Nintendogs
Nintendogs is a 2005 pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan, and was later released in: North America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and other regions. It was originally released in three different versions: Dachshund & Friends, Lab & Friends and Chihuahua & Friends. It has been re-released twice, first as a bundled release with a special edition Nintendo DS with a new version called Nintendogs: Best Friends which was released only in US and later Australia and subsequently with Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 April 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Not recorded |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q864389, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Nintendogs? How long to beat it
Total play time for Nintendogs is about 99.2 hours to do everything, and around 21.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 21.8h | 30 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 37.7h | 17 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 99.2h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Nintendogs sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Nintendogs lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 56ahead of 93% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Nintendogs
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Nintendogs
What platforms is Nintendogs on?
Nintendogs is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2005.
Who made Nintendogs?
Nintendogs was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Nintendogs?
about 21.8 hours for the main story, 37.7 hours with the main extras, 99.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.