Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion [Paperback]

Paul Merrill (Author), Nintendo Power (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2005

The only Official Nintendogs Companion from the insiders at Nintendo

Enhance your Nintendogs experience!

Meet the precious pooches of Nintendo’s smash hit puppy simulator for Nintendo DS, and learn everything you need to know about canine care, winning dog shows and just having fun with your furry friend. All the breeds (and how to get them) are covered in detail, as well as every move and item found in the game. Doesn’t your Nintendog deserve the best? Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion comes to you from the dogged pros at Nintendo Power, so you know it’s going to be the best information available.

Complete tips and tricks for the Nintendo DS Nintendogs games!

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc. (October 25, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 1598120077
• ISBN-13: 978-1598120073
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #747,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pups, the Official Nintendogs Companion, November 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion (Paperback)

Nintendogs is a GREAT game. I got it for my birthday. When I first started playing it, I had no clue what to do. I had never played a Nintendo DS before so I didn't know what all of the buttons meant or how to save it, but luckily, I came across this book. It is great! First, it shows you the different breeds of dogs in the game, and it tells about the dog and shows the variety of coats and colors that can be shown in game animation. It also tells you what game the dog is featured in. (It doesn't matter though because you can unlock all of the breeds in all of the games.) It also showed two of the breeds that you can unlock. They are the Dalmation and the Jack Russel Terrier. In the next chapter, it shows you how to get started and how to choose your first puppy and train it and walk it. It shows you how to take care of it and do other things as well. It tells you information about the three competions, too, and what you have to do. In the section after that, it has questions and answers. It tells you things like what are trainer points, why does my dog keep biting me, etc. After that there is a big section that tells you everything you can buy, how much it is and its selling price. I was amazed at all of the variety from puppy princess to punk rocker dude. And some of the things have really high selling prices, the helicopters sell for $2OO.00 OR $300.00! If you find a gold bar, it will sell for $2,000.00! And then the last page tells you about bark mode. Overall, I am SOOOOOO glad I got this guide, it has come in handy for me and I'm sure that it will come in handy for any new Nintendogs player, including YOU!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool (and Sneak Previews too), April 12, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion (Paperback)

This book i great it teaches you so much, but the thing is that all the stuff that is in the book you can find out really on your own, through the game. But i absolutley love this book, because i am a real dog lover, I absolutly love dogs and this book give informantion on the dogs in the game. Plus you get a sneek preview of what you can earn. I love this book it is so cool, so if you are buying for a kid, who has the game (or loves dogs) take this for me, because i am a kid. :)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pups:nintendogs guidebook, January 14, 2006

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M. J. Therrien "bibliophile" (Cumberland, Rhode Island United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion (Paperback)

overall this is a really nice book. it gives you an overview of all the puppies (where they originated, etc) and tips on how to care for your new sweetie. i really enjoyed the section on 'puppy problems'(earning money, nutty puppy syndrome, multiple puppy personalities, trick confusion, etc) and pet supplies (an extensive inventory of all the things you can buy or find in the game). i do wish it went over more than the basic tricks though :-) 4 stars.