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In a new study, ghostly canine companion Polterpup from Luigi’s Mansion 3 has been voted as the most pettable dog in video games.
Gamers have declared Luigi’s Mansion 3 to have the most pettable dog in the world of video games.
After becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of a “tummy rub button,” Protect My Paws conducted an in-depth Twitter investigation to find out which game has the most pettable canine companion. The company, which helps compare pet insurance plans, carried out its investigation by collating data from the popular Twitter @CanYouPetTheDog. The account offers an extensive catalog of pettable animals that can be found in video games.
The investigation began by counting the number of liked tweets for each video game dog, which resulted in a resounding victory for Polterpup. The ghostly canine found in Luigi’s Mansion 3 boasts more than 124,000 likes, over 47,000 likes ahead of Dog Petting Simulator in second place. Despite the pup being a ghost, Luigi still gets the option to pet and hug him throughout the game, an option available fairly early in the newest spooky adventure from Nintendo.
Protect My Paws also went a step further, using the same methodology to find out which currently un-pettable pooch gamers wish they could pet, which saw Bloodborne’s rabid hell hounds coming out on top. With over 45,000 likes, they narrowly beat out Cenobia from Shadow of the Colossus, with a respectable 42,000 likes.
Tristan Cooper created the Twitter account that made this investigation possible in response to the troublesome depiction of dogs in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, and the lack of ability offered to players to aid them.
In a 2019 interview, Cooper, who was running the Twitter account anonymously at the time, stated: “I was frustrated that The Division 2 purposely put dogs in a poor situation, meant to evoke empathy from the player, but there was no way to comfort or care for these hungry, frightened creatures.” The account quickly grew in popularity, gaining more than 250,000 followers in its first three months, and now standing at over half a million.
Cooper went on to address the possibility that the Twitter account would put pressure on smaller developers to include this feature in future games, saying, “My worst nightmare would be a harassment campaign springing forth as a result of one of my posts.”
Source: Protect My Paws, Twitter
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