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Quite a handful of unused text exists within the Nintendogs games, revealing various scrapped breeds, items, and functions. Some text is only found in the Japanese versions, whereas some text is only found in international releases. It's a bit hectic...

Breeds#

Unfinished text for the removed papillon and maltese breeds can be found across all relevant text files. The golden retriever was left unfinished in the Japanese games, so its strings are not used in those games. The strings for papillon and maltese were left untranslated in international versions, however, the Spanish and French localizations left the strings blank.

Kennel Text#

shop.bmg contains the text used in various shops, including the dog kennel. The number strings would have been replaced with proper descriptions of the respective breeds.

ゴールデン・Ｒ

Golden Retriever

09124_01

09124_01

パピヨン

Papillon

09125_01

09125_01

マルチーズ

Maltese

09126_01

09126_01

Breed Names#

For NPC conversations and some system text, the game picks the breed names from stat.bmg. There's a short name and a full name for all breeds, though these names may be the same for some breeds.

ゴールデン

golden

ゴールデン･レトリーバー

golden retriever

パピヨン

papillon

マルチーズ

maltese

Items#

item.bmg reveals several scrapped item concepts that were removed for unknown reasons. Some item texts are only found in Japanese versions, some are only found in international versions. There are three texts for every item, the name, the shop/walk description, and the inventory description. The two descriptions are often the same.

Japanese-only#

The Japanese Nintendogs games contain text for several removed items, including many records. The text for these was left blank in all other releases. Some leftover data for these can be found in the files, though. The IDs were taken from the Japanese versions.

Pair of Chocolate Glasses#

チョコ入りメガネ

Pair of Chocolate Glasses

エキセントリックなデザインに
気になるあの娘もクギづけ!?
おいしそうなメガネです。

Chonmage#

ちょんまげヘア

Chonmage

日本古来のヘアスタイルを
楽しむ味わい深いヘアです。
日本男児を演出します。

Monkey#

さる

Monkey

【ショップ用テキスト】
さる

[Shop Text]
Monkey

ニセモノのさる。
ゼンマイを まわして
はなすと 動き出す。

A fake monkey.
When you turn the spring and
release it, it starts to move.

Famous Music Box (Temporary)#

名曲オルゴール(仮)

Famous Music Box (Temporary)

名曲オルゴール 4(全5個)
どこかで聞いたことのある
音楽をオルゴール曲に。

「名曲オルゴール(仮)」
聞き覚えのあるあの声が･･･
ハンドルをまわすと流れます。

"Sounds of the World" Record (Temporary)#

世界の音(仮)

Sounds of the World (Temporary)

「世界の音」
犬飼さんの秘蔵のレコード。
どこかで聞いた音が･･･

[Sounds of the World]
One of Archie's treasured records.
It sounds like something you've heard before.

"Daurian Redstart" Record#

コイガタキ

Daurian Redstart

「コイガタキ」
犬飼さんの秘蔵のレコード。

[Daurian Redstart]
One of Archie's treasured records.

"Metronome" Record#

メロトノーム

Metronome

「メロトノーム」
犬飼さんの秘蔵のレコード。

[Metronome]
One of Archie's treasured records.

"Small Gift" Record#

ささやかなおくりもの

Small Gift

「ささやかなおくりもの」
犬飼さんの秘蔵のレコード。

[Small Gift]
One of Archie's treasured records.

"Most Beautiful Sound in the World" Record#

世界一美しい音

Most Beautiful Sound in the World

「世界一美しい音」
犬飼さんの秘蔵のレコード。

[Most Beautiful Sound in the World]
One of Archie's treasured records.

International-only#

These only exist in the international releases and were meant to be added to the game. Why they were cut is unknown, though. IDs 416 to 418 are blank text for some unknown item.

Feather Boa#

Feather Boa

Federboa

Boa

Boa de plumas

Boa di struzzo

Your pup will be the belle of
the doggy ball in this
fabulous boa.

Mit dieser fabelhaften Boa
wird dein Hund die Schönheit
jedes Hundeballs sein.

