Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on October 10, 2005, 11:44:40 AM
UBISOFT TO PUBLISH DOGZ VIDEO GAME EXCLUSIVELY FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE IN NOVEMBER
First Puppy Simulation Game Available for Game Boy Advance Owners
SAN FRANCISCO - October 10, 2005 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with MTO Co., Ltd. to distribute Dogz, the first puppy simulation game to be available exclusively for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. Ubisoft will distribute Dogz worldwide, with the exception of Japan, in November of this year.
Dogz is a pet simulation game that lets owners name, train and play with a realistic puppy. Players create and control a main character and choose one of 49 different dogs from 18 different breeds. As characters in the game, owners can take their puppies everywhere within the virtual environment, from through the house to around the neighborhood to visit friends.
Gamers will earn their puppy's love and loyalty by remembering to feed and groom it and reward it when it does things correctly. Owners can train the puppy to lie down, shake, fetch and perform many other tricks.
"Ubisoft is pleased to bring such a unique puppy simulation game to the millions of Game Boy Advance owners around the world," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. "We are confident that players will enjoy caring for and watching their puppies grow, and we have a significant television campaign in place to get the word out about this extremely fun and rewarding game."
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Dogz carries an ESRB rating of "E" (everyone). For more information and updates about Dogz, please visit www.ubi.com.
Post by: Hostile Creation on October 10, 2005, 12:45:57 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 10, 2005, 12:47:09 PM
Post by: gally on October 10, 2005, 12:58:46 PM
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"Ubisoft is pleased to bring such a unique puppy simulation game to the millions of Game Boy Advance owners around the world,"
Unique?
Many of the features named can already be done in Nintendogs. Furthermore, who wants to bet that many of Nintendogs' unique features aren't in Dogz? And who also wants to bet that the realistic animation of the dogs' playful nature isn't in Dogz either?
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 10, 2005, 01:19:04 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on October 10, 2005, 02:53:50 PM
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on October 10, 2005, 03:02:14 PM
Still, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on October 10, 2005, 03:57:13 PM
Post by: NotRimmer on October 10, 2005, 04:03:24 PM
Post by: gally on October 10, 2005, 05:17:51 PM
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Originally posted by: NotRimmer
It's hilarious how you people think Ubisoft is the one doing the ripping off here
Good point. I do remember "Dogz" and "Catz" being announced - and made - some time back. I guess they didn't come out in the US, but rather in Europe? They were apparently based on some toy line.
Which makes this two of the things I hate about "creative" industries:
1) tie-ins
2) ripoffs
The "ripoff" here is that once Nintendogs became extremely popular, THEN they decided to announce this game for the US.
Post by: IceCold on October 10, 2005, 09:35:55 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 10, 2005, 10:15:48 PM
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Visiting Mode: By linking two Game Boy Advance systems, players can send their puppy off to a friend's house.
"Here, you take him, I think I played too much PUPPY QUIZ"
"Man, he's got flies all around him, and looks kinda dead. Kinda REAL dead"
"Shutup, I've got my ancient GBA link cable out, no turning back now!"
Post by: KDR_11k on October 10, 2005, 11:42:44 PM
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 11, 2005, 03:16:36 AM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 11, 2005, 04:20:29 AM
Post by: NotRimmer on October 11, 2005, 05:58:43 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Catz and Dogz were PC games. Nothing interesting, rather crappy and nowhere near as interactive as Nintendogs. Sure, they were first but they are like Space Invaders to R-Type Final.
There's also an almost-six-year-old Game Boy Color version. I can't comment to how it played. Just sayin', Nintendo is far from the first to develop a dog sim.
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on October 11, 2005, 06:21:11 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on October 11, 2005, 06:47:12 AM
Post by: RABicle on October 12, 2005, 03:59:37 AM
Oh man I'm so angry now.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 12, 2005, 04:58:32 AM
Post by: mantidor on October 12, 2005, 12:19:13 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 12, 2005, 05:11:35 PM
Post by: mantidor on October 12, 2005, 05:35:40 PM
Post by: Nephilim on October 12, 2005, 06:50:04 PM
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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Now I'm reminded of that horrible Ballz fighting game on Mega Drive.
It was decent on 3DO
porting a 3D engine game to megadrive was a stupid idea thu
