have ousted Nintendo be the most bankable studio in their 2009 list.

DS outsells GBA, Wii outsells N64 (News)

Nov 2, 2008

The GBA, the popular successor to the GBC, sold 81million units in its lifetime. Nintendo released sales figures which revealed record sales, and that the Nintendo Ds has finally outsold the GBA in terms of total units sold...

Nintendo Unveil Celebrity Line-Up (News)

Oct 20, 2008

Nintendo has today unveiled stars of music, sport and TV alongside their families as the latest celebrities to pick up their NintendoDS and wave their Wii remotes, showcasing the latest range of software only available for Nintendo's smash hit home and handheld consoles...

The Top 7... New franchises that already feel old (Feature)

Sep 8, 2008

Mario is a cultural phenomenon. Final Fantasy is epic. Resident Evil, Fallout, Diablo... all of these classic franchises will eventually be tossed away, but they won't be stamped with expiration dates anytime in the foreseeable future.

Other franchises started growing mold before they even left the grocery store shelves.

The somehow-less-inspired franchises may sell millions, contain lovable ...

Top 10 10 million selling games since 2000 (News)

Jun 4, 2008

VGB writes: Here's the Top 10 10 million selling games. Since the year 2000, there have been few games that sold over 10 million.

Core Group relaunches Nintendo DS Lite in South Africa along with new Wii titles (News)

Feb 3, 2008

Core Gaming Group, Nintendo's representative company in South Africa, launched two popular Wii titles at a press event held this past Friday in Johannesburg. In addition, after roughly a year of the world's best selling handheld console being absent from the South African market, Core Group relaunched the Nintendo DS Lite.

The media briefing was presented by RJ van Spaandonk, the executive director of Core Group. RJ outlined the upcoming Wii releases, detailed the Nintendo DS Lite relaunch information and discussed the success that the Nintendo Wii has enjoyed in South Africa since its launch here in October 2007.

The Nintendo DS Lite was relaunched in South Africa and will soon be available in stores. It will retail at R1 799 and is available in four colours: black, white, silver and pink.

Kotaku:Nintendo Million Sellers Revealed (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Wii

Wii Sports - 17,850,000
Wii Play - 9,230,000
Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000
Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000
Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000
Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000
Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000
Wii Fit - 1,050,000

Nintendo DS

Nintendogs - 17,790,000
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - 14,170,000
New Super Mario Bros. - 13,140,000
Brain Age - 11,710,000
Brain Age 2 - 9,840,000
Mario Kart DS - 9,670,000
Animal Crossing Wild World - 9,200,000
Super Mario 64 DS - 5,780,000
Big Brain Academy - 4,610,000
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 3,820,000
Pokemon Ranger - 2,610,000
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness - 1,540,000

VG Chartz Featuring the First Weekly European Software Charts Ever (News)

Nov 27, 2007

According to VG Chartz, here are the top 10 European software titles - with individual platforms, publishers, and units sold - for the week ending November 24th:

1. Brain Training (DS, Nintendo): 187,803
2. Assassins Creed (XB360, Ubisoft): 178,543
3. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 177,393
4. Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS2, EA): 149,927
5. High School Musical: Sing It! (PS2, Disney): 144,745
6. Assassins Creed (PS3, Ubisoft): 134,650
7. Mass Effect (XB360, Microsoft): 129,598
8. More Brain Training (DS, Nintendo): 128,614
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2, Konami): 124,674
10. Nintendogs (DS, Nintendo): 120,237

Gold, Rose DS Bundles Launching on Black Friday (News)

Nov 20, 2007

Nintendo has announced two new DS Lite hardware and software bundles, to launch this Friday, November 23 in North America. One bundle features a gold, Triforce-emblazoned DS Lite packaged with Nintendo's own The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, while the other includes a metallic rose DS Lite stamped with a paw print and bundled with the "Best Friends" version of puppy sim Nintendogs.

Current Australian Best Sellers (News)

Nov 8, 2007

After more than a month at the top, Halo 3 finally relinquishes control of the software chart down under.

Last week's No2, Crash of the Titans for PS2, wrestles top spot from Master Chief, while FIFA 08 is up seven places to No3.

SingStar RnB makes two entries this week, the standard edition charting at No4, and the bundle pack at No9.

