Editing Nintendogs (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 85.27%<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web|title=Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends Reviews|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/926847.asp?q=Nintendogs|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=2008-11-21|archive-date=2009-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110205030/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/926847.asp?q=Nintendogs|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC = 83/100
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| ''1UP'' = B+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3143004&did=1 |title=Nintendogs DS Review |last=Matsuzaki |first=Kimi |date=August 20, 2005 |website=[[1Up.com]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619093727/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3143004&did=1 |archive-date=June 19, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ''Edge'' = 7/10
| ''EuroG'' = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-nintendogs-ds |title=Nintendogs |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=November 17, 2006 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209075215/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-nintendogs-ds |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ''Fam'' = 40/40<ref name=Kotaku/>
| GI = 8/10
| ''GamePro'' = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/ds/games/reviews/47846.shtml |title=Review: Nintendogs |last=Burner |first=Rice |date=August 22, 2005 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122164829/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/ds/games/reviews/47846.shtml |archive-date=November 22, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ''GMaster'' = 82/100
| ''GSpot'' = 9.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nintendogs-review/1900-6131604/ |title=Nintendogs Review |last=Massimilla |first=Bethany |date=August 19, 2005 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205123653/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nintendogs-review/1900-6131604/ |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''GSpy'' = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/nintendogs-shiba/644047p1.html |title=Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (DS) |last=Theobald |first=Phil |date=August 22, 2005 |website=[[GameSpy]] |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227091418/http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/nintendogs-shiba/644047p1.html |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ''GameZone'' = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24992.htm |title=Nintendogs Review |last=David |first=Mike |date=September 12, 2005 |website=GameZone |access-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155439/https://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r24992.htm |archive-date=April 12, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ''IGN'' = 8.8/10
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The game was well received by critics, with an average score of 85% at [[GameRankings|Game Rankings]].<ref name="gamerankings"/> In the May 2005 edition of the ''[[Famitsu]]'', Japan's most popular gaming magazine, ''Nintendogs'' received a perfect 40/40 score. Only four other games had attained this score at the time.<ref name=Kotaku>Ashcraft, Brian. [http://kotaku.com/5012898/famitsu-gives-metal-gear-solid-4-perfect-score Famitsu Gives Metal Gear Solid 4 Perfect Score] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324114643/http://kotaku.com/5012898/famitsu-gives-metal-gear-solid-4-perfect-score |date=2017-03-24 }}. Kotaku.com. Retrieved 06-04-2008.</ref> It also received an 8.5 out of 10 in ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sinfield |first1=George |last2=Myers |first2=Andy |date=October 2005 |title=Nintendogs |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |issue=196 |page=96}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' gave ''Nintendogs'' an 8 out of 10, reflecting on the game's lack of an ending.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200504/N05.0408.1929.45149.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723182258/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200504/N05.0408.1929.45149.htm|archive-date=2008-07-23|title=Exclusive Nintendogs First Look|magazine=[[Game Informer]] |url-status=dead|access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref> Game Oracle gave it 85% and a recommendation saying that unlike most sims, it has a lot of depth.

===Sales===
In the first week of its release in Japan (April 18, 2005, to April 24, 2005), the three versions, ''Shiba & Friends'', ''Miniature Dachshund & Friends'' and ''Chihuahua & Friends'', sold 75,000, 49,000 and 44,000, respectively, totalling 168,000 units. This title game also boosted the Nintendo DS system sales by over 4.2 times the previous week to 95,000 units, up from 22,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/608/608232p1.html|title=DS Sales Skyrocket in Japan|website=IGN|date=April 28, 2005|author=Anoop Gantayet|access-date=July 20, 2005|archive-date=May 7, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507131404/http://ds.ign.com/articles/608/608232p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the 91st best-selling game in Japan in 2008, selling 142,591 copies combined, with cumulative Japanese sales of 1,850,984 combined by 2008.<ref name="famitsu100">{{cite web|title=2008 top 100|url=http://www.kyoto.zaq.ne.jp/dkbkq103/yso/top100/2008.htm|publisher=Kyoto.zaq.ne.jp|access-date=2009-01-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213082759/http://www.kyoto.zaq.ne.jp/dkbkq103/yso/top100/2008.htm|archive-date=2012-02-13}}</ref>

