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{{Title|''Nintendogs'' (universe)}}

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|firstinstallment  = ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends, Shiba & Friends, and Chihuahua & Friends]]'' (2005)

|latestinstallment = ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs + Cats|Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends]]'' (2011)

The '''''Nintendogs'' universe''' ({{ja|ニンテンドッグス|Nintendoggusu}}, ''Nintendogs'') is a real-time pet simulation franchise developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]].   

The origins of the series can be traced by to 1997, where Shigesato Itoi, Tsunekazu Ishihara, and Shigeru Miyamoto worked together on a pet simulation tech demo for the [[Nintendo 64]] codenamed ''Cabbage''. This demo used the internal clock and writable cartridges on the {{s|nintendowiki|64DD}} add-on to add an unprecedented layer of depth and customizability to the pets on consoles. It also had cross-functionality with the Game Boy, though the exact mechanics have never been revealed. After several delays and the failure and discontinuation of the 64DD in 2000, the project was ultimately canceled, but elements were taken and used in a [[GameCube]] tech demo, titled ''Puppy Times'' at this point, based on the experiences of Miyamoto when his family got a pet dog. Development shifted to the DS after the team thought the project was better suited for the system.

 

The original idea was for every dog breed to have its own dedicated game, as if the player chose the dog from a kennel. However, developing fifteen different games simultaneously proved too complicated and time consuming, so the project was condensed into three versions: ''Dachshund & Friends'', ''Shiba & Friends'' (titled ''Lab & Friends'' outside of Japan), and ''Chihuahua & Friends''. It has been re-released twice since then, first as a bundled release with a special edition Nintendo DS with a new version called ''Nintendogs: Best Friends'', and then again as ''Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends''. A full sequel, ''{{iw|wikipedia|Nintendogs + Cats}}'', released as a launch title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. This game also came in three different versions: ''French Bulldog & New Friends'', ''Shiba & New Friends'' (titled ''Golden Retriever & New Friends'' outside of Japan), and ''Toy Poodle & New Friends''.

===Stage (''for Nintendo 3DS'' only)===

*[[File:LivingRoomIconSSB4-3.png|100px|right|link=Living Room]]'''[[Living Room]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): A stage based on ''nintendogs + cats'' appears in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''. Various types of cats and dogs appear in the background. Building blocks and toys occasionally fall onto the arena and disappear later.

*'''{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|Bath Time Theme}}'''

*'''{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|Bath Time Theme (Vocal Mix)}}'''

*[[File:LivingRoomIconSSBU.png|75px|right|link=Living Room]]{{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}'''[[Living Room]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): Returns as a retro stage, it received an HD upgrade from its apparition in ''Smash for 3DS''.

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! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability

| 1,254 || {{SpiritTableName|Toy Poodle|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Stats ↑ after Eating

| 1,255 || {{SpiritTableName|French Bulldog|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Undamaged Attack ↑

| 1,256 || {{SpiritTableName|Labrador Retriever|size=64}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Physical Attack ↑

*''Nintendogs'' is the only universe to have a [[stage]] and an [[Assist Trophy]], but lack a playable fighter.

**It is also the second universe to have had this distinction at some point, as {{uv|Animal Crossing}} in ''Brawl'' had a [[Smashville|stage]] and an [[Mr. Resetti|Assist Trophy]], but no playable fighter.

Lab&FriendsNintendogs.jpg|Box art for ''Nintendogs Lab & Friends''

NintendogAssist.jpg|Official artwork of the Nintendog in ''Brawl''.

Nintendog - Brawl Trophy.png|The Nintendog trophy in ''Brawl''.

Nintendogstage.png|The ''Nintendogs'' stage in {{for3ds}}.

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