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s developed and published by

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for the

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. It is the successor to Jupiter's Nintendo-published Picross games including the ''

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'' series and ''

Picross DS is a puzzle video game developed by Jupiter and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the second Picross game to be released by Nintendo in Europe and North America after ''Mario's Picross'' suffered a comm ...

''.

Games

Spin-offs

Jupiter used the mechanics and UI of their ''Picross e'' games as the basis for a number of licensed spin-off games:

Reception

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

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and

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References

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External links

''Picross e'' official website

2011 video games Jupiter (company) games Nintendo 3DS games Nintendo 3DS-only games Nonograms Video game franchises introduced in 2011 Video games developed in Japan

Games

Spin-offs

Reception

See also

References

External links