Picross e
Picross e is a series of nonogram puzzle video games developed and published by Jupiter for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is the successor to Jupiter's Nintendo-published Picross games including the Mario's Picross series and Picross DS.
Picross e | |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Developer(s) | Jupiter |
Publisher(s) | Jupiter |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
First release | Picross e 6 September 2011 |
Latest release | Picross e9 8 August 2018 |
Games
Game | Date of Release | ||
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Japan | Europe | North America | |
Picross e | 27 July 2011[1] | 6 September 2012[2] | 13 June 2013[3] |
Picross e2 | 28 December 2011[4] | 24 January 2013[5] | 25 July 2013[6] |
Picross e3 | 12 June 2013[7] | 14 November 2013[8] | 3 October 2013[9] |
Picross e4 | 20 November 2013[10] | 22 May 2014,[11] an | 1 May 2014[12] |
Picross e5 | 11 June 2014[13] | 13 November 2014[14][15] | |
Picross e6 | 24 December 2014[16] | 30 July 2015[17] | 6 August 2015[18] |
Picross e7 | 27 April 2016[19] | 22 December 2016 | 5 December 2016[20] |
Picross e8 | 20 December 2017[21] | 18 January 2018 | 21 December 2017 |
Picross e9 | 8 August 2018 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
Spin-offs
Jupiter used the mechanics and UI of their Picross e games as the basis for a number of licenced spin-off games:
Game | Date of Release | ||
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Japan | Europe | North America | |
Club Nintendo Picross | 13 September 2012 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
Club Nintendo Picross Plus | 9 October 2013 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
Pokémon Picross | 2 December 2015 | 3 December 2015 | 3 December 2015 |
My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 17 March 2016 | 31 March 2016 | 31 March 2016 |
Pictlogica Final Fantasy | 12 July 2017 | Unreleased | Unreleased |
Sanrio Characters Picross | 25 April 2018 | 28 June 2018 | 19 July 2018 |
Reception
Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
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Picross e | 74.89% | 73/100[22] |
Picross e2 | 67.14% | 68/100[23] |
Picross e3 | 63.33% | 66/100[24] |
Picross e4 | 69.33% | 68/100[25] |
Picross e5 | 68.33% | 70/100[26] |
Picross e6 | 66.67% | 72/100[27] |
Picross e7 | 65.00% | – |
Picross e8 | 60.00% | – |
Reception towards the series from professional critics has been "average" according to aggregate review website Metacritic and GameRankings.
See also
- Mario's Picross, a Picross game made by Nintendo and Jupiter.
- Picross S, the successor to the Picross e series for the Nintendo Switch.
- Nonogram
References
- Dutton, Fred (21 July 2011). "Picross E announced for 3DS". Eurogamer. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- McFerran, Damien (3 September 2012). "Nintendo Download: 6th September 2012 (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Hilliard, Kyle (10 June 2013). "Picross e Appears On Nintendo's Website, Releasing This Week". Game Informer. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Bivens, Danny (23 December 2011). "Tetris and New Picross Coming to Japan eShop". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (21 January 2013). "Nintendo Download: 24th January 2013 (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (25 July 2013). "Nintendo Download: 25th July (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (19 July 2013). "Picross e2 Set For July Release in North America, e3 Arrives in September". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (11 November 2013). "Nintendo Download: 14th November (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (3 October 2013). "Nintendo Download: 3rd October (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "ピクロスe4オフィシャルサイト" [Picross e4 Official Site]. Jupiter (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (19 May 2014). "Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Calvert, Darren (1 May 2014). "Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "ピクロスe5オフィシャルサイト" [Picross e5 Official Site]. Jupiter (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (10 November 2014). "Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (13 November 2014). "Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "ピクロスe6オフィシャルサイト" [Picross e6 Official Site]. Jupiter (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (27 July 2015). "Nintendo Download: 30th July (Europe)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (6 August 2015). "Nintendo Download: 6th August (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Whitehead, Thomas (19 April 2016). "Picross e7 is Heading to Japan Very Soon". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Vogel, Mitch (15 December 2016). "Picross e7 Launches in North America Tomorrow". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000044255
- "Picross e for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Picross e2 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Picross e3 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Picross e4 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Picross e5 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Picross e6 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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