Puzzle Series

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Puzzle Series is a series of puzzle video games by Hudson Soft.

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Titles

Games in the main Puzzle Series brand are collected as numbered volumes according to platform.

DS Puzzle Series

Games in the DS Puzzle Series are:

On October 5, 2007, Hudson began to phase out the Puzzle Series brand, announcing a new puzzle series for the Nintendo DS. The titles are:

DSiWare games

In 2009, Hudson began releasing DSiWare adaptations of some of its puzzle games:

  • Sudoku 50! (Sudoku Student in America), adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released March 18, 2009 in Japan, [10] June 26, 2009 in Europe [11]
  • Sudoku 150! (Sudoku Master in America), adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released March 18, 2009 in Japan, [10] June 29, 2009 in America [12]
  • Illustlogic, adapted from Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic, released April 15, 2009 in Japan [10]
  • Illustlogic + Nihon no Mukashi Banashi (イラストロジック＋日本の昔話), adapted from Illustlogic DS + Colorful Logic, released September 30, 2009 in Japan [10]
  • Sudoku Sensei, adapted from Sudoku DS: Nikoli no Sudoku Ketteiban, released May 29, 2008 in Japan, [13]

Wii PUZZLE Series

Games in the Wii PUZZLE Series are:

A Crossword game, presumed to be branded as a Puzzle Series game,[ citation needed ] was announced by Hudson at the Japanese Wii Preview event on September 14, 2006 with a projected release in March 2007, [16] but was never released.

Jigsawpuzzle

Puzzle Series features a Jigsawpuzzle sub-brand, which includes:

Hudson stopped using Jigsawpuzzle branding for jigsaw puzzle games with the announcement of Jigsawpuzzle DS: DS de Meguru Sekai Isan no Tabi as part of a new puzzle series in October 2007. [8]

3DS game

In 2011, Hudson released its final puzzle game, a Nintendo 3DS game collection of four Nikoli puzzles: Sudoku, Shikaku, Hashiwokakero and Light Up. It was released in Japan on June 2 as Sudoku to 3-Tsu no Puzzle: Nikoli no Puzzle Variety (数独と3つのパズル～ニコリのパズルバラエティ～, Sudoku and 3 Puzzles: Nikoli Puzzle Variety); [22] in Europe on June 9 as Sudoku – The Puzzle Game Collection; [23] and in America as Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle on October 25. [24] [25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dssudoku Archived 2007-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-05-08. Retrieved 2007-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 3 http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/061115.pdf%5B‍%5D
  4. ↑ (in Japanese) パズルシリーズ Vol.8 ナンクロ | Puzzle Seriese Vol.8 NANKURO Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Vol.921221DS [ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2007/070306.pdf%5B‍%5D
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 1 2 3 DS+1DS+ 1025DS2 [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Ds "Sudoku" [ permanent dead link ]
  10. 1 2 3 4 "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. ↑ "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  12. ↑ "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.co.jp. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  13. ↑ "Online Sudoku Löser Tool". SudokuLöser.de. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  14. ↑ Vol.1 321 Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2008/080709.pdf%5B‍%5D
  16. ↑ Hudson Entertainment - Video Games, Mobile Games, Ringtones, and More! Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060728.pdf%5B‍%5D
  18. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (2006-07-17). "Non-Game Flood - IGN". Ds.ign.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  19. ↑ http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2006/060927_2.pdf%5B‍%5D
  20. ↑ 2 329DS(R) [ permanent dead link ]
  21. ↑ (in Japanese) ジグソーパズル きょうのわんこ 公式サイト Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ "KONAMI コナミ製品・サービス情報サイト". Hudson.jp. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  23. ↑ "Sudoku - The Puzzle Game Collection | Nintendo 3DS | Games". Nintendo. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  24. ↑ "Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle for Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo Game Details". Nintendo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  25. ↑ "Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
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