Excluding Halo 3, the top ten consists entirely of PS2 and Nintendo DS titles.

01. Crash of the Titans (PS2)
02. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
03. FIFA 08 (PS2)
04. SingStar RnB (PS2)
05. Spyro Eternal Nights (PS2)
06. More Brain Training (DS)
07. Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (PS2)
08. Brain Training (DS)
09. SingStar RnB Bundle (PS2)
10. Nintendogs Labrador (DS)

Two New DS Models Announced - Zelda and Doggie Fans Rejoice! (News)

Oct 31, 2007

Via Ripten:

"In case you haven't already bought one of the 53.64 Million DS units already sold, here is your chance to get a snazzy new piece of gaming hardware."

Sears Black Friday ad reveals two new DS Lites (News)

Oct 29, 2007

The annual pre-"Black Friday" bargain hunting has started among predatory shoppers, and sears already reaping the benefits of shoppers' insane vigilance. This detail from a Sears ad has revealed two new DS hardware configurations. DS Fanboy already knew of the gold Phantom Hourglass box, but this is the firmest confirmation we've seen from an actual retailer.

More interesting is the reveal of a metallic pink Nintendogs: Best Friends Edition bundle for $149.99. DS Fanboy does not know if this is a Sears exclusive, but the little ad clipping makes no mention of exclusivity. We doubt it, since one of the intrepid commenters hinted at exactly this hardware for GameStop as well. A new hardware bundle for a two-year-old game? Seems ludicrous on the outset, but it'll probably sell a (few million) bundle(s).

US Chart for Week Ending 28th July 2007 (News)

Aug 2, 2007

Software and hardware sales in the US from VGchartz. Guitar Hero II takes the number one spot for software sales while the Nintendo DS was the best-seller for hardwares.

Hardware: Console Weekly Total
DS - 140,151 (-4%) 13,730,938
Wii - 95,171 (-3%) 3,974,505
PSP - 59,483 (-9%) 8,864,934
PS2 - 54,701 (-10%) 44,524,847
PS3 - 43,498 (-4%) 1,738,147
X360 - 34,174 (+5%) 6,607,403
GBA - 23,725 (-0%) 40,768,173
GC - 1,656 (-2%) 12,697,057
Xbox - 11 (-58%) 15,933,106
Total 452,570

Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends (News)

Oct 18, 2006

When Nintendogs first came out last year, it wowed critics and gamers alike as an impressive showcase of the DS's capabilities. Now, over a year later, Nintendo releases a new edition, Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends. It's identical to the other versions except with different starting breeds to choose from (the same 18 breeds are available on all versions, they just vary in which ones are available at the start and which must be unlocked ...

Nintendogs (Review)

Oct 18, 2006

When it comes to cute collectible digital creatures, Nintendo owns the market. But Pokemon doesn't appeal to everyone, so the company has whipped up a furrier alternative with Nintendogs. It's not a linear game so much as a virtual pet and quite similar to the LCD keychain fad Tamagotchi from the late 90s. Only Nintendogs is far more involved and rewarding. And instead of trying to care about the health and welfare of a liquid crystal alien blob thing, you can adopt up to 18 breeds of ...

New Nintendogs out next month (News)

May 22, 2006

Monday 22 May 2006 Nintendo has announced Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends Edition, a new pup pack for its cutesy and insanely popular DS puppy raising game, which is due for release on 16 June. The new version allows gamers to raise a Dalmatian puppy - training it using the microphone and stylus to perform tricks - and then enter it into competitions to earn prize money. The new edition will contain 20 different breeds of puppy, 14 of which have to be unlocked. The Dalmatian was one of the ...

Nintendogs (Screenshots)

Feb 28, 2006

Nintendogs (Review)

Oct 7, 2005

Nintendogs is not a game. Not in a stupid 'for life, not just for Christmas' way - it just isn't a game with a point or end or any guns and end of level bosses. Which we find a bit confusing, because our brains are used to talking about things like how skimpy the female characters' clothes are when reviewing games. So instead of us doing that, we've decided to tell you the story of our week of dog love - or 'wuv', if you're feeling soppy - in an attempt to show you how Nintendogs feels. Sound ...

