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

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 e73/100 [22]
Picross e268/100 [23]
Picross e366/100 [24]
Picross e468/100 [25]
Picross e570/100 [26]
Picross e672/100 [27]

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

See also

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