Qui sera la plus belle pour
aller danser?

Esta maravillosa boa
convertirá a tu perrita
en la reina del baile.

Con questo accessorio, la
tua cucciola si sentirà come
una diva degli anni trenta.

Your pup will be the belle of the
doggy ball in this fabulous boa.

Mit dieser fabelhaften Boa
wird dein Hund die Schönheit
jedes Hundeballs sein.

Qui sera la plus belle pour aller
danser?

Esta maravillosa boa
convertirá a tu perrita
en la reina del baile.

Con questo accessorio, la
tua cucciola si sentirà come
una diva degli anni trenta.

Bandana#

Bandana

Bandana

Bandana

Pañuelo bandana

Bandana

Give your dog a little bit
of a bad-boy edge with this
tough-guy accessory.

Mit diesem Schmuck für harte
Kerle erhält dein Hund den
Touch eines bösen Jungen.

Un petit air de mauvais
garçon grâce à cet
accessoire.

Dale un aire malote a
tu cachorro con este
accesorio.

Con questo accessorio, il tuo
cucciolo sembrerà un monello.

Give your dog a little bit of a
bad-boy edge with this tough-guy
accessory.

Mit diesem Schmuck für harte
Kerle erhält dein Hund den
Touch eines bösen Jungen.

Un petit air de mauvais garçon
grâce à cet accessoire.

Dale un aire malote a
tu cachorro con este
accesorio.

Con questo accessorio, il tuo
cucciolo sembrerà un monello.

Unseen Descriptions#

A few items cannot be found on walks or sold in shops. Nevertheless, these items have hidden text that cannot be encountered during normal gameplay.

【ショップ】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップ】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップ】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップで表示されない】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップで表示されない】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップで表示されない】

(Doesn't Appear in Shop)

(Nicht käuflich)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Non appare nei negozi)

【ショップ用テキスト】

(Does not appear in shop)

(Does not appear in shop)

(No está disponible
en la tienda.)

(Does not appear in shop)

表示されない

(Does not appear)

(Does not appear)

(Does not appear)

Menus#

The game features several menu screens, so it's not a surprise to find some unused menu texts scattered around. Most of the game's system and menu text is stored in main.bmg, except where noted.

Destination Selection#

It may have been intended to show this on the top screen when the player is in the menu where the player can select Walk, Bark Mode, etc.

移動先を選んでください。

Choose your destination.

Wähle dein Ziel.

Elige tu destino.

Dog's Status#

This line would have been displayed when viewing the dog's status screen.

飼犬情報

Trainer Info

Trainer-Info

Entrenador

Info addestratore

Trainer Info#

These lines were intended to be used on the trainer info menu, but since this screen uses unique textures for its buttons, the text labels are never required. They can be found in option.bmg.

飼主情報

Trainer Information

Trainer-Information

Entrenador

Dati addestratore

フレンドリスト

Friend List

Freunde

Amigos

Amici

歴代記録

Trainer Accomplishments

Trainer-Leistungen

Logros

Risultati addestratore

システム設定

System Settings

Systemeinstellungen

Configuración

Impostazioni

Walks#

There's plenty of unused text intended to be used when walking your dog. They have been removed in the French and Spanish translations. All of these are found in walking.bmg, except where noted.

Returning Home#

When the player returns home, the game gives various hints and clues about the dog's wellbeing. However, the following text is never used.

家に つきました。
<DOG> は
ちょっとまんぞく
したみたいです。

You've returned home.
<DOG> seems to be
somewhat satisfied.

Du bist wieder zu Hause.
<DOG> scheint ziem-
lich zufrieden zu sein.

Siete di nuovo a casa:
<DOG> sembra
abbastanza felice.

Meanwhile, the following line would have been used when returning home, without talking about the dog's wellbeing. It was left untranslated.

おつかれさまです。
これで散歩を終了します。

Dog Interactions#

The following lines can be found in main.bmg. Longer variations of these strings are used after encountering NPC dogs during walks.

なかよく あそんでいます。

They're playing well
together.

