Puppy Times [Title changed to Nintendogs]

“They’re small. They’re furry. They make girls go ga-ga. They are the puppy dogs you see in the pet store window and think “Aw…how cute,” until you see the price tag. Well Nintendo is hoping to change that with their new DS title, Puppytimes.”

Puppy Times is an interactive game were you can raise up to three dogs. Believed to be played in real-time, you can interact with your puppies using the stylus to do activities such as pet, throw a frisbee, or throw a ball. You can also put the stylus on the screen and watch as your dogs chase it around the room. Dogs can also enter contest to win money for a variety of special items. If two or more DS’s owners with puppies come within range of each other, the dogs will bark and interact with one another. The game’s main focus is supposed to be the intelligent A.I. For instance, if you paid attention to one puppy more then others, the ones left out would become outsiders and that might lead to violence. The microphone is used in the game to give commands to your dogs like to sit, heel, and so on.

The game is listed as a multiplayer games so if two DS’s link it’s possible some new modes may be unlocked. Another big question is if your puppies will ever eventually grow into an adult. A lot of information about this game is unknown because it doesn’t even come to Japan until Spring ‘05, and it still doesn’t have a US date. We’ll give you some more info when it comes closer to release.”