Nintendog

Nintendog
Nintendog as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate.
Universe	Nintendogs
Debut	Nintendogs: Dachsund & Friends, Lab & Friends, Shiba & Friends, and Chihuahua & Friends (2005)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends, French Lab & New Friends, and Toy Poodle & New Friends (2011)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo DS
Species	Dog (various breeds)

The Nintendog (ニンテンドッグ, Nintendog) appears in the Nintendogs series of games. The franchise was originally conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto, and is now one of the most successful series of games on the Nintendo DS handheld system. In this simulation title, the player takes the role of a dog owner and uses the various capabilities of the DS to look after their chosen puppies. They can walk them to several different locations, buy them different types of essentials and train them for competitions. The game was released in four different versions: Labrador & Friends (known in Japan as Shiba & Friends), Chihuahua & Friends, Dachshund & Friends and Dalmatian & Friends.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Nintendog in Brawl.

The Nintendog appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It was first seen in the trailer at E3 2006 and was believed to be an item of its own. However, much later it was confirmed to be an Assist Trophy. Upon being summoned, the Nintendog comes up to the screen and prevents players from easily viewing the battlefield and their own characters; in addition to potentially staying still and staring at the player, the Nintendog can also paw at the screen, dynamically altering visibility of gameplay. Names and other tags are also disabled and CPU characters that are covered by the Nintendog do not do anything until the incursion subsides. The puppy will always bark twice at the bottom left corner of the screen before leaving.

The Nintendog featured in Brawl is a Labrador Retriever. Game director Masahiro Sakurai stated in the update on the Smash Bros DOJO!! that he chose the breed because of its popularity in many regions of the world.

Trophy information

The Nintendog trophy in Brawl.

Nintendog
A puppy for you to train on your Nintendo DS. They come in a wide variety of breeds, colors, coat styles, and personalities. You can train them, use dog toys to play with them, and feed them treats to establish a real link with your virtual pet. Other features include the ability to enter your dog in disc-catching contests and agility trials on obstacle courses.

: Nintendogs

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As an Assist Trophy

The Nintendog in Smash 4.

A Nintendog, specifically a Beagle, appears in the background of the Living Room in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendog Assist Trophy also retains its role from Brawl, disrupting visibility of the game. The Assist Trophy is in this game a French Bulldog.

The Nintendog needs to land on the ground before it can block the screen. Otherwise, it will despawn upon crossing a blast line.

Trophy Information

Nintendog's trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS Trophy Box.

Trophy in for 3DS.

Trophy in for Wii U.

Nintendog

This is one of the many adorable dogs you can care for in Nintendogs + Cats. It's hard for them to wag their little tails, but they make up for it with that cute face. In Smash Bros., they want to get right up in your face, blocking your view of the battle. They just want to be loved!

This is one of the many adorable dogs you can take care of in Nintendogs + Cats. They aren't big tail-waggers, but they have the cutest little faces. In this game, one might come right up to the screen and block your view! It just wants to play, so don't get annoyed, OK?

: nintendogs (08/2005)

: nintendogs + cats (3/2011)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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The Nintendog is confirmed to appear as an Assist Trophy yet again. This time, the dog is a Toy Poodle.

Origin

Nintendog as it appears in Nintendogs.

The Nintendog first appeared in the DS game Nintendogs. This breed of Nintendog is from the Labrador & Friends version of Nintendogs. Nintendogs is a real-time simulation on taking care and playing with puppies. When a player turns on the game, the puppies that the player bought will "greet" the person by jumping in front of the camera and barking. The Nintendogs also do this when the player pushes the "Call Dogs" button, or by calling or whistling for the Nintendog in the DS microphone. In Brawl and SSB4, a Nintendog appears on the stage for a short period of time. The Nintendog then jumps in front of the camera in a similar fashion to how they did in the Nintendog games.

Gallery

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  The Nintendog after being unleashed.

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  Note the Nintendog in the background.

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  The version of Nintendog that appears in Super Smash Bros. 4.

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Trivia

• Occasionally, pausing the game in Brawl while the Nintendog is on the screen will instantly cause it to leave.
• In SSB4, while Nintendog will still appear in front of the screen when paused, moving the camera will cause it to be missing at every angle and zoom.