Sie scheinen gerne miteinan-
der zu spielen.

Están jugando.

おたがいに
気になるようです。

They seem to be very
curious about one another.

Sie scheinen sich sehr
füreinander zu
interessieren.

Parecen sentir cierta
curiosidad mutua.

あんまり なかよく
ないようです。

They don't seem to get
along very well.

Sie scheinen sich nicht
besonders gut zu
verstehen.

No parecen llevarse bien.

Dog Fight#

This strange text implies that a dog can lose a fight when encountering an angry dog. This would have been quite disturbing for a cute game like Nintendogs.

ケンカに負けて
逃げ帰ってしまいました。
散歩を終了します

NPC Comments#

These lines were left untranslated. Apparently, it was planned that the game comments on the NPCs encountered during walks.

○○さんは、
知的な男の人でした。

○○さんは
犬好きのおじさんでした。

○○さんは、
犬好きのおばさんでした。

○○さんは、
マニアックな女の人でした。

○○さんは、
キレイな女の人でした。

○○さんは、
マニアックな男の人でした。
※訓練士？

○○さんは、
元気な男の子でした。

犬飼さんは、
いろいろ詳しい人でした。

Shops#

Some unused text for various shops can be found in shop.bmg.

Kennel#

This would have informed the player about newly-unlocked breeds when visiting the kennel. In the final game, the player gets informed about this while at home. Aside from this, breeds can be unlocked through Bark Mode and special items as well.

飼主ポイントが上がったので
あたらしい犬種が
追加されました。

Since you've earned more
trainer points, a new breed
has been added to the list.

Interior Decorator#

Like the previous bit of text, the player would be informed about new interior styles when visiting the interior decorator store. However, the player gets informed about this while at home in the final game. Furthermore, new styles can be unlocked through Bark Mode as well.

飼主ポイントが上がったので
あたらしい部屋が
追加されました。

Since you've earned more
trainer points, there are now
more room styles for you to
choose from.

Da du mehr Trainerpunkte
gesammelt hast, stehen nun
mehr Stilrichtungen zur
Auswahl.

Grâce à vos gains de points
d'entraîneur, de nouveaux
styles de décoration sont
disponibles.

Ora che i tuoi punti
addestratore sono
aumentati, puoi scegliere fra
un numero maggiore di
arredamenti.

Secondhand Shop#

This text might have been used when the player attempts to sell important items like the White Record or Modern Clock, a scenario that is not possible in the final game.

このグッズは
買い取れません。

We don't carry this product,
so we can't buy it from you.

Dieses Produkt führen wir
nicht. Daher können wir es
leider nicht kaufen.

Désolé, nous ne pouvons pas
racheter cet objet.

No trabajamos con este
artículo, así que no
podemos comprártelo.

Non trattiamo questo
prodotto, mi dispiace.

Bark Mode#

The following texts suggest that Bark Mode would have worked a bit differently when failing to connect to another player.

Connection Timeout#

This text was intended to be used as a timeout message when the player could not connect to another player using Bark Mode. In the final game, the game keeps looking for a connection indefinitely. This line can be found in net.bmg.

通信ができない状況です。

Unable to find a partner.

Es konnte kein Partner
gefunden werden.

No se ha encontrado
ningún amigo.

No Encounter#

This text was presumably meant to be displayed when the player returns from Bark Mode after no player has been encountered. In the final game, no text is displayed in this scenario. This text can be found in main.bmg.

<DOG>このグッズは
買い取れません。

<DOG> didn't meet
anybody on <HIS/HER> way.

<DOG> hat leider
niemanden getroffen.

<DOG> no se ha
encontrado con nadie.

Training#

The game elaborates on the training sequences in-depth, but some bits of text are not used. These can be found in main.bmg.

Trick Training#

These two bits of text would have been used when the player trains their first dog. This might have been used somewhere after teaching the player's dog the first trick.

なかなか
うまくいかないようですね。
もう一度コツをおしえます。

It doesn't seem to be working
for you, huh? Pay close
attention so you can be sure
you're training <HIM/HER>
properly.

