AR Cards

AR Cards are specially made cards for the Nintendo 3DS that allow the player to play augmented reality games. Six cards come packaged with every Nintendo 3DS unit, each one featuring a Nintendo character or objects.

List of games
The following are a list of games (excluding the preinstalled AR Games) that make use of the AR Cards and what each one does.


 * Nintendogs + Cats - In this game, players can see their puppy by placing an AR Card on the table. The puppy walks around but doesn't do much beyond that. If the gamer places a Nintendo character AR card on the table, the puppy will appear donning a symbol of that character. For example, if the player puts the Mario card on the table, the puppy will appear with Mario's hat. The total list of characters is listed below:
 * Mario: Puppy wears Mario's hat.
 * Link: Puppy wears Link's hat and wears a wig that resembles Link's hair.
 * Samus Aran: Puppy wears Samus' helmet.
 * Kirby: Puppy wears a hat that looks similar to Kirby.
 * Pikmin: Puppy wears a hat that is similar to the top of a Blue Pikmin's head.