One of the best-selling consoles in history is the Nintendo DS, whose success is largely due to certain video games in its catalogue that sold a huge number of units all over the world. One that was in high demand in all markets around the world was Nintendogs, the title in which we could taking care of our own virtual dogl, walk him, bathe him, play with him and even compete in contests.
The fact that you can interact with it using the touch screen and through the microphone with voice recognition were some of its most important features. There is no doubt that these details gave it added realism to the experience and made it more interactive. Additionally, depending on the version, it was possible to unlock each person’s favorite dog breed.
However, during the development of the game there were disagreements about what content was going to be included. The idea of hanging out with animals was very clear, but the members of the Nintendo team considered include another series of animals so that not everything would be limited to dogs and nothing else. In fact, cats were added to the Nintendo 3DS releases with Nintendogs + Cats.
Still, as much as the lead programmer was more of a feline fan, Focusing the game solely on dogs was Shigeru Miyamoto’s ideaThe Japanese director was very clear about his decision, which was decisive in creating the game we all know. However, all this had an explanation and it was due to the fact that in his family they adopted a dog that became another member:
The reason it ended up being a dog game is because about four years ago my family and I got our first dog.
Therefore, Miyamoto’s dog, a Shetland Sheepdog called Pikkuwas key to giving life to NintendogsHowever, despite selling tens of millions of units, the series was only released on two portable consoles and then disappeared completely. What we must not forget is that next year will mark its 20th anniversary, so it could be a good time to bring it back with the mysterious mobile version that was rumored some time ago.
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