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"Nintendo has hired canine actor Uggie as its first ever &amp;#039;spokesdog&amp;#039;. The Jack Russell rose to fame for his starring role in the Academy Award-nominated The Artist, including winning the 2011 &amp;#039;Palm Dog&amp;#039;.   Although Uggie&amp;#039;s trainer recently announced that he is retiring from films, the dog&amp;#039;s retirement does not appear to include video game advertising. Uggie will appear alongside his owner Omar Von Muller and the Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS to promote Nintendogs + Cats. &amp;quot;Uggie didn&amp;#039;t have to sit up and beg for his role as Nintendo&amp;#039;s spokesdog,&amp;quot; said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo America&amp;#039;s executive vice-president of sales and marketing. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s truly our pleasure to work with a star of Uggie&amp;#039;s magnitude, especially to help animal lovers and portable gaming fans discover the fun of Nintendogs + Cats.&amp;quot; Nintendogs + Cats was released last year at the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. It is available in three versions, each with unique dog breeds. Uggie&amp;#039;s appointment is also in recognition of Responsible Pet Owners Month, an animal welfare initiative. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Hangover&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;War Horse&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;The Artist&amp;#039;: Scene-stealing animals in pictures &amp;gt; Digital Spy reviews Nintendogs + Cats Watch Uggie in action in the trailer for The Artist below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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