nintendogs + cats

Nintendogs + Cats is designed specifically for the Nintendo 3DS system. It cannot be played on the Nintendo DSi XL, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS Lite or Nintendo DS systems.

The nine types of puppy you first get to keep as pets differ depending on which edition of the game you have. To learn more about the types of puppy that feature in each edition, have a look at the 'different dogs and cats' section on this website. There are also some items which only appear in certain editions. The types of kittens are identical in all three editions.

If you spend plenty of time with your pet puppies and kittens, you'll then be able to get all the types of puppies using StreetPass.

In the previous Nintendogs title, there were a total of 16 types of puppies you could keep as pets. For this title, there are an additional 11 types, bringing the total to 27 types of puppy.

There are three types of kittens. You can also choose from a number of different patterns and types of fur. To find out more, please see the 'Spend time with your kitten' section of this website.

When you first start the game, you will only be able to select puppies as pets. But if you build a good relationship with your pet puppy, you'll become able to choose pet kittens from the kennels.

You can keep up to three pets in your room at one time. You can also keep pets in the pet hotel, bringing your possible pet total to six.

No, you can't take pet kittens out for walks or enter them in contests. They'll stay in the comfort of your room, so you can spend plenty of quality time with them there. If you're lucky, they may even find some rather unusual items for you...

The pets in the game will not get sick or die if you fail to look after them. But if you neglect them for too long, they will get lonely, hungry and thirsty, and their fur will become dirty and unkempt. Whenever you have the time, you should give them love and attention and let them know what they mean to you.

StreetPass is the way to meet the pets and Mii characters of other Nintendogs + Cats players. Once you get to know your puppy a little, you'll be asked if you want to switch on StreetPass. Then, if you go out and about with the system powered ON or in Sleep Mode, your Nintendo 3DS system will automatically look for other Nintendo 3DS systems. If you pass by another player, your Nintendo 3DS system will exchange data with the other player automatically.
Please see the 'Interact via StreetPass!' section for more details.

If you have StreetPass enabled for Nintendogs + Cats, you'll be able to exchange Mii data, comments, pet data, presents and photos of your pets with other users. Using StreetPass can also increase the types of puppy available as pets.

You can only exchange photos that have been taken in the game (except the photos taken using AR Cards).

To activate StreetPass (if you didn't when prompted in the game), you need to go to your Diary in Nintendogs + Cats. Just follow the instructions to enable StreetPass for this game when prompted, and select Mii characters, photos, comments and presents to exchange with other users. Then simply close the system while it is still powered ON or in Sleep Mode. As your selected data is stored in the system, data can be exchanged via StreetPass even when you do not have the game inserted in your Nintendo 3DS system.

When you are near other users who have also registered Nintendogs + Cats data, this data will be automatically exchanged.

When this exchange is successfully completed, a sticker will appear in your Diary. Touch this sticker and you'll be able to see the data received from the other user.

The number of available pet types can increase by using StreetPass. But even if you don't use StreetPass, the full range of pet types will become available if you spend enough quality time with your pet puppies and kittens.

To disable StreetPass, you'll need to select the Data Management option from the System Settings menu and then StreetPass Management. If you then select the Nintendogs + Cats icon, you'll be able to select the option deactivating StreetPass.

When you want to reactivate StreetPass, go to your Diary in the game and adjust the Nintendogs + Cats StreetPass settings when prompted.

To use StreetPass, you first need to have selected the correct settings in your Diary in the game. No data will be automatically exchanged with other users until you have adjusted these settings yourself.

Photos you take in the game are stored on the SD Card.
You can view these photos in the Nintendo 3DS Camera album.

Yes. Any steps you take using the pedometer feature in the game will be recorded in the Activity Log. A record will also be kept of any Play Coins you collect.