Reviewers Share Personal Nintendog Names
While a lot of games allow you to name your characters, not many reviews make it a point to disclose the reviewer’s chosen virtual moniker to the readers. Nintendogs is turning into the exception that proves this rule, though, as many reviewers have been dropping their pups name into their critiques.
A few examples (in no particular order):
- Diamond - San Jose Mercury News
- Fernando - GameSpy
- Dogzilla - GameSpot (Wins my “Best Puppy Name” award)
- Honey - Rocky Mountain News (Named after his PSP, perhaps?)
- Huggy - Associated Press
- LouLou - Game Revolution
- Daisy - MoDojo
- Trixy - N-philes
Perhaps this is indicative of the special pride that reviewers feel for their digital pets. Perhaps this is indicative of the increased relevance and importance of names in Nintendogs, which must be spoken and recognized by the system. Perhaps this is indicative of nothing at all.
I’m sure I missed quite a few puppy name-drops in my list. Feel free to add your own find using the comments link below.
P.S.: I named my happy puppies Max, Gloria and Rover.
on August 26th, 2005 at 3:05 pm
I named my Corgi, Jet. There is a reference in the name. HA!
on August 26th, 2005 at 4:30 pm
In honour of the DVD release of The Jerk, I would definitely name mine Shithead.
on August 26th, 2005 at 5:02 pm
Actually, in the MoDojo preview, the name was from the E3 version of the game. In the review/blog we’ve been doing, the dog is named Mo.
on August 26th, 2005 at 10:42 pm
Though not really a review, Tycho from Penny-Arcade had “Sunderer, the black dog of Hell”
on August 26th, 2005 at 11:39 pm
I did see the Penny Arcade mention, but for the life of me I couldn’t figure out if that was a real name or just hyperbole on his part. Either way, it’s much better than “the sound a straw makes when you rapidly push it in and out of your shake cup” as he named his original dog.
on August 29th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
Rover?
What, was “Spot” taken?
on August 30th, 2005 at 9:37 am
Whenever I get around to buying a DS (probably when the US gets better colours), I’ll name one of my dogs “Magnus”. :-D
on September 2nd, 2005 at 5:16 am
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on September 4th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
Hey, how come the Associated Press gets in this but not the New York Times? I named my puppies Robopup and Curious.
on September 6th, 2005 at 2:50 pm
Kiba- DS Advanced
on September 23rd, 2005 at 4:22 pm
i named mine ruffe may marry saly kay and superdog
on December 4th, 2005 at 9:14 pm
hey i dont have this game yet but i might get it for christmas i want to no is it fun is it somthing i can play all day because i love animals i might name my dog male:pluto femal:bubbles do u think they r good names
on December 4th, 2005 at 9:18 pm
i looked up videos and pictures i just dont no if i will like the game it really interested me when i saw it in the toys r us catolog then that when i started to go crazy for it
on December 10th, 2005 at 11:33 am
hey i am gettin this game 4 christmas!! yay :) im gonna name my male dog:blitzkrieg. it sounds kool lol
on December 27th, 2005 at 9:09 pm
I named mine Maro and Kiba. My next one is going to be Momo.
on January 14th, 2006 at 8:37 am
i named my huskys Lina and Tegan but am about to get a golden retriever dnt know what to call it yet but anyways
on March 6th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I have a new shetland sheep dog and i dont know what to call it!!!!
I named my other shetlands Cinamon and Flossey…
on March 19th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
jewl(beagle) and Auburn(shiba inu)
on March 19th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
what should I name my new dog?
on October 16th, 2006 at 10:48 am
my nintendogs names are Bitsy,bubbles,misty,daisy,shadow,poppy,maxwell,and buddy.
on October 26th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
well i have 7 puppies so far, I’m Listing Them By Age:
Angel (yorkie)
Tink (yorkie)
Chester (yorkie)
Doodle (yorkie)
Winter (Huskie)
Bella (Black Poodle)
Lily (White Poodle)
as you can see, i love yorkies.
on April 17th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
I’m gonna get a golden retreiver, but what should I name it?? I have the dalmatian & Friends and the Daschund & Friends