In Europe, it was the top-selling Nintendo [[2005 in video games|game of 2005]] with {{nowrap|1.6 million}} copies sold that year.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Jon|date=January 5, 2006|title=DS lead increases further|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/news/ds-lead-increases-further/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-13|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113111051/https://www.pocketgamer.com/news/ds-lead-increases-further/}}</ref> The game went on to sell {{nowrap|23.96 million}} copies worldwide, making it the second [[List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games|best-selling Nintendo DS game]] of all time.<ref name="dssales">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html|title=Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2020-09-30|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-date=2016-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427092514/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Nintendo, the majority of ''Nintendogs'' owners were [[Women and video games|female]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Jon |date=27 October 2006 |title=How DS created a new generation of girl gamers |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/news/how-ds-created-a-new-generation-of-girl-gamers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519202853/https://www.pocketgamer.com/news/how-ds-created-a-new-generation-of-girl-gamers/ }}</ref>

===Awards===
In addition to recognitions from publications such as ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' and the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times|Chicago Sun Times]]'', ''Nintendogs'' also won a wide variety of awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/01_12_06_07_03AM.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420051511/http://www.gamezone.com/news/01_12_06_07_03AM.htm|archive-date=2010-04-20|title=Nintendogs Packs the Doghouse With Year-End Awards|date=January 12, 2006|publisher=Video Game News|access-date=Feb 1, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2005 [[Game Critics Awards]]: Best Handheld Game.<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 Winners|url=http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/2005winners.html|publisher=gamecriticsawards.com|year=2006|access-date=Feb 1, 2010|archive-date=June 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623153723/http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/2005winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''TheG33ks'' Bronze Award for best Nintendo DS game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendo-video-game.com/nintendogs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130061427/http://nintendo-video-game.com/nintendogs/|archive-date=2010-01-30|title=Nintendogs|date=September 28, 2009|publisher=Nintendo Video Game|access-date=Feb 1, 2010}}</ref>
* ''[[Associated Press]]'': "Best Game of 2005"<ref name="gamezoneawards">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/01_12_06_07_03AM.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420051511/http://www.gamezone.com/news/01_12_06_07_03AM.htm|archive-date=2010-04-20|title=Nintendogs Packs the Doghouse With Year-End Awards |date=12 January 2006|publisher=Gamezone.com|access-date=7 February 2010}}</ref>
* 2005 [[Japan Media Arts Festival]]: Excellence Prize<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/entertainment/000474/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624021024/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/entertainment/000474/index.php|archive-date=2009-06-24|title=2005 Japan Media Arts Festival Entertainment Division Excellence Prize Nintendogs|publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza|access-date=7 February 2010}}</ref>
* ''[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]'': "2006 Innovation Award"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pcworld.about.com/news/Dec292005id123942.htm|title=2006 PC World Innovations Awards|publisher=About.com|access-date=7 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202091533/http://pcworld.about.com/news/Dec292005id123942.htm|archive-date=2 December 2009}}</ref>
* D&AD: Yellow Pencils Award 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow Pencil Awards|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9488|publisher=gamesutra.com|access-date=2006-05-26|archive-date=2006-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627033554/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9488|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]]: Best Animal-Friendly Video Game 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Winners |url=http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/proggy/2006/winners.html |publisher=PETA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526043609/http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/proggy/2006/winners.html |archive-date=May 26, 2006 }}</ref>
* ''[[IGN]]'': Editors' Choice Award<ref>{{cite web|title=IGN Editors' Choice Games |url=http://ds.ign.com/index/choice.html |website=IGN |access-date=2006-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716202100/http://ds.ign.com/index/choice.html |archive-date=July 16, 2008 }}</ref>
* ''[[IGN]]'': Best use of touch screen for Nintendo DS<ref>{{cite web|title=IGN.com presents the Best of 2005 |url=http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ds/15.html |website=IGN |access-date=2008-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308185446/http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ds/15.html |archive-date=March 8, 2008 }}</ref>
* ''[[GameSpot]]'': Editors' Choice award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.gamespot.com/misc/editorschoice/index.html|title=Editor's Choice - GameSpot|website=GameSpot|access-date=Feb 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115091802/http://au.gamespot.com/misc/editorschoice/index.html|archive-date=2010-01-15}}</ref>
* [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|AIAS]] [[9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]: [[D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year|Handheld Game of the Year]], [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering]] (tied with ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/10/dice-2006-interactive-achievement-awards |title=DICE 2006: Interactive Achievement Awards |author=IGN Staff |website=[[IGN]] |date=17 June 2012 |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-9/winners.asp |title=9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307200848/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-9/winners.asp |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

