View Full Version : Nintendogs selling like hotcakes...or the modern-day equivalent...
Strollymonster
09-01-2005, 06:32 PM
Source: MSNBC.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9160039/)
SAN FRANCISCO - Nintendo Co. Ltd. said Thursday its new puppy training game "Nintendogs" sold 250,000 units in its first week, making it the hottest-selling title in the United States.
Nintendo released the game, which allows players to choose, name and train their puppy, for its Nintendo DS handheld player Aug. 22.
The Nintendo DS, a dual-screen system, was released in November and had sold 1.97 million units in the United States as of July. Nintendo in mid-August cut the price of the DS by $20 to $129.99.
DS owners bought Nintendogs in just a week," said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Fils-Aime said "Nintendogs," which lists for around $29.99, and the recent DS price cuts are helping to drive sales of its new handheld player.I'm actually surprised it did that well...it seemed kind of hit or miss to me, but I guess puppies are just too cute...yay for Welsh Corgies!
Death58
09-01-2005, 07:12 PM
I saw this game and it looked pretty interseting to say the least. I'm glad that's it's selling so well because I thought that it looked like a unique title. . .Anyway, I agree with you that it was going to be a hit or miss. Does it kind of remind you of an updated Gigapet(sp)? I remember those things a couple years ago.
Pretentious
09-01-2005, 07:29 PM
I thought Americans would have taste and just completely ignore this idiotic (and potentially Animal Crossing levels of boring) looking "game".
Way to disappoint, America.
...How did THAT happen? I guess the kids want to popular with the ladies instead of watching basketball.
Style
09-01-2005, 07:36 PM
I had the extra store credit, so I went ahead and picked up a copy when I got Advanced Wars DS.
And believe it or not, it's actually GOOD! I was surprised how much I got into it. Naming your dog, teaching it tricks, and playing with them is far more engaging than one could first imagine. No where near as inane as it sounds!
My copy is: "Labs and friends!":anime:
Drachentöter
09-01-2005, 08:23 PM
It's this decade's Tamogotchi (sp?)
Ah. Tamogotchi...you lived like you died...lying in your own filth.
Chris Wood
09-01-2005, 08:49 PM
I wouldn't buy it, but as a big dog fan it seems kind of cool.
Although it would be better if there were a hologram projector so you could watch the "dog" roam around your house.
peacebyanymeans
09-01-2005, 09:21 PM
(and potentially Animal Crossing levels of boring)
:mad:
Say to myself: Everyones entitled to their opinon...
*eye twitch*
When I first heard about the game, I thought it would bomb. It sounds so much like a Tamagotchi to me, but well... I guess it has more to offer than I thought.
I can't imagine myself buying one of them, though (I'm still traumatized by my sister's Furby :D). Unless I found a "Boxer's Edition"... :anime:
mookie75
09-01-2005, 09:44 PM
Looks like a score for Nintendo. And they did it without following "the crowd" too. So.....nyaaah! :p
lol, j/k. mostly. ;)
I'm shocked too , I can't belive anybody bought it, well, good for nintendo .
Sigma
09-02-2005, 12:55 AM
My store has been sold out of it since last week and we get people asking about it all the time. I didn't think the game would be this popular in the U.S., but I guess I was wrong, kudos to Nintendo.
Zyzzybalubah
09-02-2005, 01:15 AM
Big surprise here. Japan's success carried over here. Good for Nintendo, I bet we can expect some new versions. Revolution Nintendogs? Cattendo? Nintenducks?
Noukon
09-02-2005, 01:38 AM
I thought Americans would have taste and just completely ignore this idiotic (and potentially Animal Crossing levels of boring) looking "game".
Way to disappoint, America.
Have you actually played it?
Strollymonster
09-02-2005, 01:56 AM
Big surprise here. Japan's success carried over here. Good for Nintendo, I bet we can expect some new versions. Revolution Nintendogs? Cattendo? Nintenducks?
I'd be first in line for "Nintensloths" and "Nintendoctopus"...
