Picross e

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Picross e
Genre(s) Puzzle
Developer(s) Jupiter
Publisher(s) Jupiter
Platform(s) Nintendo 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 .

Contents

Games

Games and their Dates of Release
GameDate of Release
JapanEuropeNorth America
Picross e27 July 2011 [1] 6 September 2012 [2] 13 June 2013 [3]
Picross e228 December 2011 [4] 24 January 2013 [5] 25 July 2013 [6]
Picross e312 June 2013 [7] 14 November 2013 [8] 3 October 2013 [9]
Picross e420 November 2013 [10] 22 May 2014 [11] 1 May 2014 [12]
Picross e511 June 2014 [13] 13 November 2014 [14] [15]
Picross e624 December 2014 [16] 30 July 2015 [17] 6 August 2015 [18]
Picross e727 April 2016 [19] 22 December 20165 December 2016 [20]
Picross e820 December 2017 [21] 18 January 201821 December 2017
Picross e98 August 2018UnreleasedUnreleased

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
GameDate of Release
JapanEuropeNorth America
Club Nintendo Picross13 September 2012UnreleasedUnreleased
Club Nintendo Picross Plus9 October 2013UnreleasedUnreleased
Pokémon Picross 2 December 20153 December 20153 December 2015
My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 17 March 201631 March 201631 March 2016
Pictlogica Final Fantasy12 July 2017UnreleasedUnreleased
Sanrio Characters Picross25 April 201828 June 201819 July 2018

Reception

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Picross e 73/100 [22]
Picross e2 68/100 [23]
Picross e3 66/100 [24]
Picross e4 68/100 [25]
Picross e5 70/100 [26]
Picross e6 72/100 [27]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dutton, Fred (21 July 2011). "Picross E announced for 3DS". Eurogamer . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ McFerran, Damien (3 September 2012). "Nintendo Download: 6th September 2012 (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Hilliard, Kyle (10 June 2013). "Picross e Appears On Nintendo's Website, Releasing This Week". Game Informer . Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Bivens, Danny (23 December 2011). "Tetris and New Picross Coming to Japan eShop". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (21 January 2013). "Nintendo Download: 24th January 2013 (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (25 July 2013). "Nintendo Download: 25th July (North America)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (19 July 2013). "Picross e2 Set For July Release in North America, e3 Arrives in September". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (11 November 2013). "Nintendo Download: 14th November (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (3 October 2013). "Nintendo Download: 3rd October (North America)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (19 May 2014). "Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Calvert, Darren (1 May 2014). "Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (10 November 2014). "Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (13 November 2014). "Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (27 July 2015). "Nintendo Download: 30th July (Europe)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (6 August 2015). "Nintendo Download: 6th August (North America)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (19 April 2016). "Picross e7 is Heading to Japan Very Soon". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  20. ↑ Vogel, Mitch (15 December 2016). "Picross e7 Launches in North America Tomorrow". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "ピクロスe8 | ニンテンドー3DS | 任天堂".
  22. ↑ "Picross e for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "Picross e2 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Picross e3 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  25. ↑ "Picross e4 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "Picross e5 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "Picross e6 for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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