Picross S7 Is Coming, With Stylus Support And A Big Picross Sale

I have a difficult time going back to this format after the excellent 3D versions on the DS and 3DS.

I hope previous Picross S games will have this patched in.

After completing ALL of the Picross games on 3DS and the first three on Switch, I'm burned out. I might download the SEGA one at some point, but I feel no burning in the bosom (as of yet) to get sucked back in, especially with the abundance of games that I would rather devote my time to.

I sought a copy of Picross 3D for the original DS a few months ago and loved it (I had previously completed the 3DS instalment).

Wake me up when we get Picross 3D: Round 3 on Switch, hopefully with a physical release too (and touch controls goes without saying).

Excellent timing, and I'm hoping for the same thing as you @CharlieGirl , support for previous entries would be great

Yooo that’s awesome! I’m currently knee deep in a Picross craze so I’ll have to check out that sale!

My rule is no more buying Picross until I finish the one I am playing (or it goes on sale).

Time to buy the previous one on sale. 😊

Glad they finally added touch support but (3)DS is still the best console for Picross and I still have couple of e games to finish so I'm in no hurry to pick this one up. Most likely never will. Although I was never intending to buy the rest of the e games before they halved the price, so we'll see.

I've completed 4 Picross games this year with total play time of 90 hours. 2/3 of that time was spent on Picross 3D: Round 2 while the rest is split between e4, e5 and e6. I've also designed bunch of puzzles throughout the year. I was also programming a solver AI but I got distracted and left it in a buggy state. I need to get back to it. I was quite happy with how it was turning out.

Out now? Jupiter's website tells a different story: https://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/switch/picrosss7/index.php

@Zverik Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that one later tonight.

Only Picross games I've played in recent days are Pokémon and Twilight Princess on 3DS and Picross S and the SEGA edition, Mario's Super Picross on the NSO as well. I have a lot of catch-up to do on both consoles, including Picross 3D: Round 2.

If the discount is big enough for the other Switch Picross games, I will get the ones I don't have.

I've exhausted Picross for now but might try the 3D ones on DS/3DS for some variety.

Jupiter should use an AI to procedural generate the puzzles, there's no need for so many versions. Or maybe they already have an automated Picross generator in their office during the last few decades.

Picross S# is my filler game, the one I always have going to do a puzzle or two at the end of the day. I just finished S5, so nice to have this sale to pick up S6 soon.

No it isn't. Not in the UK, at least.

The weird thing is, when you return to any game in the series after a while, it's like a new game. And I have so many on my 3ds... Including the excellent 3D ones and the crossovers with Zelda and Pokemon. And STILL I'd want a new one, even with the standard Switch controls it's addictive... But even on sale it's kind of expensive...

Still waiting on the day they finally decide to give us custom puzzles. sighs

I am waiting to see if Pictooi ever goes on sale.

Add my vote for the Picross 3D series. Round 3 for Switch would be a Day One purchase. I'd even re-buy Round 1 & 2 for Switch. Such perfect puzzle games that make regular Picross about as much fun as solo Pong.

According to jupiters website release date is: U.K./EU/AU December 27, NA January 10th.
Nintendo life: out now! Derp!
Also where is this sale you speak of? Elusive as your Diablo 2 review.

xari228 openly weeps.
I was so excited when I saw this headline! I was like: Yes! Just in time for the holidays.
Then I check and recheck the eShop and finally come back to read the comments...
Whyyyyyyyyy?
Why you do me dirty like that??!!
jk. I'll live. I'll be sad. But I'll live.

@Burning_Spear that was by HAL, not Jupiter.

@NoTinderLife or just make dlc packs. why not. but on the other hand, the new music and bg colors we get in each edition are fun.

Someone needs to re-read the press release when they wake up…

i can't imagine ever wanting to play this with stylus instead of button controls myself but enough people wanted it that it's pretty inexcusable that it took this long to do it.

nintendo really needs to get away from their philosophy of "every game has one perfect control scheme that will work for everyone, and having control options is an admission that we failed at finding that perfect scheme"

@Tandy255 This was honestly such a bad experience for me. It just had to look at Picross to know what to do, but it failed so hard. (Plus loading a puzzle took forever!)

@Wouwter Thanks! I was curious what others thought that had played it. Now I will have less FOMO.

@Iamcardboard Almost all of the Picross games for NSW are on sale now — at least for Canada.

@james_squared thank you, yes I have noticed they have since gone on sale today.

Sigh, it's not out. Great reporting skills.

Apologies for the mistake, folks. The article has been updated with the actual release date.

But a gentle reminder: Please don't be nasty in these comments. It was an easy mistake to make.