Nintendo Character Dog Names

Introduction

Founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi on September 23, 1889, Nintendo initially started out as a card company who made simple, yet fun family games that were aimed at young children. The company continued to focus on this business model for more than 60 years before finally turning their attention to the burgeoning electronic gaming market of the late 1970's and early 1980's, with the release of their Game & Watch series of handheld games. Since then, Nintendo has gone on to become one of the world's foremost leaders in terms of electronic entertainment, as the company has produced dozens of iconic gaming franchises which, in turn, are the homes of some of gaming's most popular and beloved characters.

Nintendo Character Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Nintendo Character Dog

K.K. Slider

There are many famous dogs native to the Nintendo Universe, but one that's become particularly popular among fans both young and old is the travelling musician, K.K. Slider. K.K. is a small, adorable, guitar playing dog from the Animal Crossing franchise, a series of games that focus on supplying players with a number of city and home renovating tasks. K.K. Slider is something of an enigma in the Animal Crossing world, as he only shows up at specific times of the day to put on very low key and understated but nevertheless masterful concerts for the residents of each respective game's main city.

K.K. Slider has a very easy going personality, akin to a counterculture Beatnik or a Hippie, which occasionally leads him to express anti establishment sentiments in a number of different conversations with the iconoclastic musician. K.K. Slider's voice is also as equally unique as his personality, as the dog speaks and sings in a melodic, synthetic voice; the dog's distinctive vocal patterns are so important because they are one of the main attributes that has made him so instantly recognizable among Nintendo fans. K.K. Slider's standout vocals also serve him well whenever he moonlights as a DJ, under the name D. J. K.K.

Outside of the Animal Crossing series, K.K. Slider has made numerous appearances in the ever popular Super Smash Bros. series. K.K. first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a collectible game trophy that players could obtain using Smash Coins at the Melee lottery. K.K Slider would then go on to make recurring appearances in the Smash Bros. titles following Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. WiiU respectively, as a collectible trophy once again. But starting with Super Smash Bros. Brawl, K.K. bucked the trend of simply being a collectible trophy for fans to acquire, making a full on cameo appearance at the selectable stage Smashville where the mysterious mutt, as one might expect, is throwing a concert for the citizens of Smashville as well as the fighters themselves.

There's quite a bit of speculation in regards to which real world dog breed K.K. Slider most represents; some fans think he resembles an all white Pug, while others think he shares more physical characteristics with an all white Pit Bull. To add to the dog's mystique, many fans also speculate that the very concept of K.K. Slider was inspired by the sound designer of the Animal Crossing series, Kazumi Totaka, as K.K. Slider's first name is Totakeke, which is a play on Kazumi's name.

Nintendo Character Dog Name Considerations

When it comes to the sheer amount of memorable gaming titles Nintendo has produced over the years, the Japanese based electronic entertainment company is virtually unmatched in this regard; Nintendo is the company behind such world renowned titles as the Super Mario Bros. Series, the Legend of Zelda series, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, the Super Smash Bros. franchise, and many, many more. It's often been said that one has to choose to focus on either quality or quantity in order to find success as a business, but Nintendo has somehow been able to do both for more than half of a century. They've been able to consistently produce high quality games, at a large volume, which feature worlds and characters that people have genuinely come to love while also leading the pack in terms of innovation and creativity in the electronic gaming market.

Why give your dog a name based off of a Nintendo character? Because chances are that you, or someone you know, are already very well acquainted with a character or gaming franchise from Nintendo's massive stable; everyone and their mother has heard of Pikachu and friends (especially thanks to the surge of popularity that Pokemon GO experienced in 2017) and Super Mario has appeared in movies and TV shows in addition to the multitude of enormously popular games he's starred in. The characters from Nintendo's line up are among some of the most enduring and respected characters in contemporary pop culture, so consider naming your dog after them if you'd to give your pet a virtually timeless name.