Chad Bonin
09-02-2005, 02:07 AM
1. Called it. "Never underestimate Nintendo".
2. Banking on "Kittendo".
William C. Maune
09-02-2005, 02:17 AM
So, now that it is definitely a success, do we get to fight with Nintendogs in Super Smash Brothers Revolution?
Pembroke Welsh Corgi shall own Gannondorf and Pikachu.
Mynd Hed
09-02-2005, 03:33 AM
Although it would be better if there were a hologram projector so you could watch the "dog" roam around your house.
And my PS2 would be better if it were a holodeck, and my car would be better if it were a teleporter. What's your point?
Demonic Raven
09-02-2005, 09:00 AM
...yay for Welsh Corgies!Pembroke Welsh Corgi shall own Gannondorf and Pikachu. Agree.
I also have to back up that Nintendogs is a very good game. Even I, who was never a dog...or hell never an animal person, couldn't deny those puppy eyes. ;)
So, now that it is definitely a success, do we get to fight with Nintendogs in Super Smash Brothers Revolution? Sure, but what kind of moves would a Nintendog have? Frisbee catch? Roll over? :D
RADRAD
09-02-2005, 09:07 AM
See? Nintendo can hang with the big boys.
Nintendo: Huh? Yeah! Suck on that, 3rd party! We don't need you... think you're so much better off... now who's feeling stupid?
To tell you the truth, I've never shown much interest in this game... unless they come out with a Cat version, then I'll actually buy a DS.
I got it back on Tuesday when it came out. I had played the demo before at Gamestop, and it was really cool so I picked up the game. It's good that it's selling so well.
Matt Hazuda
09-02-2005, 11:55 AM
Only a matter of time before we get Famicats after all the gushing Nintendogs has received. I hope to get a DS by the end of the year so I can get around to playing it.
Chris Wood
09-02-2005, 12:29 PM
And my PS2 would be better if it were a holodeck, and my car would be better if it were a teleporter. What's your point?
Yeesh, chill out buddy. Innovation's not a dirty word, is it?
Style
09-02-2005, 07:58 PM
Sony is probably going to commission Rockstar to do a clone of the game called "RockDawgs," which is a more "street" version of the title, where you train your dogs to participate in dog racing, illegal Dog fights, and to be a Coke Mule.
Ofcourse, no touch screen and no microphone mean any clone version of it is gonna suck.
Sony is probably going to commission Rockstar to do a clone of the game called "RockDawgs," which is a more "street" version of the title, where you train your dogs to participate in dog racing, illegal Dog fights, and to be a Coke Mule.
Ofcourse, no touch screen and no microphone mean any clone version of it is gonna suck.
And cameo apperance by 50 cent.
Demonic Raven
09-02-2005, 10:57 PM
And cameo apperance by 50 cent. Christ...how can you forget Snoop Dog! ;)
Artimus Gigan
09-02-2005, 11:03 PM
Sony is probably going to commission Rockstar to do a clone of the game called "RockDawgs," which is a more "street" version of the title, where you train your dogs to participate in dog racing, illegal Dog fights, and to be a Coke Mule.
Ofcourse, no touch screen and no microphone mean any clone version of it is gonna suck.Eyetoy could be utilized
All though Rockstar also releases games for X-Box...
Dark Fact
09-03-2005, 12:04 AM
Wow. Nintendo surprises the skeptics again! :eek:
Even I was skeptical of this game selling very well. Who'd have thunk it?
Christ...how can you forget Snoop Dog! ;)I think 50 cent should have his due in Video Games, but don't me wrong, Snoop is da hotness ,BTW you missed a G.
Chad Bonin
09-03-2005, 12:27 AM
Half Dollar is getting a game, ain't he? "Bulletproof" or something?
straw_hat
09-03-2005, 12:57 AM
No big surprise here knowing full well that this game would fly off the shelves quickly.
The Jinjo
09-03-2005, 11:55 AM
Christ...how can you forget Snoop Dog! ;)
And while the Rockstar version has guest stars like that, the next Nintendo version will feature Bob Saget and Rivers Cuomo
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