It has been 12 lengthy years since we final heard the notorious directions of “Fortunate, Daisy, Baxter” whereas we sat in a totally sound-proofed room trying to show our canine its identify within the 3DS’ Nintendogs + Cats. After all, this adopted the six 12 months wait after the discharge of the unique Nintendogs on the DS — a watershed second the place an enormous variety of us spent every day strolling, cleansing and taking part in with the digital pups. And now, it appears to be like like there may be extra canine content material from Nintendo to return.
A current patent, dated seventeenth January 2023, appears to counsel that Nintendo is engaged on a brand new technique to carry the world of digital canine again into our houses (thanks, My Nintendo Information). This time round, the know-how all appears to be about augmented actuality and the flexibility to position a digital object (a canine, within the instance given) into an actual world setting as captured by way of a digital camera.
The diagrams used within the patent all appear to depict this going down by way of a sensible cellphone, hinting {that a} Nintendogs cell app may be the route that Nintendo goes down right here. This might make plenty of sense. Nintendo has been dipping its toes within the pool of cell gaming for some time now with different success. Whereas the makes an attempt have slowed down barely as of late, one thing just like the mass enchantment of Nintendogs can be a fairly protected guess for bringing folks again round to the thought.
Some photographs from the current patent might be discovered under, displaying how the know-how would enable the consumer to position the digital pup in a real-world setting.
The cell route does appear to be the obvious selection, it’s true, however we could not assist however discover that nowhere on this patent does it state that the know-how is being made for a sensible gadget solely. No, no. As a substitute, the one requirement of the host gadget is that’s has a digital camera. Hmmm, might we really be a design for one thing that may run on a camera-included Nintendo gadget? Maybe a brand new console?? Get your tinfoil hats on people, the conspiracy theories are about to start!
Maybe the Swap’s successor could have a digital camera and be capable to run no matter is subsequent for Nintendogs, but when we’re trustworthy, the cell route does appear extra seemingly for the second. The catch-all enchantment of the Nintendogs franchise is a positive fireplace technique to kick Nintendo’s cell apps up a gear and all the diagrams do appear to level to such a situation. Then once more, there’s at all times an opportunity…
What do you make of a possible Nintendogs return? Is that this for cell solely or one thing else with a digital camera? Bark your ideas within the feedback under!
