Pre-Order Now - Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle/ French Bulldog/ Shiba & New Friends (Import 3DS) - $64.99 each

Our Price: $64.99

Release Date: 2/26/2011
UPC: 4902370518818 / 4902370518825 / 4902370518832
Genre: Simulation
Company: Nintendo
Version: CTR-P-ADCJ / CTR-P-ADBJ / CTR-P-ADAJ
Availability:: Pre-Order

Nintendogs + Cats is an upcoming real-time pet simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a sequel to the Nintendogs games for the Nintendo DS systems. It was announced alongside the 3DS during Nintendo's E3 press conferencem  and will be a launch title, being released February 26, 2011 in Japan, March 25, 2011 in Europe, and March 27, 2011 in North America.

Each version begins with 9 dog breeds, but all 27 are unlockable in each game by playing. There are 3 cat breeds, Tabby, Siamese, and Persian, that appear in each game. Following are the starting dog breeds for each game.

The game will come in three different versions.  The versions are Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog & New Friends, Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends, and Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends. 

Features

• The game will retain much the same style of gameplay as the original Nintendogs, including various breeds of dogs and cats as well as training exercises included in the first game.
• In addition to touchscreen and microphone input, the game will also employ the system's camera along with facial recognition technology to interact with the player.
• For example after a while the player's pet will recognize them and will likewise greet them, however if a new player shows up they may react negatively.
• If the trainer puts their face close to the camera then the puppy will come up to the screen and lick them, they will also mimic them if they tilt their head.
• The 3D capabilities of the 3DS will also be utilized.
• The game will also use augmented reality capabilities to project your dog or cat on one of the "?" AR Games cards.
• Each version will feature a French Bull, a Golden Retriever, and a Toy Poodle, respectively, as well as many other breeds for each game.
• In Japan, the Golden Retriever version is called "Shiba and New Friends", a more common breed in Japan, although the Shiba Inu is still present in the American versions.