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# Today on KS: Nintendogs + Cats has its day.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/today-on-ks-nintendogs-cats-has-its-day/
- Published: 2011-05-23T16:56:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:53:50.000Z
- Description: Nintendogs + Cats for the 3DS is your typical pet sim. But for Jon Irwin, that’s exactly why it lacks the feeling of caring for a real pet: What does it mean to love a fake version of a real thing? How do we become attached to, essentially, lines of code? I guess if you zoomed in close enough, even
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![](http://killscreendaily.com/includes/img/focus-areas/dog_slide.jpg)

*Nintendogs + Cats* for the 3DS is your typical pet sim. But for Jon Irwin, that’s exactly why it lacks the feeling of caring for a real pet:

> *What does it mean to love a fake version of a real thing? How do we become attached to, essentially, lines of code? I guess if you zoomed in close enough, even my beloved pet, the “real” Teddy, was nothing more than strands of DNA-no different from the strings of ones and zeros in my 3DS cartridge. But the animal reacts to your behavior: You praise her and she barks triumphant; ignore her and be consumed by expectant whimpering. Neglect a living creature and neglect a part of the breathing, changing world around you. Neglect a game and its circuitry gathers dust, the same whether it’s played for 80 hours or left to sit on a warehouse shelf.*

Read the rest [here](http://killscreendaily.com/articles/resurrecting-teddy?ref=killscreen.com).