Picross is a series of Nonogram puzzle video games created by Nintendo.
Video Games[]
- Mario's Picross (March 14th, 1995) for Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- Mario's Super Picross (September 14th, 1995) for Super Famicom, Wii Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- Picross 2 (October 19th, 1996) for Game Boy and Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- Picross NP (April 1st, 1999 - June 1st, 2000) for Satellaview. Released in eight volumes:
- Picross NP Vol. 1 (April 1st, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 2 (June 1st, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 3 (August 1st, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 4 (October 1st, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 5 (December 1st, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 6 (February 1st, 2000)
- Picross NP Vol. 7 (April 1st, 2000)
- Picross NP Vol. 8 (June 1st, 2000)
- Picross DS (January 25th, 2007) for Nintendo DS
- Rittai Picross (March 12th, 2009) for Nintendo DS and Wii U Virtual Console. Titled Picross 3D outside Japan.
- Club Nintendo Picross (2012) for Nintendo 3DS Released through Club Nintendo only in Japan.
- Picross e (June 13th, 2013) for Nintendo 3DS
- Picross e2 (July 25th, 2013) for Nintendo 3DS
- Picross e3 (October 3rd, 2013) for Nintendo 3DS
- Club Nintendo Picross Plus (October 2014) for Nintendo 3DS. Released as the final downloadable Club Nintendo platinum reward in Japan.
- Picross e4 (May 1st, 2014) for Nintendo 3DS
- Picross e5 (November 13th, 2014) for Nintendo 3DS
- Picross e6 (August 6th, 2015) for Nintendo 3DS
- Rittai Picross 2 (October 1st, 2015) for Nintendo 3DS. Titled Picross 3D: Round 2 outside Japan.
- Pokémon Picross (December 2nd, 2015) for Nintendo 3DS
- My Nintendo Picross - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (March 30th, 2016) for Nintendo 3DS. A My Nintendo-exclusive downloadable game.
- Picross e7 (April 27th, 2016) for Nintendo 3DS
- Rittai Picross 2 (September 1st, 2016) for Nintendo 3DS. Titled Picross 3D Round 2 outside Japan.
- Picross S (September 28th, 2017) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S2 (August 2nd, 2018) for Nintendo Switch
- Kemono Friends Picross (October 4th, 2018) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S3 (April 25th, 2019) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross Lord of the Nazarick (July 25th, 2019)
- Picross S4 (April 23rd, 2020) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S5 (November 26th, 2020) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S6 (April 22nd, 2021) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (August 5th, 2021) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S7 (December 23rd, 2021) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S8 (September 29th, 2022) for Nintendo Switch
- Picross S9 (April 27th, 2023) for Nintendo Switch
Links to Other Series[]
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Mario | March 14, 1995 | Mario's Picross and Mario's Super Picross are part of both series. |
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Yoshi | June 01, 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 2 includes images from the Yoshi series. | 2 |
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Kirby | August 01, 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 3 and Rittai Picross 2 include images from the Kirby series. | 2 |
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Star Fox | October 01, 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 4 and Vol. 6 include images from the Star Fox series. | 2 |
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Wario | February 01, 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 7 includes images from the Wario series. | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | February 01, 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 8 includes images from the Donkey Kong series. |
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Metroid | January 25, 2007 | Picross DS includes an image of Samus from Metroid. | 2 |
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Ice Climber | January 25, 2007 | Picross DS includes an image from Ice Climber. | 2 |
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Balloon Fight | January 25, 2007 | Picross DS includes an image from Balloon Fight. | 2 |
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Famicom Robot | March 12, 2009 | Picross 3D includes a model of R.O.B. as one of the puzzles. | 2 |
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Mii Plaza | September 2015 | Mii Plaza includes a Puzzle Swap puzzle based on Picross 3D: Round 2. | 2 |
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Pokémon | December 02, 2015 | Pokémon Picross is a crossover between the two series; additionally Picross NP Vol. 1 includes images from the Pokémon series. | 1a |
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Zelda | March 30, 2016 | My Nintendo Picross - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a crossover between the two series; additionally Picross NP Vol. 5 and Picross DS include images from the Zelda series. |
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Super Smash Bros. | September 01, 2016 | Picross 3D Round 2 features compatibility with Super Smash Bros. amiibo. | 3 |
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Kemono Friends | October 4, 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross is a crossover between the two series. | 1a |
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Overlord (Kagune Maruyama) | July 25, 2019 | An special collaboration event titled Picross Lord of the Nazarick is included in Picross S. | 1a |
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Sonic | August 5, 2021 | Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition includes puzzles based off Sonic the Hedgehog. | 2 |
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Alex Kidd | August 5, 2021 | Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition includes puzzles based off Alex Kidd. | 2 |
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Phantasy Star | August 5, 2021 | Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition includes puzzles based off Phantasy Star. | 2 |
