Chinese DSis come with Nintendogs
Chinese DSis come with Nintendogs
by Jenni Lada on Dec 8, 2009 at 12:30 PM
The DSi will arrive in China on December 15, 2009, and it not only comes with the 1000 DSi starter points that the DSi came with in other regions like Japan and North America. The Chinese iQue DSi will also include Nintendogs.
It looks like it comes with a full version of Nintendogs: Labrador and Friends in Chinese. But, due to the DSi space constraints, one has to wonder if its actually possible to have a full DS game like Nintendogs installed on the system. It could be a demo, but all the screenshots and information on the sitesuggest it is a full game.
It looks like Nintendo’s really trying to use the includedNintendogs to sell the game. There are images of the cute virtual puppies and real puppies everywhere at the iQue DSi site. There are also downloadable wallpapers for your computer.
If it is a full version of Nintendogs, it could open up a new direction for DSiWare games. Perhaps we could start seeing digital versions of DS games available for download. It’s an interesting thought. Personally, I’d rather see a DS version of the Virtual Console, only with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket Color and perhaps even Wonderswan games.
This would have never happened in the Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong (he had all the dogs killed, so he would have combined Nintendogs with Cooking Mama) ^_^
That is one massive market to tap into and if not for rampant piracy, would be the biggest game market in the world. It is a good idea to include a programme as massively popular as Nintendogs as part of the package, but in reality, isn't too different to a free game that seems to be on offer all the time at retail in the west.
I like the final comments on this story. I too wait and wait for a VC on the DSi. It is what it sorely lacks and would be a massive success if launched. Thoughts?
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