Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends

Nintendogs (Japanese: ニンテンドッグス Hepburn: Nintendoggusu?) is a real-time pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS portable video game console. It was first released in Japan and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe and other regions. It was originally released in three different versions: Dachshund & Friends, Lab & Friends (Shiba & Friends in Japan) and Chihuahua & Friends. It has since been re-released twice, first as a bundle with a special edition Nintendo DS with a new version called Nintendogs: Best Friends, and later as Nintendogs: Dalmatians & Friends. Nintendogs utilizes the DS's touch screen and built-in microphone. The touch screen allows the player to pet a dog and use various items they can find or buy. These range from balls and frisbees to toys and grooming products to keep the dogs happy. Using the microphone, you can call your dog by speaking the name you gave him at the start of the game and teach him tricks such as "sit" or "down". Players can take their dogs on walks and to the park if they want. They can interact with other players in multiplayer mode via the DS's wireless connection. The game also uses the DS's internal clock and calendar to make the dog hungrier or dirtier depending on the time elapsed. Nintendogs has been critically acclaimed. It has an overall rating of 85% on Game Rankings and has won many awards, including the 2006 Innovation Award from PC World and Best Handheld Game from the Associated Press. As of March 31, 2015, all versions of Nintendogs have sold 23.96 million copies worldwide. This puts it in second place on the Nintendo DS bestseller list, behind New Super Mario Bros. At E3 2010, it was announced that a sequel entitled Nintendogs + Cats would be released for the Nintendo 3DS.