Irgendwie scheint es nicht zu
klappen, wie? Pass gut auf,
damit du auch richtig
trainierst.

No acabas de cogerle el
tranquillo. Presta atención
para asegurarte de que
<HIM/HER> estás adiestrando
correctamente.

さっそく
ためしてみましょう。

Why don't you give it a try?

Versuche es doch mal!

¿Por qué no lo intentas?

Trick Teaching#

When attempting to teach a new trick even though no more tricks can be taught, the game prevents the player from using the audio and text input. The first text reveals that the player could easily overwrite a trick, though. Furthermore, it also seemed to be possible to cancel naming the trick whereas the player is forced to enter a name in the final game.

<TRICK>を
忘れていいですか？

Is it OK to forget
<TRICK>?

Soll <TRICK>
vergessen werden?

¿Seguro que quieres olvidar
"<TRICK>"?

いまおしえた芸は
おぼえなくても いいですか？

Is it OK if <DOG> doesn't
learn the trick you just
taught <HIM/HER>?

Ist es O.K., dass <DOG> den
gerade erlernten Trick
wieder vergisst?

¿Seguro que no quieres que
aprenda la orden que le
acabas de enseñar?

Disc Competition#

The following lines were intended to be used when the player's dog makes a mistake in a disc competition. The disc competition text can be found in event.bmg.

ファンブル！

Fumble!

Fumble!

落としたっ！

<DOG> dropped it!

<DOG> dropped it!

こぼれたっ！

It's on the turf!

It's on the turf!

もったいない！

Oh, what a waste!

Oh, what a waste!

おっと！ はじいたっ！
もったいない！

Oh! <DOG> dropped it!
What a waste!

Oh! <DOG> dropped it!
What a waste!

おしいっ！
キャッチできないっ！

Oh! So close! But <DOG> just
couldn't bring it in...

Oh! So close! But <DOG> just
couldn't bring it in...

あー！
こぼれたっ！

Oops! That's a drop.

Oops! That's a drop.

あーっ！
もったいない！

Oh! Now that's a missed
opportunity...

Oh! Now that's a missed
opportunity...

However, the following four texts were never translated...

おっと！ はじいたっ！
<DOG>選手！
しっかり投げてくれよと
言わんばかりの様子！

キモチじゃ負けてないですよ。

おっと、こぼれたっ！
<DOG>選手！

油断は禁物ですよ！

こぼれたー！
こぼれたー！

犬飼さんも
興奮しています！

おっと、ここまできて
落としてしまった
<DOG>選手！

あーー
もったいない！

Miscellaneous#

ジョイスポット

The names for the NPC dogs encountered during walks are found in a separate BMG text file, rendering the dummy name inside the dog attribute files unused. The text actually translates to Joy Spot, referring to a Nintendo service established during the GBA lifetime. Joy Spots refer to special locations in shops and public places where players could connect wirelessly and receive official events. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were the first games to be supported.

ダミー

The Japanese word for Dummy can be found in some text files, including npcdog.bmg and video.bmg.

--

This stubby text occupies ID 75 of main.bmg. There's not much to say about this...

Duplicates#

Some texts are shared across files, for example the Yes and No options. Not all shared texts are used though, which renders some duplicates unused. Interestingly, the text input characters string duplicate in etc.bmg was removed in the French translation. Also, the file default.bmg contains the text shared by all competitions, however, the file is never loaded.

To Be Checked#

The following texts are speculated to be unused, but this still needs to be verified...

; Part of bark mode text. Afaik, the player is never forced to leave. Also, Bark Mode stops wireless connection after encountering another player.
main 83
<DOG> seems to have
left. Maybe it's time you
went home, too.

; Text to be used when the game boots, but how can this be triggered?
etc 19
Your system cannot
currently use the DS
Wireless function.

; I think the game either starts a new save file or tells the player the save is corrupted.
etc 20
Data could not be loaded.
Turn the power off and
reinsert your Game Card.

; More bark mode stuff, apparently.
main 67
You can't use wireless
communication now.