We don't have to tell you about the resounding success of Nintendogs -- it's likely that you've played it, or at least known someone caught up in the doings of their electronic pups. Dozens of knock-offs and other pet franchises are crowding in as well, hoping to cash in on the demand for portable pets. The DS does seem uniquely suited as a system to virtual pet games of all types; the touch screen, after all, offers a level of versatility most control schemes can't match. Convenience is another likely factor in the popularity of such games, and the DS is nothing if not convenient. The question is -- do you think any game can match Nintendogs when it comes to virtual pets? And what do you think of the genre in general?
DS Daily: Virtual Pets
We don't have to tell you about the resounding success of Nintendogs -- it's likely that you've played it, or at least known someone caught up in the doings of their electronic pups. Dozens of knock-offs and other pet franchises are crowding in as well, hoping to cash in on the demand for portable pets. The DS does seem uniquely suited as a system to virtual pet games of all types; the touch screen, after all, offers a level of versatility most control schemes can't match. Convenience is another likely factor in the popularity of such games, and the DS is nothing if not convenient. The question is -- do you think any game can match Nintendogs when it comes to virtual pets? And what do you think of the genre in general?
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2-07-2007 @ 8:42PM
Kefka said...
I've never gotten into the genre... These sorts of games will, inevitably, get boring after a while.
Buy hey, all games do. The difference is most other games have a better sense of progression and accomplishment, rather than just having you do the same stuff day after day.
That said, I need to go water my flowers in ACWW.
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2-11-2007 @ 9:07AM
Frederik said...
I haven't played much with virtual pets, but as I'm not exactly a fan of dogs, I decided not to pick up Nintendogs.
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