One of the most popular and best-selling games on the Nintendo DS was Nintendogs - a pet simulation title where players can train, pet, brush, walk, and do pretty much everything else with a virtual dog. It feels like eons have gone by since those little puppy faces were smushed onto our Nintendo console screens, but this upcoming game looks set to bring the idea to a new audience on Switch.
Yes, a game called Little Friends: Dogs & Cats has been announced in this week's issue of Famitsu magazine. Coming from Japanese company Imagineer, this new title will also allow players to have fun with their favourite pets, presumably following in the footsteps of Nintendo's 3DS hit Nintendogs + Cats which introduced a lovely selection of cuddly kittens into the mix.
With Nintendo still yet to launch a game in the franchise on Switch - which is slightly surprising considering both DS and 3DS had one a piece - it makes sense for another developer to swoop in and get there first. Details for the new game are still pretty light for now, though; we'll have to wait for more information as the game draws nearer to release.
Are you a fan of the Nintendogs series? Are you glad that a similar game is headed to Switch? Tell us below.
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Nintendogs was a great "touch" game on DS. Alas, games like that on iOS and Android are free so its a little hard to justify full price for these releases in end of 2018. I would pay 10-15 euro for Nintendogs Switch...no more
P.S: I would pay 30 euro for an english Love Plus Switch. In a way Love Plus is like Nintendogs with girls instead of pets.
awww kawaii
I just want Bandai to localise Neko Tomo (the cat-oriented sequel to Teddy Together).
And I think it's only a matter of time before Nintendo start to release new instalments of Nintendogs, Tomodachi Collection/Life, Style Boutique/Savvy, Brain Training etc. on Switch.
It's hard to justify these sorts of releases from third parties after Nintendo has produced the best of their kind on the hardware.
Title for Western release: "Imagineerz: Little Friendz: Dogz & Catz"
Nintendogs & Cats for the 3DS is one of many games on my to-get list for the 3DS, but if Nintendo releases that for the Switch I'd likely get that.
@Silly_G Kinda hoping they would release Art Academy for the Switch, though you'd either be painting with the joy-cons in docked mode, or with a finger/stylus in portable mode. If that happens I'd probably use a stylus, seeing as I'm used to using a stylus with the Wii U/3DS versions.
I actually don't think it's that surprising that Nintendo have not made a new Nintendogs game for the Switch, and that's because the Switch does not feature a microphone.
That's one of the most important parts of Nintendogs after all, talking to your dog to give it speech commands and training it.
Sweet!
@RupeeClock Actually, the lack of an integrated microphone is probably one big reason why Nintendo WOULD release Nintendogs on Switch: so they can produce some goofy dog-shaped microphone that plugs into the headphone jack and then bundle it with the game for $99.99. I know — I shouldn't give them any ideas.
Will they make the joy con purr when I pet the cat?
@RupeeClock Nintendo is making a Nintendog for mobile.
I never understood why Nintendo didn't release a new Nintendog game. Like a greatest hits that included every type of dog and cat.
I never owned one of these games but only because we were late to the DS party!
I'll stick to playing with my real doggy, and soon to be second dog when I get a Pug next month 😁
Whaaaat...?!
Hopefully it will have a Physical release.
@dimi
"Love Plus Switch. In a way Love Plus is like Nintendogs with girls instead of pets"
If me, i want to "date" with Virtual Handsome & Muscular guys.
And if i can touch their muscular body......
I would buy Nintendogs for my daughter.
I was just thinking about Nintendogs yesterday and how nice it would be if they made something like it on switch... Ahhh yes!
This seems like it’d be an awesome idea for the switch. I loved the DS one and never played the 3DS one. I’d play this one though. I love the series.
Do I want to play with a virtual pet or my real little Havanese dog..?hmm..yep I'm with you on that @Hughesy
@Anti-Matter TMI bro
@RupeeClock : The camera was used as well for face recognition so that your pets may not respond with the same level of affection/familiarity toward other people.
I imagine that a new WarioWare would take advantage of mic controlled activities as well, so it would make sense to produce a unique Joy-Con with a camera and/or microphone at some point.
I remember Nintendog is cute and virtual pet need potential of real pet. However compare Kinectimals is quite useless.
@Silly_G The cool thing is — the right/red joycon already has a camera! Granted, it's IR but as anyone who's played around with Labo can tell you, it's actually pretty darn good and should be able to distinguish between the general shape of different faces/expressions.
@gortsi : Virtual mothers, lock up your virtual sons...
@Silly_G sometimes videogame desires are just extensions of real life desires... I wouldn't know though, I'm just in for the escapism
I want real Nintendogs, not these pretenders.
I would like to play it on Switch. It really depends on the asking price. 39.99 would get me to buy it.
I was reminded of polar bears immediately after seeing the image above the first paragraph of the article and of certain article I had read in an encyclopedia in which dogs and bears appeared to had been connected to each other biologically.
In an Iwata Asks, it was mentioned the Wii missed out on a Nintendogs instalment, due to it's lack of a microphone. I could see that being the same issue when it comes to Nintendo Switch.
eh, i haz a reel cat, i good
So glad this is coming. Nintendogs was a great game, and it should have been on the Switch a year ago. Nintendo has been falling short like crazy on releasing good games for the switch. Nice to see some other company stepping up and delivering what Nintendo has failed us on
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