''Nintendogs'' also had very successful launches in North America and Europe, with first week sales of over 250,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6393|title=Nintendo Reveals Impressive U.S. Nintendogs Figures|website=Gamasutra|date=September 1, 2005|access-date=October 12, 2005|archive-date=November 19, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119043353/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6393|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 160,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/nintendo-claims-european-sales-boost-for-ds|title=Nintendo Claims European Sales Boost For DS|date=October 12, 2005|website=Gamasutra|access-date=October 12, 2005|archive-date=December 12, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212092205/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6811|url-status=live}}</ref> respectively. ''Lab & Friends'' received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name=dpelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum |work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ELSPA also gave ''Dalmatian & Friends'' a "Platinum" award, for at least 300,000 sales in the United Kingdom.<ref name=platinumelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  By August 2006, in the United States, ''Chihuahua & Friends'' had sold 570,000 copies and earned $17 million; ''Labrador & Friends'' had sold 620,000 copies and earned $19 million; and ''Dachshund & Friends'' had sold 730,000 copies and earned $22 million. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, the games were respectively the 50th, 44th and 32nd highest-selling games launched for the [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]] or [[PlayStation Portable]] in the United States.<ref name=nextgensales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052300/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |title=The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games| author=Keiser, Joe | date=August 2, 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On March 23, 2006 at [[Game Developers Conference|GDC 2006]], Nintendo's president [[Satoru Iwata]] announced that international sales of ''Nintendogs'' sales had reached 6 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/23/gdc-the-nintendo-keynote-blow-by-blow/|title=GDC: The Nintendo keynote blow by blow (Updated)|publisher=Joystiq|access-date=2006-06-30|archive-date=2006-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612213018/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/23/gdc-the-nintendo-keynote-blow-by-blow/|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 31, 2008, the game was the [[List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games|best-selling Nintendo DS game]] published by Nintendo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|title=Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2008: Supplementary Information|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2008-04-25|format=PDF|page=6|access-date=2008-08-03|archive-date=2008-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032513/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 31, 2015, the combined sales of all versions has reached 23.96 million and it is now second on [[List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games|the Nintendo DS best-sellers list]] behind ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''.<ref name=mar15/>

===Legacy===
In 2010, ''[[1UP.com]]'' included ''Nintendogs'' in their list of five "Essential Newcomers" of the decade, describing it as one of "five revolutionary new games" of the past 10 years, for its impact on drawing "non-gamers to [[Video game console|console]] and [[Handheld game console|portable]] systems" and establishing the "new" Nintendo. Despite derision from many [[hardcore gamers]], ''Nintendogs'' sold tens of millions, mostly among [[casual gamer]]s and paved the way for the [[Nintendo DS]]'s worldwide success. This gave rise to a [[non-game]] trend, previously limited to PCs, on consoles and portables. Nintendo followed it up with more [[casual game]]s such as ''[[Brain Age]]'', ''[[Wii Sports]]'' and ''[[Wii Fit]]'', establishing Nintendo as the most successful developer and publisher of the decade.<ref name="1up_essential_nintendogs">{{cite web|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|title=The Decade That Was: Essential Newcomers: Nintendogs |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=4&cId=3178082 |page=5 |website=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=23 September 2011 |date=February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020060041/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=4&cId=3178082 |archive-date=20 October 2012}}</ref>