![]() ![]() Finally I was sad to discover that you cannot Bark Mode with other (international) versions. It also takes longer to unlock stuff in the Japanese version as the Trainer Point tiers are higher. The cover art and box design is great, it features an adorable Shiba puppy! The cartridge is a neon bright green color (versus the dark forest green of the Labrador version). (Winning our first Agility competition! (Suzuki commentating) and meeting Archie (Inukai) and Spot (Shiro) on a walk.) I feel there is overall less dialogue from them, which may be better or worse depending on how you feel about them (I personally liked their cheesy exchanges but I know some people didn’t so this may be a plus for you!) Archie Hubbs is renamed “Inukai Hitoshi” and is less talkative. Remember the comedic commentators from the competitions? In the Japanese versions, Ted Rumsworth is replaced by an Asian guy named “Suzuki Hajime”. (Jack Russell Book: Japanese Version on the Left, International Version on right.) As for Interiors, Japanese versions are also missing the “Seaside” beach house! BUT the Japanese versions do have ONE exclusive item that the rest of the world doesn’t have: the “Afro Wig”! It looks the same as the Rainbow Wig except solid black. ![]() Since the real life book reference would be unknown to international audiences, the in-game book’s cover was changed for the international versions of the game (see comparison image below). Quite a lot! Also it is interesting that the Jack Russell Book in this version is a plain white book with the title “Say Hello!” ( this is an actual real Japanese picture book about Jack Russell puppies that was popular in Japan at the time). It’s missing the Rhinestone Collar, Pearl Necklace, Star Sunglasses, Sombrero, Viking Hat, Santa Hat, Fireman Hat, New Year Tiara, and Rainbow Wig. ![]() The Japanese version also has less clothes items. Labrador Version has: Lab, Schnauzer, Poodle, Corgi, Min Pin, and Shiba.Īnd yes, you only start off with 5 breeds instead of 6! Also worth noting that all the Japanese versions do NOT have the Husky, Boxer, Golden Retriever, and Dalmatian breeds! Apparently those were exclusive only to the rest of the world. Shiba Inu version has: Shiba, Sheltie, Poodle, Corgi, and Min Pin. (Splash screen and home screen, featuring my first adopted dog, a white female Toy Poodle I named Lady.)įirst off, the starting breeds in the Shiba Inu version are slightly different than the Labrador version. One of which was the original Nintendogs “Shiba Inu” version (which was Japan exclusive)! I’ve been wanting to replay Nintendogs (of which my original copy of “Chihuahua & Friends” has countless hours of playtime), so what better way than to experience it again with the Japanese version! It’s basically the same thing as the Labrador version except in Japanese right? WRONG! Here’s my review highlighting the many differences between this version and the others released in North America/Europe. The unused time limit for these is 99 seconds.So I recently learned that DS games are NOT region locked which predictably resulted in me going on a foreign DS game shopping spree (all Japan exclusive dog games of course). Nevertheless, an actual sequence is configured, which is never used or seen in-game. Here, there's no time limit or actual sequence the dog has to go through. The player's dog can exercise in the local gymnasium to train for agility competitions. There exists some unused content specifically for agility competitions.Īlthough various rotated tunnel obstacles are used during agility competitions, this specific variant is never used, rendering its Top Screen icon unused as well. When loaded into the final game, it's revealed to be a dummy sequence as it plays a set of ascending notes over and over again. Likewise, there is an unused audio file for a removed music box called musicbox_grain_rec.mbox. How it was meant to be used remains a mystery, though.Īs described on the unused item data page, there's one music box item that was removed from the final game. Pet and play with your pupper, then don't play it for 10 years, then rediscover it!Ī variation of the curious dog theme with a slightly tense intro. Dachshund, Lab/ Shiba, and Chihuahua were the first to be released, with Best Friends and Dalmatian coming a bit later. Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation game that was released in a number of versions, mostly named for the starter breed (similarly to Pokémon). ![]() This game has unused playable characters. Nintendogs: Lab & Friends/Dachshund & Friends/Chihuahua & Friends/Best Friends/Dalmatian & FriendsĪlso known as: Shiba & Friends (JP "Lab" version), Rentian Gougou (CN) ![]()
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