Jupiter Is Releasing A Sega Themed Picross Game On The Nintendo Switch

Sega Picross AKA Sonic Picross since Sega only cares about pumping out rushed sonic games at this point

I am completely burned out from Picross games. I just can't keep up. I finished the furry one on Switch and more recently the Sanrio one on 3DS, but they demand dozens of hours and I really would rather be playing something different with my AU$470 handheld.

With that said, SEGA crossover Picross sounds mildly tempting, but I would expect it to be comprised of 90% Sonic.

@PBandSmelly BS sega includes Atlus

@Silly_G there's a furry picross game?

I really like these themed Picross games. Will buy day one.

Bring back Pokemon Pinball...

@Silly_G I am still on Picross S3... but I’d buy this.

@Late I like the themed ones, too. Like the Twilight Princess one.

Animal Crossing Picross please. Sonic is so boring.

Might check it out, but I'm always on the fence with buying these picross games. On the 3DS it seemed normal - but on a TV? I don't know...

@jobvd When has Atlus released a rushed game? They'll take so much time making a game they sometimes have to announce them again 😂
They haven't changed too much since being bought by Sega - if anything they have helped since they pushed for the PC ports of Catherine and P4G.

@mesome713 Somewhat ironic saying Sonic is boring but asking for an Animal Crossing picross. Sonic has gone through many levels of terrible over the years, but boring is definitely not a word used to describe it.

@AxeltheBuizel : Kemono Friends. It's a Japanese franchise comprised of manga/anime/merchandise etc. but it has never really gained traction in the West.

Most of the puzzles were of girls dressed as animals which were at best vague in their resemblance.

sign me up for more Picross

@Silly_G That's my biggest gripe with Picross games nowadays. They have plenty of puzzles that don't look like anything until they are done and they add color to them. That's why I still enjoy the puzzle design in Mario's Picross more. They couldn't add color to puzzles on Game Boy so the result had to be recognizable. Simplicity is the key. Although they went a different route with Picross 2 where they had 30x30 images divided into 4 15x15 puzzles. It worked but I still preferred the original.

With themed Picross it's harder since the complexity is not in their hands. But they can still choose which characters to go for. Maybe put more focus on the simpler designs?

Here are some Sega themed puzzles by me to demonstrate the problem. They are not optimized. You can crop some stuff out while keeping the character recognizable (Alex Kidd's head could be its own 15x15 puzzle) but it in general I find it hard to fit stuff into small grids. Of course I don't really try to either. I tend to make mine art first. If it ends up small, that's a plus. That 10x10 Nights is bit of an exception. I tried to fit it into as small of a space as possible so I had to make a lot of sacrifices. Maybe too many?

@jobvd even without Atlus, Sega does a lot more than Sonic. I mean you could easily argue they milk Yakuza more than Sonic at this point, plus there's all the stuff they license out, and their PC franchises.

I dont really care what the theme is...just sign me up for more picross.

I still assuming no touchscreen support.

I will obviously take this game up.

@Late : I was referring to the artwork of the girls in Kemono Friends being vague in their resemblance to the animals that they are purportedly dressed as, but I absolutely agree with your points as well (nice work, by the way!).

@Silly_G Ah, ok. I misunderstood. And thanks. As much as I enjoy playing Picross, nowadays I probably enjoy making my own puzzles even more.

I love picross, but wish it was on 3DS, might take a look though as I love Sega

@Kawaiipikachu I've refused to buy any of the Switch offerings because of no touchscreen support. To me it's the most natural way to play Picross. I bought all the Jupiter Picross games on DS and 3DS. And it's so easy to implement touchscreen too (I've written loads of pc, console and mobile games where touchscreen is implemented, including several Picross games). It doesn't have to be touchscreen only, but why lose sale for not including it as an option?

It’s a pity it’s only the Master System and MegaDrive. I hope this means we’ll be getting a separate game for the Saturn and Dreamcast and they haven’t been forgotten again by Sega.

Sounds awesome, I love themed picross when it's a theme I'm interested in!

Had fun with Murder by Numbers but I would have appreciated touch screen support. Might stick to the 3DS Picross games for now.

@zitpig On the 3DS Picross games, I preferred buttons over the touchscreen. However, you are totally right. Include both interfaces as an option. Especially since Switch Lites are handheld only.

@PBandSmelly

What a profoundly ignorant comment. This year SEGA is releasing Yakuza 7 and has already released Sakura Wars on PS4 and a new Hatsune Miku game on the Switch. Sad that I have to spell this out for you, but none of those are Sonic games.

This has me interested, because Picross DS got me used to expecting a bit of animation with the resulting pixel art.

Rather few nonogram games offer that, however, but it seems to be a thing here, do to the rich legacy of SEGA artwork. :3

@Bunkerneath there’s a 3D Picross game.

Keep the Nanograms coming. I started them on the DS and purchased every one since we need some more 3d ones too.

My favourite Picross game was the Picross 3D one for the 3DS where you chipped away at a block to reveal an image. I always wish they'd release one along the same vein for the Switch, but realistically I'm not sure how well it would work without touchscreen support.

@haniwa I love both Pokemon Pinball games, but the one on GBA was something else. I lost dozens of hours of my life trying to catch Rayquaza in that game...just last year actually!

59 titles, everyone. It won't all be Sonic. Here's hoping for a Shining Force puzzle or two.

@outsider83 Yes, I know, it's just i want THIS game on 3DS

Still anxiously waiting.