Review of Nintendogs from a design perspective
Found this today on my hunt for info on Nintendogs. Had a surly experience with a very aggressive shopper at Gamestop while trying to get a Nintendogs bundle - which led to a better deal at Fry’s so all is well…
But, I wanted to find out more about the game itself and found this review. I’m sure you’ll hear more post-Christmas regarding our Nintendog journeys. This article does a great job of showing how Nintendogs tapped into a underserved need in the Japanese marketplace - dog ownership. Dan talks about this as a key element in good game design. I might extend that to a key element in good Product design - a marketing lesson for every product manager.
Lost Garden: Nintendogs: The case of the non-game that barked like a game
