Miyamoto Planned 16 Versions Of Nintendogs

Did you think the initial three versions of Nintendogs was overkill? Well, it was going to be a lot worse if Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto had his way.

In a recent Iwata Asks segment, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata chatted with creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto and development head Hideki Konno about the history of Nintendogs and the upcoming 3DS followup Nintendogs + Cats.

In the talk, the group spoke about how the original release plans included many more editions than the original Dachshund, Lab, and Chihuahua titles. Miyamoto said he wanted 16 different Nintendogs games!

Here's and excerpt form the interview:

Iwata: Then you explained to the sales people that the game begins from the moment you look at the store display in the real life and trying to decide which dog to choose. (laughs)

Miyamoto: That's actually what I wanted to do.

Iwata: But when we consulted with Sales, we understood it would be hard for the retail outlets and ended up settling on three versions. This time, when we said, "Won't one version be enough?" the sales people said, "Absolutely not!" (laughs)

[via Destructoid]