Puppies! Take a stroll in Nintendogs + cats. Release date announced

Nintendogs and Cats screenshot 3DS
Nintendogs Plus Cats is a Nintendo 3DS launch game that will be sure to put a smile on your face and happiness in your heart!

Just in time for the Valentine’s Day celebration, you can impress your love with a new trailer showing off all the nifty features of this newest version of the classic DS titles. Take a walk with your dog, make a photo using the AR cards or see how close he/she can follow your movement!

The game will be released on March 27, 2011 alongside the 3DS as a bonafide launch game. There will be four versions of the game available at launch (just like with the originals), they are: Nintendogs + Casts: Golden Retriever and New Friends; As well as a Toy Puddle version, Shiba Inu version and French Bulldog version. Whichever version you pick is the dog you will start out with. More are unlockable as you play.

“The adorable puppies of Nintendogs come to life in the palm of your hand on the Nintendo 3DS system with even cuter and more expressive puppies — and kittens! The interaction between puppy and player also goes beyond the screens to draw players in like never before.”

Key features of Nintendogs + Cats include:

  • Nintendogs uses the built-in camera and facial-recognition technology to enable puppies to react to your real-life movements, mimicking your head tilts and jumping up to lick you as you lean in.
  • The 3-D visuals and the deep interaction offered by the touch screen, microphone and camera of the Nintendo 3DS system make for a deeper emotional connection to your puppies, giving players even greater joy from an already heartwarming experience.
  • Everything that made the original Nintendogs great also returns, with multiple breeds to choose from, accessories for your puppies to wear and the ability to let your puppy train and compete in different challenges and activities.
  • The game also introduces cats to the series for the first time.
  • Here is the new trailer!