<s>
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
pet	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
launched	O
earlier	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
online-enabled	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
Nintendo-published	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
brand	O
itself	O
was	O
not	O
revealed	O
until	O
early	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
,	O
including	O
various	O
breeds	O
of	O
dogs	O
and	O
cats	O
,	O
and	O
training	O
exercises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
camera	O
input	O
uses	O
facial	O
recognition	O
technology	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitions	O
have	O
five	O
cups	O
each	O
:	O
Junior	O
,	O
Amateur	O
,	O
Pro	O
,	O
Master	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
hats	O
are	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
built-in	O
app	O
,	O
StreetPass	O
Mii	O
Plaza	O
by	O
unlocking	O
them	O
when	O
a	O
dog	O
or	O
cat	O
hero	O
defeats	O
an	O
enemy	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
room	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Find	O
Mii	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comes	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
versions	O
:	O
Nintendogs	B-Device
+	I-Device
Cats	I-Device
:	I-Device
French	I-Device
Bulldog	I-Device
&	I-Device
New	I-Device
Friends	I-Device
,	O
Nintendogs	B-Device
+	I-Device
Cats	I-Device
:	I-Device
Golden	I-Device
Retriever	I-Device
&	I-Device
New	I-Device
Friends	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendogs	B-Device
+	I-Device
Cats	I-Device
:	I-Device
Toy	I-Device
Poodle	I-Device
&	I-Device
New	I-Device
Friends	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
breeds	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
games	O
return	O
plus	O
eight	O
new	O
breeds	O
including	O
:	O
French	O
Bulldog	O
,	O
Basset	O
Hound	O
,	O
Great	O
Dane	O
,	O
and	O
Pomeranian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Making	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Nintencats	O
just	O
did	O
n't	O
seem	O
right	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
brought	O
cats	O
into	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendogs	B-Device
+	I-Device
Cats	I-Device
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
74.14	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
71/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
38/40	O
but	O
still	O
the	O
highest	O
points	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launch	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
launch	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
sales	O
of	O
1.71	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
officially	O
the	O
first	O
platinum	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
