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08/20/05
Hey! Not much to update on the site, unfortunately, but I do have a bit of
off-site news. It would seem the Official
Nintendogs website has recently been updated with oodles of content. ^_^ If
you haven't seen it yet, I would advise checking it out. Also, only 2 days left
before the release of Nintendogs! WOO! Although, I guess it is only fair to note
that the "release date" usually refers to the shipping date. In other words, the
games will begin their journey to the stores on August 22nd, they will not
necessarily reach store shelves on that date. Expect to see it 1-2 days after
that in most places, and feel very lucky if you find it on the 22nd!
Assuming
I'm not one of those lucky few who has the opportunity to buy the game on monday,
I plan on looking into redesigning this website. Yeah, I know it's a hideous
eyesore. -_- I CAN design a better site, I was just too lazy to do so when I
first made this site. I should be reviewing my HTML skills, anyway. - Blinky
Drakkin
08/15/05
Just one more week, everyone! Then we'll all be playing Nintendogs. I intend to
keep a blog, although I haven't quite decided where I'll be putting it. We'll
see. Also, a little update today. It would seem there is a U.S. exclusive secret
breed... the Dalmatian! This is a pleasant surprise, and I'm sure I'm not the
only one who was surprised when the Dalmatian wasn't one of the announced
exclusive breeds. Now we know why. =) I small update to the "Secret Breeds" part
of the Breeds section, and an update to the Media section with pictures of the
Dalmatian.
Also, today is the first day of Camp Hyrule! Once again, I'll be there under the
name "Blinky" (as if you couldn't guess) so if you see me, be sure to say hi!
^_^ - Blinky
Drakkin
08/09/05
New update! I've updated the breeds and media pages with pictures of the Boxer.
Also, I've updated the links page with a link to the official Nintendogs
website, Nintendogs.com, since it was just recently launched. You might want to
check it out to see a couple short video clips, and get some free Nintendogs
buddy icons. They're simple, but cute.
Also, those who have signed up for Camp Hyrule should have received their cabin
assignments by now. I will be in Cabin 3 with NOA_Mysterious
and NOA_DudeLove. Feel free to give me a shoutout if you see me! ^_^ - Blinky
Drakkin
07/31/05
Updated! I received volume 195 of Nintendo Power in the mail yesterday, so you
can now view the Nintendogs article from that issue on the media page! Next
month's Nintendo Power will feature a 20-page bonus Nintendogs magazine
featuring information on the different breeds, tricks, toys, etc. If you are am
avid Nintendogs fan but do not subscribe to Nintendo Power, you might want to
pick this issue up. While I do plan on uploading this to the media page as well,
these things always look better in person. Not to mention it's more easily
portable, so you can take it and your copy of Nintendogs with you on the go. =)
Also, in case some of you haven't notices, some sites, such as IGN, now have
screenshots from the English version of Nintendogs, including pictures of the
Golden Retriever and Husky! These first pics have also been added to the Breeds
page for Real-life to In-game comparison, just like the rest of the breeds. The
picture of the Husky and Golden Retriever can also be found uncropped on the
media page. - Blinky
Drakkin
07/23/05
It seems that yesterday Nintendo sent out emails to many emails informing
various people of the opportunity to participate in an "Early Adopters" program
of sorts for Nintendogs. These lucky people will receive a full English copy of
Nintendogs on August 1st and will participate in chats and discussions on
Nintendo's Nintendogs exclusive boards, the Nintendo Kennel Club. These people
were apparently chosen at random from among those with My Nintendo accounts who
had a registered Nintendo DS and possibly registered games. (The DS requirement
makes sense, since it would be illogical to offer this to someone who did not
own, or possibly want to own, a DS.) Unfortunately, if you were not chosen and
sent an email, then it is too late now. Congratulations to those who were
chosen! Perhaps one or two of you might grace us with tales of your experiences
with the English version? Hmm? =) Well, I suppose that leaves the rest of us
waiting for the official English release on August 22nd. Less than a month to
go, everyone! - Blinky
Drakkin
07/19/05
Good news for those of you who subscribe to Nintendo Power magazine! In next
month's issue, issue 196, there will be a bonus, 20-page, Nintendogs magazine
included. For those of you who don't subscribe, but want the bonus magazine,
you've now got a heads-up, so you can buy issue 196 from your local News Stand.
