Picross is a series of Nonogram puzzle video games created by Nintendo.
20 games have been released with Picross NP divided in eight "volumes" for a total of 27 releases:
- Mario's Picross (March 14, 1995), Game Boy. Released in 2011 for 3DS Virtual Console. Released worldwide for both consoles.
- Mario's Super Picross (September 14, 1995), Super Famicom. Originally only released in Japan, released worldwide for Wii Virtual Console in 2006 and for Wii U Virtual Console in 2013.
- Picross 2 (October 19, 1996), Game Boy. Only released in Japan.
- Picross NP Released only in Japan for the Satellaview in eight volumes:
- Picross NP Vol. 1 (April 1, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 2 (June 1, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 3 (August 1, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 4 (October 1, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 5 (December 1, 1999)
- Picross NP Vol. 6 (February 1, 2000)
- Picross NP Vol. 7 (April 1, 2000)
- Picross NP Vol. 8 (June 1, 2000)
- Picross DS (January 25, 2007), Nintendo DS. Released worldwide.
- Rittai Picross (March 12, 2009), Nintendo DS. Released worldwide; titled Picross 3D outside Japan.
- Club Nintendo Picross (2012), Nintendo 3DS. Released through Club Nintendo only in Japan.
- Picross e (June 13, 2013), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Picross e2 (July 25, 2013), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Picross e3 (October 03, 2013), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Club Nintendo Picross Plus (October 2014), Nintendo 3DS. Released as the final downloadable Club Nintendo platinum reward in Japan.
- Picross e4 (May 01, 2014), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Picross e5 (November 13, 2014), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Picross e6 (August 06, 2015), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Rittai Picross 2 (October 1, 2015), Nintendo 3DS. Released worldwide; titled Picross 3D: Round 2 outside Japan.
- Pokémon Picross (December 2, 2015), Nintendo 3DS.
- My Nintendo Picross - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (March 30, 2016), Nintendo 3DS. A My Nintendo-exclusive downloadable game.
- Picross e7 (April 27, 2016), Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Rittai Picross 2 (September 1, 2016), Nintendo 3DS. Released worldwide; titled Picross 3D Round 2 outside Japan.
- Picross S (September 28, 2017), 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. | 1
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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. | 2
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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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| Pokémon | December 02, 2015 | Pokémon Picross is a crossover between the two series; additionally Picross NP Vol. 1 includes images from the Pokémon series. | 1
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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. | 1
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| Super Smash Bros. | September 01, 2016 | Picross 3D Round 2 features compatibility with Super Smash Bros. amiibo. | 3 |
