Nintendogs!

[agent709]

Anyone else want this? I have it preordered.

[NeverLetGo]

i want chihuahua and friends cuz it has a boxer on that one

i don't have it pre ordered since i don't think stores are gonna sell out in the first day or so

it sucks that all the really good releases are not coming out until november...bah!

[SSC]

I wasn't planning on ordering it, our one new puppy is enough hassle as it is.

[NeverLetGo]

dougnotronik said:

i saw that at gamestop... what is it?

www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/nintendogslabradorandfriends/index.html?tag=mp_2to9

it's a game for the DS, you basically have a dog that you take care of on your DS

[abrannan]

lisette831 said:

dougnotronik said:

i saw that at gamestop... what is it?

www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/nintendogslabradorandfriends/index.html?tag=mp_2to9

it's a game for the DS, you basically have a dog that you take care of on your DS

Translation: It's Tamagotchi all over again.

[Pyrochaos]

Actually this game is the reason why DS had been outselling PSP in japan. Its huge there.

[xstatic]

abrannan said:

lisette831 said:

www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/nintendogslabradorandfriends/index.html?tag=mp_2to9

it's a game for the DS, you basically have a dog that you take care of on your DS

Translation: It's Tamagotchi all over again.

I actually saw this chick playing Tamagotchi the other day and she had 3 more of them hanging off her belt. And I was like "What the hell are you doing?? What's with all the NEOPETS?"
And she got really offended and pissed off and was like "They're NOT NEOPETS!! they're TAMAGOTCHI!"
So I say, "It's the same d@mn thing"
and she says"NO IT'S NOT. IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT"
((Obviously she's very attached to het pets))
So I ask, "Okay - what are they exactly? Little blob monsters that smile, cry, eat, and poop."
She's like, "They're not BLOBS!! This one is an apple and it will turn into something else when it get's more mature! And This one here is a plant thing. It used to be a cute little animal thing. And they all play together and interact and stuff!"
"OH!" says I, "a plant! and an apple! My what exciting pets!"

To which she stormed away in disaproval.

[NeverLetGo]

"The Nintendo DS was trailing the PSP and PS2 the week before the release of Nintendogs, selling 21,698 units against 28,950 PSP units and 30,572 PS2 units. But when Nintendogs arrived, DS sales exploded to 96,191 units, outselling both the PSP (33,004) and the PS2 (33,080) combined." www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/02/news_6126831.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6126831

and here's a link for a flash of some gameplay: www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/nintendogs.php (it's far from tamagotchi)

[abrannan]

lisette831 said:

(it's far from tamagotchi)

It's only as far from Tamagotchi as Halo is from Doom. Basic concept is the same, but the implementation is different (And almost irrefutably better).

[xstatic]

abrannan said:

lisette831 said:

(it's far from tamagotchi)

It's only as far from Tamagotchi as Halo is from Doom. Basic concept is the same, but the implementation is different (And almost irrefutably better).

Are we talking Doom, or Doom 3 here? j/k

[SSC]

xstatic said:

abrannan said:

It's only as far from Tamagotchi as Halo is from Doom. Basic concept is the same, but the implementation is different (And almost irrefutably better).

Are we talking Doom, or Doom 3 here? j/k

As far as I'm concerned, it's just another little fad/craze that'll be gone in about a year from now.

If there's any Japanese craze that should get more attention, it should be Katamari Damacy.

[xstatic]

katamari is the shizzle

[agent709]

That was mean of you xstatic.

And whereas tamagochis are all digital and stuff, these puppies are like... real. You have to play it to believe it.

And this is NOT tamagotchi DS, Bandai is releasing that. Seriously.

I think I want a tamagotchi now, thanks a lot :-P

[Grant.]

xstatic said:

katamari is the shizzle

I have NEVER played it. Am I missing out?

[xstatic]

ahahahahahaha - mean of me? oh come on! I was being sarcastic with the chick and she went crazy on me. COME ON! I used to have those things too but like when I was 8 years old...not 18. And even if she did have them, fine that's great but she whas umm what's the word CRAZY.

Grant - you are missing out like you wouldn't believe. You can get it for like $16 new now so go get it cheapskate!

[RogueM]

Thanks Agent for telling us,

I will order this for my 5 yr old son who is very allergic to pets. It will be the closest thing he can have to a real pet.

M

[xstatic]

I mean - the game itself actually looks really cool. And IS really great for people who are - a. allergic to dogs b. live in an apartment where you can't have dogs c. can't afford a real dog

A lot of people in Japan don't have dogs, that's why it is such a huge success over there.

Quite frankly... I wish I had one of these instead of my dogs. They are soooo naughty. grr.

[RogueM]

you forgot

d. For people living in a country where they eat dogs.

I guess they would give out the Golden Retriever Award

[SSC]

grant said:

xstatic said:

katamari is the shizzle

I have NEVER played it. Am I missing out?

Oh yeah, it's so fun. Not to mention it has a killer soundtrack and is cheap as all get out like xstatic said.

[agent709]

Katamari = orgasmic seizure.