(Or anywhere that sells Nintendo Power magazine.) Issue 196 should be available
sometime around the end of August.
- Blinky
Drakkin
07/7/05
New update! After receiving much enthusiasm from the members of the Nintendogs
Fan Club, I have scanned and uploaded Nintendogs articled from the 3 past issues
of Nintendo Power magazine. You can go to the media page to check out the scans
for each of these 3 issues. I will be updating that again when I get next
month's issue, which promises to have a full-length article. =) (Though I would
also recommend buying NP, as it's a good magazine which covers many great games.
Hint-Hint Nudge-Nudge. ;) ) I still have not received any feedback on how this
new text looks. =| It's a bit hard to tell if it helps if no one responds!
(Again, Hint-Hint Nudge-Nudge.)
- Blinky
Drakkin
07/6/05
I
was told that the text here was difficult to read against the background, so
this update is to see what I can do about that problem. As you can see, I'm
highlighting all the text to have black background, if this works out better, I
will apply this to the other pages as well. Also, I have noticed that, on my
computer at least, the text seems considerably larger when I post the page than
it does in FrontPage. I'm thinking about reducing the size of the text to fix
this. We'll see. - Blinky
Drakkin
07/4/05
I'm back! And I've updated,
too! You can all thank NintendogsBanzai from the Nintendogs Fan Club Forum for
that! She gave me permission to use her Jack Russell Terrier pictures here on
the site. Go to the Media page and check out the 10 new thumbnails to get a look
at the Jack Russell Terrier as they look in Nintendogs!
[UPDATE] I have also registered for a
free domain name, so now you can either come by this address or
http://www.canisnintendae.tk! Also,
check out the new Guestbook at the bottom of this page! I'd love to hear some
feedback about the site!
And finally, I created a News
page for all the older news and updates. If you missed an update and want to see
what was done, that's the place to go. The latest news will be displayed on the
front page until the next update. - Blinky
Drakkin
06/24/05
Nothing new today. Just a
little heads up that I will be going on a family trip for the next week, so I
won't be able to check my email or update the page until I get home. So don't be
surprised if it takes me a while to get back to any emails. - Blinky
Drakkin
06/21/05
Added a couple links to the
and our first Affiliate, HandHeld World, to the links page! Also, added another
question to the Gameplay section of the FAQ. - Blinky
Drakkin
[UPDATE] Added another website
to the Links page under affiliates! This time it's a German Nintendogs site,
created by Tomy! Also, I added pictures of each breed as they look in-game to
the Breeds and Media sections. (The exception being the Jack Russell and 3 US
exclusives.) - Blinky
Drakkin
06/20/05
Canis nintendae has finally
launched! After a week of nit-picking over the content of this site, I've
finally gotten around to putting it on the web! Enjoy!
Note to visitors! Have you
recently imported the Japanese version of Nintendogs? Want to write about your
experiences with your very first puppy and have it posted on this site? Then
send me an email!
Share your experiences with other Nintendogs fans! All you have to do is write
about your Nintendogs experience. Need some ideas on what to write? Try checking
out the April archives of Puppy Times
Blog. (Look in the April Archives.) I reserve the right to edit any
submitted content for spelling and grammar. (But that doesn't mean you shouldn't
go over the spelling and grammar first, yourself! =P ) Thanks! - Blinky
Drakkin
[UPDATE] Whoops! The only links that were working
were the Media section and the Nintendogs Fan Club. Darn case sensitive links...
Well, anyway, I fixed that up, so it should be working correctly now. (And
what's a launch without some problems, eh?) - Blinky Drakkin
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