Jupiter has been the primary developer behind the most recent Picross games, which have all been released on the eShop. While the first several games were just simple entries in the series that featured pixel art recreations of common things, the series branched out into new territory with the latest release, Pokémon Picross. It seems that Jupiter is going to continue this trend, as dataminers recently have uncovered evidence of another licensed Picross game.
My Nintendo – the new Nintendo loyalty program – is due to roll out later this month, and it seems that there'll be a game released around the time of its launch to drive promotion. A Twitter user named Cellenseres has found evidence of My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, evidently the latest entry in the Picross series. Data suggests that the game has a tentative release date of 31st March, but only time will tell. Naturally, this should be taken with a grain of salt, but the timing and nature of this game would certainly make sense in the grander scheme of things.
What do you think? Will you be interested in picking this up? What do you think of My Nintendo exclusive games? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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Nice it will include mega picross. Love that mode.
I would love this. I love Picross games. I hope they announce when the My Nintendo account is coming soon
Maybe now I'll finally complete a Zelda game.
Doesn't nintendo go a bit overboard with the Picross games recently? Yet ANOTHER Picross?!
That said, I would still love Picross 3D 2 though!
@FierceRagnar Exactly. Exclusivity is a services lifeblood, i get that. But companys need to realize that, after a certain time, it is important to make that stuff available in some form or another simply to preserve it.
Punch Out Wii arrived on the "VC", it would have been possible to bump up the price a little and include the Doc Louis DLC with it.
Stuff like this is why i support console (soft) modding.
Its not always about piracy, but to preserve some of gaming historys more obscure titles.
@Henmii Well, its a timeless format. Personally, i think a stream of Picross games is pretty harmless, as the games individually only have so much to offer.
As for Picross 3D, it was supposed to get a 3DS sequel, but i have never heard anything about it past its initial reveal.
Well, it will be Twilight Princess' handheld debut, at least.
I got a joke what does Nintendo and farmers both have in common
They both milk
@Einherjar Picross 2 has already launched in Japan, I've been playing it.
Also I'm wondering if My Nintendo will ever deliver the two Club Nintendo picross games that we never got?
Hope it's coming to Wii U. 3DS has plenty Picross already.
I'll give this a try when it's available. Hopefully it won't be like Pokemon Picross where I was put off it because it was too reliant on microtransactions.
WANT IT WANT IT WANT IT
Data miners - ruining surprises since 2015.
@Einherjar,
I love Picross, yet I fear Picross fatigue. And come on Nintendo, there are tons of franchises you could reanimate instead of creating yet another Picross. My point: The resources, as small as they may be are better spend on other things (A new F-Zero, a new 3D Metroid, etc).
As for Picross 3D 2: Its out in Japan for a few months, but we still need western dates.
I love Picross, so this comes as great news! Still, I want them to localize Picross 3D 2 already, the first one was easily my favorite Picross yet.
Eh, this looks pretty fakey. Calling BS on this one.
I would like a Picross game for the Wii U, the gamepad would be perfect for the larger puzzles.
Hopefully it won't be a free to play like Pokemon Picross, ended up deleting it in the end.
Wii U please - why no Picross love when it has a touchscreen too?
@Sean_Aaron Don't worry, I'm sure a Virtual Console one will arrive eventually (Europe does actually have that Mario Picross game from the Super Famicom.) XD
As for this, it does sound like something Nintendo would do....but I dunno.
Yeah the SFC one is there, but need the touch controls for max fun.
Neat. I'm mainly just looking forward to My Nintendo to roll out, though.
That's a pretty nice incentive. If this is a legit release, it could also be a good demonstration of the cross-platform/cross-buy feature they teased My Nintendo would support. It would be a disappointment if they do not make this multi-device supported.
The picture looked so much like straight-up Twilight Princess on 3DS that I peed myself a little.
@Majora_MOOBS Bad joke.
As long as they don't do what they did with Pokemon Picross (stupid micro-transactions) and I'm in. Just give. me a straight up game, that costs x amount of dollars and I'm sold.
Ugh. I don't even like Picross.
@Majora_MOOBS To be fair, pretty much every company milks their most popular franchises.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is a My Nintendo exclusive that they give to people who apply for the program early on to get as many people as possible to sign in.
If that's the case though, I don't expect much from this content wise.
@Henmii You cant really compare these to Picross games really.
The framework is done, all they have to do is create new pixelart for you to fill in. Basically no effort what so ever.
And because they are this easy, i dont fear them taking up development time from other games.
Picross has a fixed playtime, meaning, once you knoe the picture, you can solve the puzzles even without hints.
I think its adecuate at which rate they put out new puzzles. And for the pricepoint they are going for, you cant really complain either ^^
So the "Twilight Princess 3D" leak from like a year ago wasn't entirely false after all.
Yeah! That's "almost" perfect. If only my country could be available in "My Nintendo" service... but, as always, Nintendo forgets about Latin America (specifically South America).
Hoping this is true, also hoping it's not going to be a repeat of Pokemon Picross. That game had good promise, but when they make it necessary to buy picrites or log in every day for about a month straight to unlock more boards, I tend to uninstall immediately. I'd rather pay my $5 and have the whole game to enjoy.
@Majora_MOOBS
" what does Nintendo and farmers both have in common? "
....they're both out standing in their field..
Great. Love Picross.
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