General NavigationAssuming you don't understand Japanese, the biggest challenge in the import version of Nintendogs is simply figuring out what's what. We'll go over the basics of navigating the game's menu screens as well as provide translations for the more important Japanese text.Here are a few general navigation tips:. When you're prompted by a screen with two small green boxes at the bottom, these boxes typically allow you to 'confirm' or 'cancel' a request. The button on the lower-left is the 'confirm' or 'yes' button, while the button on the lower-right is the 'cancel' or 'no' button. During menu navigation, press the red 'back' arrow in the upper-left corner of the screen to leave the current screen and return to the previous.

To progress through dialog boxes, press the red arrow that appears under the dialog box (in the lower-right corner of the screen).Home::The first screen you'll see is the Home screen. There are five main buttons on this screen, including the center button with no text on it. This button allows you to play with your dog, directly interacting using the stylus.

The top-left button allows you to save your game. If you press this button, you'll be prompted (yes or no) to save. Select yes to save and you'll soon be prompted with another choice. Select the left box to continue playing, or select the right box to shutdown the Nintendo DS and end play.The Goods button will take you to an inventory of your collected goods.

You'll find any toys or items your dog has found on walks here, along with all food and general puppy maintenance products here. When you select most items from this menu, you'll automatically go to a puppy play session where you can either use the item with the puppy or watch the puppy use the item alone.The third button on the left brings you to the 'Menu' where you can go shopping, take your dog for a walk, enter a competition, look for other Nintendogs players nearby, or view an information screen. For more details on taking your puppy for a walk, check the page, or check our page for tips on competing with your dog.Select the lower-left button if you want to search for other Nintendogs players around you. Confirm the first prompt screen and you'll be taken to your Goods menu where you can pick a gift to exchange with another player. Confirm the selection and you'll see your pup walking on the top screen.

Confirm once more to get a new screen with just one button on the bottom. Clicking this button will end the 'bark mode' session, so don't press it until after you've met with your intended Nintendogs buddy. Shopping::The Shopping menu is home to plenty of different things. The goods shop will let you purchase goods that are necessary to maintaining you puppy, such as water, food, shampoo, etc.

Look below for a list of items available in the goods shop—the available goods will change from time to time, but we've marked the more important ones.The recycle shop simply allows you to sell items from your inventory. You can use this to make some money from items that your puppy may have found on walks and to get rid of toys your dog may not like.

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The middle button on on the Shopping screen will take you to the kennel, where you can purchase a new dog, while the reform shop (lower-left) allows you to buy a new apartment (note: it will take a day before you move into a newly purchased apartment). The last option, the dog hotel, allows you store up to five dogs. Storing dogs will let you purchase more (since you can only have three dogs at home at a time). Be careful of the 'give away dog' button—if you go through with this, your dog will be gone forever.Menu Info::From the Home menu, select the 'walk / shop / compete' button to reach the Menu screen and you'll find a small white button to the lower-right. Click this button and you'll see the Information screen with four different sections. The first screen is the owner information which displays a few tidbits of info on the owner of the Nintendog (that's you!), including the number of 'points' you've earned by playing the game. The friends list will display a list of any other Nintendogs players that you've interacted with using bark mode.The progress/stats button takes you to a page that shows your success in the various dog competitions.

The system settings button allows you to tweak certain settings. Press the 'apply' button to save the settings, or press 'cancel' to undo any changes you've made to the settings.