Ninten...cats?
The producer of many popular games, including Mario Kart 64 and Nintendogs, Hideki Konno, hints at Nintencats.
Article By:
Luigi
Published:
23 Aug 2005
Eurogamers recently interviewed Hideki Konno, the man behind popular games such as Mario Kart 64, Nintendogs and the upcoming Mario Kart DS. He talks of future iterations of Nintendogs, involving different animals, possibly cats to start. Read on for the full interview:
Eurogamer: You mentioned there that you were looking at other types of animals [to be included in Nintendogs]... Why did you pick puppies in the end?
Hideki Konno: We narrowed down the candidates into dogs and cats - after all, they are the two main types of companion animals loved by people all around the world. Why dogs instead of cats? Well, one of the things we really wanted to do was to let players teach tricks by utilising their own voices.
Cats are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning tricks, and also we wanted to have animals with much more fun-loving natures - we wanted the animals to be able to take part in contests, such as agility competitions, and we wanted people to be able to take their pets for a walk. So we decided that dogs were more preferable than cats when it came to realising those elements.
Eurogamer: Hmm... So does that mean you have no plans to do another version of the game which features cats?
Hideki Konno: Actually we are not excluding the possibility of developing games based on other animals. Now, with the success of Nintendogs in Japan, we are considering other options.
Eurogamer: So, er, Nintencats is a real possibility then?
Hideki Konno: To tell the truth, we were already starting to develop a cat-based game at the outset of this project. So we already have the cat models, voice data and so on.
Eurogamer: All righty then... When do you reckon we can expect Nintencats?
Hideki Konno: Give me more time to review the possibilities!
It seems that Nintendogs was so popular that the game's creators can't wait to create new possibilities for a new version of the game. We'll keep you updated with any more info as it becomes available.
Eurogamer: You mentioned there that you were looking at other types of animals [to be included in Nintendogs]... Why did you pick puppies in the end?
Hideki Konno: We narrowed down the candidates into dogs and cats - after all, they are the two main types of companion animals loved by people all around the world. Why dogs instead of cats? Well, one of the things we really wanted to do was to let players teach tricks by utilising their own voices.
Cats are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning tricks, and also we wanted to have animals with much more fun-loving natures - we wanted the animals to be able to take part in contests, such as agility competitions, and we wanted people to be able to take their pets for a walk. So we decided that dogs were more preferable than cats when it came to realising those elements.
Eurogamer: Hmm... So does that mean you have no plans to do another version of the game which features cats?
Hideki Konno: Actually we are not excluding the possibility of developing games based on other animals. Now, with the success of Nintendogs in Japan, we are considering other options.
Eurogamer: So, er, Nintencats is a real possibility then?
Hideki Konno: To tell the truth, we were already starting to develop a cat-based game at the outset of this project. So we already have the cat models, voice data and so on.
Eurogamer: All righty then... When do you reckon we can expect Nintencats?
Hideki Konno: Give me more time to review the possibilities!
It seems that Nintendogs was so popular that the game's creators can't wait to create new possibilities for a new version of the game. We'll keep you updated with any more info as it becomes available.
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