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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. It was later succeeded by the Picross S series.

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Picross e
GenrePuzzle
DeveloperJupiter
PublisherJupiter
PlatformNintendo 3DS
First releasePicross e
6 September 2011
Latest releasePicross e9
8 August 2018

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. It was later succeeded by the Picross S series.

On 29 February 2024, a year after the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS's Nintendo eShop, Jupiter released Picross S+, a compilation of every puzzle previously included in the Picross e series, with the first game's puzzles being included in the base game, and the rest being sold as separate downloadable content.

Games

Games and their Dates of Release
Game Date of Release
Japan Europe North America
Picross e 27 July 20111 6 September 20122 13 June 20133
Picross e2 28 December 20114 24 January 20135 25 July 20136
Picross e3 12 June 20137 14 November 20138 3 October 20139
Picross e4 20 November 201310 22 May 201411 1 May 201412
Picross e5 11 June 201413 13 November 20141415
Picross e6 24 December 201416 30 July 201517 6 August 201518
Picross e7 27 April 201619 22 December 2016 5 December 201620
Picross e8 20 December 201721 18 January 2018 21 December 2017
Picross e9 8 August 2018 Unreleased Unreleased

The puzzles of the Picross e series were later re-released as part of Picross S+ for Nintendo Switch.

Spin-offs

Jupiter used the mechanics and UI of their Picross e games as the basis for a number of licensed spin-off games:

Games and their Dates of Release
Game Date of Release
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

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Picross e 73/10022
Picross e2 68/10023
Picross e3 66/10024
Picross e4 68/10025
Picross e5 70/10026
Picross e6 72/10027

Reception towards the series from professional critics has been "average" according to aggregate review website Metacritic and GameRankings.

See also

See also

  • Picross, the puzzle series that Picross e is a part of;
  • Picross S, the successor to the Picross e series, for the Nintendo Switch;
  • Nonogram, the puzzle genre featured in the Picross series.
References

References

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