DS hands on: Nintendogs (Feature)

Feb 1, 2005

Nintendogs will either fill your heart with liquid fluffiness or trigger a violent extrusion of chunks - or both, at the same time. Yes, once the wet nose of the game, called Puppy Times in the US, nuzzles into your hands, you'll know that this uber-cute title is quite unlike anything else around. Taking place in one almost completely blank room, the game gives you three pedigree chums to raise, train and play with. Using the stylus and the touch screen along with a few on-screen menus, you can ...

Nintendo go barking mad (News)

Aug 6, 2004

We've just obtained the first pair of shots of DS virtual pet game Nintendogs - although you can't help but think that they came up with the name first and the game design second. (What next: a fairground game called Nintendodgems?)Ahem. We first caught wind of Nintendogs at E3 in May but have had little in the way of firm details since then. As with most pet sims, you'll have to raise and look after your pooch and we wouldn't be surprised to see the game make use of the DS's built-in ...

Balloon Blow (Easter Egg)

Jan 23, 2008

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Kick (Hint)

Jan 19, 2007

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Get A Dimond Ring (Hint)

Jan 19, 2007

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Surprised Dogs (Hint)

Jan 16, 2007

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Get your Old Home Back (Hint)

Jan 16, 2007

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Running Record (Hint)

Dec 19, 2006

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Growl Record (Hint)

Dec 19, 2006

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All Items (Hint)

Dec 19, 2006

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Garbage (Easter Egg)

Dec 11, 2006

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Run on Walks (Hint)

Dec 11, 2006

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Calming down your dog (Hint)

Dec 1, 2006

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Sneeze (Hint)

Nov 28, 2006

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Delete All Information (Hint)

Nov 28, 2006

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Record to Avoid (Hint)

Nov 16, 2006

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Easy Calling Dogs (Hint)

Nov 16, 2006

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Trick FAQ (FAQ)

Nov 14, 2006

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Waving Dogs (Hint)

Nov 13, 2006

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Unlock More Breeds (I list all I know) (Unlockable)

Nov 13, 2006

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Get Presents Without Walking (Hint)

Nov 7, 2006

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Toys to Avoid (Hint)

Nov 2, 2006

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Nintendogs FAQ (FAQ)

Nov 2, 2006

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$2,000 (Hint)

Oct 25, 2006

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Dancing Hop (Hint)

Oct 18, 2006

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Saving Money on Shampoo and Brushes (Hint)

Sep 26, 2006

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Song and Dance (Hint)

Sep 26, 2006

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Items (Hint)

Sep 14, 2006

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RC Helicopter Hint (Hint)

Sep 14, 2006

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Voice Recording (Easter Egg)

Sep 4, 2006

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D.J. Doggy (Easter Egg)

Aug 10, 2006

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A Don't With Baths (Hint)

Jul 28, 2006

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Sleepy Dog (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Extra Treats (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Bark to the Beat (Easter Egg)

Jul 27, 2006

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Feed me! (Glitch)

Jul 27, 2006

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Get More Money! (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Giving Your Dog a Treat (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Get Cool Stuff (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Double the Tricks! (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Faster Walks (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Get More Dogs (Unlockable)

Jul 27, 2006

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Blue Boxes (Hint)

Jul 27, 2006

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Coffee-grind (Hint)

Jun 30, 2006

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An Easy Way To Get Trainer Points (Cheat)

May 18, 2006

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Dance'n (Hint)

May 18, 2006

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Reset Game (Hint)

May 18, 2006

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Short Baths (Hint)

May 18, 2006

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One Dog Only (Unlockable)

May 18, 2006

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Hidden Presents (Hint)

Mar 15, 2006

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Contest Restart (Cheat)

Feb 23, 2006

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Deleting Data (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Poop and Garbage (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Time Cheat (Cheat)

Feb 23, 2006

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Get a Mario Kart (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Free Food (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Teach the Tricks (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Unlockables (Unlockable)

Feb 23, 2006

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Unlock Dalmation (Unlockable)

Feb 23, 2006

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Unlock Milk and Canned Food (Unlockable)

Feb 23, 2006

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Unlimited Walks (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006

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Real Way to Fast-Forward Time (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006

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Frizbee Tips (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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More Dogs (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Tricks (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Advanced Tricks (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Double Flip (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Unlock Jack Russel Terrier (Unlockable)

Jan 23, 2006

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