Picross e

For the successor series, see Picross S.

Picross e is a series of nonogram puzzle video games developed and published by Jupiter for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. It is the successor to Jupiter's Nintendo-published Picross games including the Mario's Picross series and Picross DS.

Picross e
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Developer(s)	Jupiter
Publisher(s)	Jupiter
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
First release	Picross e 6 September 2011
Latest release	Picross e9 8 August 2018

Games

Games and their Dates of Release

Game	Date of Release
	Japan	Europe	North America
Picross e	27 July 2011[1]	6 September 2012[2]	13 June 2013[3]
Picross e2	28 December 2011[4]	24 January 2013[5]	25 July 2013[6]
Picross e3	12 June 2013[7]	14 November 2013[8]	3 October 2013[9]
Picross e4	20 November 2013[10]	22 May 2014[11]	1 May 2014[12]
Picross e5	11 June 2014[13]	13 November 2014[14][15]
Picross e6	24 December 2014[16]	30 July 2015[17]	6 August 2015[18]
Picross e7	27 April 2016[19]	22 December 2016	5 December 2016[20]
Picross e8	20 December 2017[21]	18 January 2018	21 December 2017
Picross e9	8 August 2018	Unreleased	Unreleased

Spin-offs

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

Games and their Dates of Release

Game	Date of Release
	Japan	Europe	North America
Club Nintendo Picross	13 September 2012	Unreleased	Unreleased
Club Nintendo Picross Plus	9 October 2013	Unreleased	Unreleased
Pokémon Picross	2 December 2015	3 December 2015	3 December 2015
My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	17 March 2016	31 March 2016	31 March 2016
Pictlogica Final Fantasy	12 July 2017	Unreleased	Unreleased
Sanrio Characters Picross	25 April 2018	28 June 2018	19 July 2018

Reception

Aggregate review scores

Game	Metacritic
Picross e	73/100[22]
Picross e2	68/100[23]
Picross e3	66/100[24]
Picross e4	68/100[25]
Picross e5	70/100[26]
Picross e6	72/100[27]

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

See also

• Mario's Picross, a Picross game made by Nintendo and Jupiter.
• Picross DS, the predecessor to the Picross e series for the Nintendo DS.
• Picross 3D: Round 2, a spinoff, 3D version of Picross for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Picross S, the successor to the Picross e series for the Nintendo Switch.
• Nonogram