Famitsu via DS-X2 has revealed new screenshots of a
Nintendogs inspired Sega game for the Nintendo DS. Still unannounced, the title uses colored dogs with big
heads. We guess that might work...From the screen at the right, it even appears that you can digitally pet the pups.



















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what makes Nintendogs great. (Yes, I own it.) is that it is original.
This is a rip off, and therefore, not worth mine or anyone else's time.
-Matt
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Dogz, which first came out over ten years ago, is already up to version 5. They even had a version on the GameBoy in 2000 and 2005. Nintendogs hit the market after Dogz, and therefore is not the "original" in the genre.
Nintendogs is clearly a rip off of older games, it just has better graphics and a unique control interface to take advantage of the hardware.
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I can understand that.
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Ignorance is smashing. Of course Toad was the only character, of course dog games are the only games on Nintendo machines. love it!
Anyways I'm about to pop online with Mario Kart so cheerio.
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Face it, guys. Nintendogs has outsold Halo. It will soon outsell the first Metal Gear Solid. This game is HUGE. Imitators are flooding the market because of that fact.
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Yes, the unique control interface allows for a higher level of interaction. Hence, the originality.
Unless there is a huge step in a new direction with the Sega version, it is just an attempt to get some of that Nintendog action. And so I stand behind my decree of LAME!
I wanna see super brilliant dogs with innate tendancies for global conquest. Your mission is to play with them, give them treats, walk them, and make sure their little puppy selves are sufficently pampered to the point of complacency so as to tame their imperalistic ways and thus, save the world from doggie domination.
That would be original.
-Matt
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"Unless there is a huge step in a new direction with the Sega version, it is just an attempt to get some of that Nintendog action. And so I stand behind my decree of LAME!"
This sounds hypocritical, when nintendo copied Dogz title and slightly modified it, its originality. When sega does it, they're copying the copycat? I guess some people love supporting a multi-billion dollar companies who just want your money.
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I have no idea what the heck you're talking about.
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But this is Sega. What a douche. Viva Pinatas anyone?
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In actuality, pet sims have become a genre. No one debates the oribginality of platformers anymore, so I think we should stop with pet sims.
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I think a number of us are disappointed in Sega because there's a distinct difference in WHY Nintendogs was created versus why this game is. Nintendo saw an untapped market and developed a truly revolutionary game utilizing the Touch Screen and the Microphone to give an experience like truly owning a puppy. The originality stems from the way you interface with your puppy. It just feels like Sega is doing what we all complain about; jumping on the bandwagon of a hot game/genre and hoping to squeeze out a few extra bucks.
Just wanted to tell Spidey: Loved your post, and actually thought Polly's response was even better.
Here's a hint Polly:
If you have no PC, no console, and no handheld gaming device, how much money would it cost the consumer to play Nintendogs versus Dogz?
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Spidey = Jay
and Polly = Spidey
I guess my eyes were playing tricks on me when I was trying to read who posted what.
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The pups in the game are not Pupporri (or whatever) but they're the massively popular Ochaken... Even the site that's being linked doesn't know about Ochaken... But it is madly popular.
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Geez there's some strange people on this site, someone calling me "Polly". I have no idea what you're talking about, and I dont know how its got to what I said.
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Here is the Japanese website of the game which is for the pc.
http://www.ocha-ken.com/pc_top.html
Here is a small english website about the series.
http://www.jascii.net/newanime/jascii.php?jascii_view=39
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*looks again*
*repukes*
I use to like you Sega! What is this [dog] crap?
Had Nintendogs not been created, I would STILL say this game looks Awwwwwwwful.
*re-repukes*
*Calls the hospital*
*Passes out*
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We'll call it....
(...wait for it...)
Doggie Styles!
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