Male Nintendo Character Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
3	Kirby This adorable pink little guy was can absorb enemies by inhaling them like a vacuum
3	Link The green tunic garbed player game from the Legend of Zelda series
3	Bowser Mario's rival and the King of the Koopas
3	Ness The psychic child protagonist from the Earthbound series
2	Falco A close comrade of Fox's
2	Ganon The name of Ganondorf's monstrous, pig-like form
2	Junior A nickname attributed to one of Bowser's sons, Bowser Jr.
1	Fox The character from the Star Fox games
1	Roy The main Lord from Fire Emblem: the Binding Blade
1	Chrom A very popular character from Fire Emblem: Awakening
1	Pikachu The mascot of the Pokemon franchise and a lovable, durable Electric Type Pokemon
1	Luigi Mario's younger brother with a respectable fan following of his own
1	Blue Taken from Captain Falcon's famous ride, the Blue Falcon
0	Slider The last portion of K.K. Slider's name
0	Tom A reference to Tom Nook, from the Animal Crossing games
0	Resetti A high strung mole that implores Animal Crossing players to turn the game off properly
0	Lucas Another psychic protagonist from Earthbound 3
0	Pit The main character from the Kid Icarus series
0	Captain Based off of Captain Falcon, one of the best racers from the F Zero series
-1	K.K. K.K. Slider's more often used truncated name
-1	Mario Nintendo's mascot and the titular character from the Super Mario franchise
-2	Hitmonlee This Bruce Lee inspired Pokemon is a Fighting Type
-2	McCloud Fox's last name
-2	Lombardi Falco's last name
-2	Ganondorf Link's rival and the wielder of the Triforce of Power
-2	Rob Based off of Nintendo's Robotic Operating Buddy
-2	Marth The main character from the first and second Fire Emblem games
-2	Eliwood Roy's father and one the main characters from Fire Emblem: the Blazing Blade
-2	Hector Eliwood's close friend and one of the few ax wielding Lords
-2	Meta Knight A mysterious being who resembles Kirby and wields a sword

Female Nintendo Character Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
3	Zelda The namesake of the Legend of Zelda series
2	Toadette A female member of Toad's species who was first introduced in Mario Kart: Double Dash
1	Samus The player character from the Metroid series
1	Misty A gym leader from the Pokemon series who uses Water Type Pokemon
1	Isabelle This friendly Shih Tzu is a mayor in the Animal Crossing series
1	Daisy Another princess who's close friends with princess Peach
1	Rosalina This celestial princess first debuted in Super Mario Galaxy
1	Lucina A female Lord from Fire Emblem Awakening and one of Marth's descendants
1	Lyn A samurai like Lord from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
1	Twintelle A movie star from the game ARMS who uses her hair to fight
1	Alice Based off of the main character from the Balloon Kid Game Boy game
1	Wendy Bowser's only daughter and the sole female member of the Koopa Kids
1	Impa A female character from the Legend of Zelda series who has made multiple appearances
1	Pearl A pop star and newscaster from Splatoon 2's Inkopolis
1	Marina Pearl's cohort and fellow Inkopolis pop star
1	Pauline The Mayor of New Donk City has come a long way from the first Donkey Kong game
1	Nell Orange Star's Commander-In-Chief
1	Catherine Another name associated with Nell
1	Sami The leader of Orange Star's Special Forces branch in Advanced Wars
1	Domino Sami's nickname
0	Midna An impish character who assisted Link in Twilight Princess
0	Mipha The princess of the Zora in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WIld
-1	Shiek Princess Zelda's alternate, ninja like persona
-1	Peach The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and a friend of the Mario Bros.
-1	Candy Kong Donkey Kong's love interest in many of the DK games
-1	Micaiah One of the main characters from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
-1	Pneuma A sentient Blade from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
-1	Palutena The angelic goddess that Pit faithfully serves
-1	Guinivere A female sage from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
-1	Ribbon Girl A pop singer from the game ARMS