Buy a real dog fags

So why does Nintendo get away with making crap like this, but not Ubisoft?
This looks a whole lot more fun than Nintendogs anyways :P

lol @ the guy above me.

i do have to give them credit for upping teh game soe, still not my cup of tea but ehh its better then it was

For me it's the direction of the artwork.

It's very SIMSish, considering SIMS cought many many female gamers I can see why Ubisoft went in that direction.

As for myself the art direction just isn't my cup-o'-tea.

So graphically I wouldn't produce something like this unless my client expressed a viable function. ^_^

i think it looks pretty good. i'm certainly not the target audience but it still looks like a really good game.

to all those calling this shovelware get your learn on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware

Anyone saying that this has some of the best graphics on the Wii obviously has not played much on the Wii. Also, I never said anything about a "boycott". I think that Ubisoft puts more effort into there Wii games than most companies. For what it is it looks alright but "best graphics on the Wii?" Please!

Well, Nintendo doesn't "Get Away" with making "crap" ...

Nintendo (probably) looked at the virtual pet concept and thought that it could be taken to the next level on a system that was as powerful as the Nintendo DS; certainly, the DS may not seem powerful to some people but compared to a Tamagotchi game it is a power-house. Nintendo was slammed pretty hard when they announced Nintendogs, Brain Training and Electoplanktin and comments on forums were a lot like "WTF Nintendo! WTF?" At this point in time, Nintendo is given a little more room to make unusual games because of their massive success (and how enjoyable some of these games are) and yet when Wii Music is announced comments on forums were a lot like "WTF Nintendo! WTF?"

Now, I don't agree with trestres that this is a blantent rip-off of Nintendogs any more then any FPS is a blantent rip-off of Wolfenstein 3D because it does seem like they're trying to add functionality and take the game to the "Next Level" ... I have doubts that it will be fun (it is a Ubisoft game after all) or all that successful, but (to me) it just seems like the average approach of a large publisher when a developer produces a highly successful new game; they rush out immediately and copy it, with minor improvements.

Well, we won't be seeing you around for a while. Later...

Have you played Nintendogs?

Its actually a truly great game (it got 40/40 from Famitsu for a good reason).

And take into account its a *DS* game, that was released basically at the launch of the DS - that's 3.5 years ago.

And it makes fantastic use of the DS hardware - more so than basically every other game for the DS.

...

I'm still expecting Nintendo to release a Wii version of Nintendogs - maybe next year, when Motion + is out. Heck, it could turn into NintenZoo or something like that.

Live dog shows on WiiConnect, broadcast to anyone who wants to watch could really be amazing.

Then consider it finished.

Of course, the review and the review score don't really add up, but they've got a casual-hating reputation to uphold! 

And @ all the folks who're surprised at how the game's looking: Ubisoft is actually putting effort into this one (it's being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, their best studio) for a reason: Petz makes them lots of money, but there have been more and more imitators springing up, so Ubisoft realized they'll have to step up their game to stay relevant.

Now, whether that means the game'll be totally awesome, or just a pretty-looking turd remains to be seen...