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LauraBelle's Review
Teaches Kids About Pet Ownership
Mother of 2, Budget-Conscious, Mother of Gamers, Mother of Dog Lover
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2
2007
My 10 year old daughter loves everything that has to do with dogs. Every book she reads is about dogs, she watches everything on TV she can find, most of her 125 stuffed animals are dogs, etc. Basically, her life is a dog's life. She wanted one thing for Christmas that she talked about non-stop. A Nintendo DS with the game Nintendogs.
My Parental View
The best feature of Nintendogs is that it teaches the users what real dog ownership is really like, and how to care for them properly. They have to earn money to buy the dogs, as well as all food, toys, and clothes. Only three dogs can be kept at one time, and if more are bought, others have to be donated to a good family or boarded in a kennel to make room. The dogs need to be exercised and fed often to stay healthy. If the game is left unattended for too long, and not turned off, the dogs can run away. Money is earned by winning agility trials that can be only played once a day.
My Daughter's View
As much as my daughter wanted Nintendogs, she likes playing it that much more. She plays it all day long. She checks on her dogs in the mornings before school, and again after she gets her homework done. Once all her things are done, she often plays it the rest of the night, taking care of her dogs, buying more dogs, putting them through their agility trials, etc. It's odd, but at some times, they almost become like real dogs. I was floored when she donated some the first time. Regardless, she refuses to sell her very first dog, Kelsey.
Interactive
There is an option on Nintendogs for being interactive, called "Bark Mode," where the user can play with another dog from a fellow user over the internet. A special wireless device is needed for this, and that option is $39, so it's not something I'm running out to get just yet. For now, my daughter doesn't seem to miss it much.
Value
Other than the $39 for the wireless device for interactive play with Nintendogs, the game itself costs between $25 and $35, a standard price for many video games. The great thing is my daughter loves this game so much, I don't have to buy her any others. She's that happy with this one.
Last edited on Mar 03, 2007
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