Nintendogs: Best Friends Unlockables (DS)

Nintendogs: Best Friends is a real time pet simulation video game developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo exclusively for its DS handheld console. The game is part of the extremely popular Nintendogs franchise, which has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first game was released in Japan, and then in other territories like North America, Europe or Australia. Despite the fact that it was launched in three versions, Dachshund & Friends, Lab & Friends, and Chihuahua & Friends, the popularity of the game made the Japanese company release new editions, called Nintendogs: Best Friends and Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends.

Nintendogs takes full advantage of the unique characteristics of the Nintendo DS and makes players use the touchscreen and the built in microphone in order to play and interact with their dog. The touchscreen can be used to pet the dog and allows the player to use various items that can be found or purchased throughout the game. These items range from balls and frisbees to toys or grooming supplies, all aimed at making the dog of the player happy. The microphone can be used to call the player's dog by simply saying the name given to it at the beginning of the game. It can also be used to teach the dog basic commands, such as sit or roll over.

The ways the virtual dog and the player can interact are quite numerous, ranging from taking them on walks in the park or by introducing them to other dogs via the DS' wireless connection. The game also uses the internal clock and calendar of the console in order to recreate things that happen in time, such as making the dog hungry or dirty.

Nintendogs: Best Friends received a lot of favorable reviews, with critics noting the great gameplay and how, as time goes on, you really become attached to the dog you have in the game. As such, it won quite a lot of awards since its launch and is still being played quite commonly these days.

UNLOCKABLES

Miniature Pinscher - Get 30,000 owner points.

Miniature Schnauzer - Get 16,000 owner points.

Pug - Get 14,000 owner points.

Shih Tzu - Get 2,000 owner points.

Shetland Sheepdog - Get 4,000 owner points.

Shiba Inu - Get 45,000 owner points.

Siberian Husky - Get 20,000 owner points.