Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 67
  3. Negative: 7 out of 67
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  1. JonathanG.
    Jan 1, 2006
    8
    This game was a little difficult but suprisingly very fun. It does take some time to train your dogs it all pays off in the competions.
  2. AllisonH.
    Dec 5, 2005
    10
    I love this game! It's the best pet-simulation game around, by far. I love playing it, and unlocking new interiors as well as dog breeds is one of my favorite parts! I was originally afraid of dogs, but it faded away when I saw the cute faces of these adorable little pups. It does get boring after a while, though.
  3. BarneyS.
    Jan 2, 2006
    10
    this game is really good with a range of different things to do and buy. i can guarentee you wont get bored of this game if you like dogs. it is absoulately brilliant!!
  4. EthanR.
    Jul 9, 2006
    6
    I can't say this is a bad game and I can't say it is great game. It's right in the middle. THIS GAME WAS SO MUCH FUN.... For about a week. Now I never play it. It feels like a chore spending 25 minutes to wash 3 dogs that are not even real. Also to walk your dog is dreadful, most of the time he won't even run so it takes forever. The contest were okay but when you I can't say this is a bad game and I can't say it is great game. It's right in the middle. THIS GAME WAS SO MUCH FUN.... For about a week. Now I never play it. It feels like a chore spending 25 minutes to wash 3 dogs that are not even real. Also to walk your dog is dreadful, most of the time he won't even run so it takes forever. The contest were okay but when you moved up in classes the game got impossible. Also you could only do 3 contest a day. I do not reccomend this game. You'll probobly get bored really easily. But if u absolutely love dogs then i guess it's worth a buy.… Expand
  5. SamanthaM.
    Aug 20, 2007
    9
    Nintendogs certainly takes a lot of work and patience, but the rewards are endless. What's cooler than telling your dog dog to "flip out' and he does a backflip. The tricks take a while to learn, but they are fun once you get them down. The items are also very innovative and make good use of the stylus (for things you throw) and the microphone (for recording and blowing bubbles Nintendogs certainly takes a lot of work and patience, but the rewards are endless. What's cooler than telling your dog dog to "flip out' and he does a backflip. The tricks take a while to learn, but they are fun once you get them down. The items are also very innovative and make good use of the stylus (for things you throw) and the microphone (for recording and blowing bubbles and balloons). The DS features are used so much in this game that it really shows how amazing the technology is.… Expand
  6. Joey
    Dec 27, 2005
    10
    AAAWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the best handheld game ever! The graphics are absolutley fantastic and the dogs a very cute and realistic! It's incredible how you teach them tricks by TELLING them to (although my dog sierra never listens to me) and blowing into the bubble mix thing to make the bubbles come! ***** Great game!
  7. PhilippeO.
    Sep 18, 2005
    10
    I love this game! I am allergic to dogs in real life and this is the only way to get close to dogs.
  8. OliverH.
    Feb 16, 2006
    9
    Great Game. Dogs are really cute. So much to do. Reccomend to any DS owner. Apart from Dog Haters!
  9. RyanF.
    Feb 6, 2006
    8
    This game was great! I liked the fact that it was like owning your own dodg. 1 downside was that there is really no challenge once you beat all the contests.
  10. Katty
    Sep 4, 2006
    10
    The sweetiest little things on such a small game card.I thank the person who made it a million times over If you cant get a real dog beg for this game, (hey even if you do have a real dog beg for this game seeing their little faces will put a smile o your face for hours!
  11. MeganM.
    Jul 29, 2007
    10
    This game is awsome I have played with it everyday since christmas and am still not bored with. You will wutomatically enjoy the game if you start beliving they are real and everything becomes very enjoyable and competitive at times. Before I hated most dogs but now I feel I have a connection to them!
  12. YelL.
    Jul 5, 2007
    10
    The bubble maker in this game is enough to give this game a ten! It took a while for me to figure out how to use it because I did not think that it's possible (literally blowing on to the screen).
  13. Stephanie
    Dec 19, 2005
    10
    OMG this game is so damn cute its like having your own dog in your nintendo ds! Its just like taking care of a adog in real life! I just love this game so much.
  14. AllisonM.
    Oct 6, 2005
    9
    Good game but gets tiring after a while.
  15. DanielC.
    Sep 2, 2005
    10
    Great game!
  16. RyanJ.
    Nov 13, 2006
    10
    Excellent! It's like having your very own dog! I have two pups and their names are Casey and Scruffy. The worst part is though that if you don't take care of them for a week or two, your dog(s) will run away.
  17. JennB.
    Sep 24, 2006
    9
    Instantly addictive. Personally, Annie, my mini dachshund, Shatner, my shih tzu, and Thom Yorkie (get it?) are like real pets. Some of the gameplay is repetitive, but that's pet ownership. The AI of this game is awesome. Toss a tennis ball to them and they will play together and interact like real dogs. Being a dog lover, i find myself talking to them as though they are in the room Instantly addictive. Personally, Annie, my mini dachshund, Shatner, my shih tzu, and Thom Yorkie (get it?) are like real pets. Some of the gameplay is repetitive, but that's pet ownership. The AI of this game is awesome. Toss a tennis ball to them and they will play together and interact like real dogs. Being a dog lover, i find myself talking to them as though they are in the room with me. training for competitions is a blast and after Annie won her first disc competition championship, I was shrieking with joy.… Expand
  18. JohnQ.
    Nov 23, 2005
    10
    Best game i've ever played.
  19. ShelbieNoel
    Dec 29, 2005
    10
    This game is the best ever ! If u don't have a pet or a best friend than this could be the game 4 u. i do have 1cat but she is pure evil,so i kinda lyke having a virtiual dog. Now i have 2 dogs instead of 1.
  20. AnnaS.
    Sep 14, 2005
    10
    Fun game, I got addicted to the pups.
  21. BobB.
    Nov 1, 2006
    2
    I got the game thought it was awesome and taught my dog every trick in the game, I lost my video game priviledges for 2 weeks then I play it again and the 3 weeks I spent playing 5 hours a day was wasted, he had forgotten all his tricks (and his name.) And when I got him they said he was smart. Lame game.
  22. SophiaD.
    Jul 13, 2008
    10
    Nintendogs is the best game I have ever played! The cute little dogs the fun toys,collars,toys,etc. I think it is much better than raising a real dog. The onlt thing i don't like is that you can only have puppies they don't grow up or anything.
  23. JennaK.
    Dec 25, 2005
    10
    I love this game! It is the best Nintendo DS game yet. Even though it kinda gets boring but i still play it. Well the pups faces are adorable.
  24. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    I love dogs and dachshunds are the cutest dogs ever. This is such a good game.

Awards & Rankings

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#11 Best DS Game of 2005
15
#15 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. Edge Magazine
    70
    There’s more to be got out of this new kind of play than Nintendo has found this time around, and some of it could be better implemented. But, for now, it offers an experience that can’t be matched. [July 2005, p.89]
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  2. RewiredMind
    80
    Nintendogs shows its attention to detail in the main game modes in so many different ways. [JPN Import]
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  3. Weekly Famitsu
    100
    10 / 10 / 10 / 10 - 40 platinum [April 2005]
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