{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{For|the successor series|Picross S}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox video game series | title = Picross e | platforms = Nintendo 3DS | developer = Jupiter | publisher = Jupiter | genre = Puzzle | first release version = ''Picross e'' | first release date = 6 September 2011 | latest release version = ''Picross e9'' | latest release date = 8 August 2018 }}
'''''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''. It was later succeeded by the ''Picross S'' series.
On 29 February 2024, a year after the discontinuation of the Nintendo 3DS's Nintendo eShop, Jupiter released'' Picross S+'', a compilation of every puzzle previously included in the ''Picross e'' series, with the first game's puzzles being included in the base game, and the rest being sold as separate downloadable content.
==Games== {| class="wikitable" |+Games and their Dates of Release ! rowspan="2" |Game ! colspan="3" |Date of Release |- !Japan !Europe !North America |- |''Picross e'' |27 July 2011<ref name="eurog_e1_jp" /> |6 September 2012<ref name="nlife_e1_eu" /> |13 June 2013<ref name="gi_e1_na" /> |- |''Picross e2'' |28 December 2011<ref name="nwr_e2_jp" /> |24 January 2013<ref name="nlife_e2_eu" /> |25 July 2013<ref name="nlife_e2_na" /> |- |''Picross e3'' |12 June 2013<ref name="nlife_e3_jp" /> |14 November 2013<ref name="nlife_e3_eu" /> |3 October 2013<ref name="nlife_e3_na" /> |- |''Picross e4'' |20 November 2013<ref name="jup_e4_jp" /> |22 May 2014<ref name="nlife_e4_eu" /> |1 May 2014<ref name="nlife_e4_na" /> |- |''Picross e5'' |11 June 2014<ref name="jup_e5_jp" /> | colspan="2" |13 November 2014<ref name="nlife_e5_eu" /><ref name="nlife_e5_na" /> |- |''Picross e6'' |24 December 2014<ref name="jup_e6_jp" /> |30 July 2015<ref name="nlife_e6_eu" /> |6 August 2015<ref name="nlife_e6_na" /> |- |''Picross e7'' |27 April 2016<ref name="nlife_e7_jp" /> |22 December 2016 |5 December 2016<ref name="nlife_e7_euna" /> |- |''Picross e8'' |20 December 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000044255|title=ピクロスe8 | ニンテンドー3DS | 任天堂}}</ref> |18 January 2018 |21 December 2017 |- |''Picross e9'' |8 August 2018 |Unreleased |Unreleased |}
The puzzles of the Picross e series were later re-released as part of Picross S+ for Nintendo Switch.
==Spin-offs==
Jupiter used the mechanics and UI of their ''Picross e'' games as the basis for a number of licensed spin-off games:
{| class="wikitable" |+Games and their Dates of Release ! rowspan="2" |Game ! colspan="3" |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== {{Video game series reviews | game1 = Picross e | mc1 = 73/100<ref name="mc1" /> | game2 = Picross e2 | mc2 = 68/100<ref name="mc2" /> | game3 = Picross e3 | mc3 = 66/100<ref name="mc3" /> | game4 = Picross e4 | mc4 = 68/100<ref name="mc4" /> | game5 = Picross e5 | mc5 = 70/100<ref name="mc5" /> | game6 = Picross e6 | mc6 = 72/100<ref name="mc6" /> }} Reception towards the series from professional critics has been "average" according to aggregate review website Metacritic and GameRankings. {{clear}}
==See also== *''Picross'', the puzzle series that ''Picross e'' is a part of; *''Picross S'', the successor to the ''Picross e'' series, for the Nintendo Switch; *Nonogram, the puzzle genre featured in the ''Picross'' series.
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="eurog_e1_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-21-picross-e-announced-for-3ds-article | title=Picross E announced for 3DS | work=Eurogamer | first=Fred | last=Dutton | date=21 July 2011 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="gi_e1_na">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/06/10/picross-e-appears-on-nintendo-39-s-website-releasing-this-week.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613180402/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/06/10/picross-e-appears-on-nintendo-39-s-website-releasing-this-week.aspx | url-status=live | archive-date=13 June 2013 | title=Picross e Appears On Nintendo's Website, Releasing This Week | magazine=Game Informer | first=Kyle | last=Hilliard | date=10 June 2013 | access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="jup_e4_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.jupiter.co.jp/3ds/picrosse4/ | title=ピクロスｅ４オフィシャルサイト | language=Japanese | trans-title=Picross e4 Official Site | work=Jupiter | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="jup_e5_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.jupiter.co.jp/3ds/picrosse5/ | title=ピクロスｅ５オフィシャルサイト | language=Japanese | trans-title=Picross e5 Official Site | work=Jupiter | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="jup_e6_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.jupiter.co.jp/3ds/picrosse6/ | title=ピクロスｅ６オフィシャルサイト | language=Japanese | trans-title=Picross e6 Official Site | work=Jupiter | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc1">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc2">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e2/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e2 for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc3">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e3/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e3 for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc4">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e4/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e4 for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc5">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e5/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e5 for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mc6">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/picross-e6/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=Picross e6 for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e1_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/09/nintendo_download_6th_september_2012_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 6th September 2012 (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Damien | last=McFerran | date=3 September 2012 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e2_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/nintendo_download_24th_january_2013_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 24th January 2013 (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=21 January 2013 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e2_na">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/nintendo_download_25th_july_north_america | title=Nintendo Download: 25th July (North America) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=25 July 2013 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e3_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/picross_e2_set_for_july_release_in_north_america_e3_arrives_in_september | title=Picross e2 Set For July Release in North America, e3 Arrives in September | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead| date=19 July 2013 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e3_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/nintendo_download_14th_november_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 14th November (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=11 November 2013 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e3_na">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/10/nintendo_download_3rd_october_north_america | title=Nintendo Download: 3rd October (North America) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=3 October 2013 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e4_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/nintendo_download_22nd_may_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=19 May 2014 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e4_na">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/nintendo_download_1st_may_north_america | title=Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Darren | last=Calvert | date=1 May 2014 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e5_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_download_13th_november_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 22nd May (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=10 November 2014 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e5_na">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/nintendo_download_13th_november_north_america | title=Nintendo Download: 1st May (North America) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=13 November 2014 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e6_eu">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/07/nintendo_download_30th_july_europe | title=Nintendo Download: 30th July (Europe) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=27 July 2015 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e6_na">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/08/nintendo_download_6th_august_north_america | title=Nintendo Download: 6th August (North America) | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=6 August 2015 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e7_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/04/picross_e7_is_heading_to_japan_very_soon | title=Picross e7 is Heading to Japan Very Soon | work=Nintendo Life | first=Thomas | last=Whitehead | date=19 April 2016 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nwr_e2_jp">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28753/tetris-and-new-picross-coming-to-japan-eshop | title=Tetris and New Picross Coming to Japan eShop | work=Nintendo World Report | first=Danny | last=Bivens | date=23 December 2011 | accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="nlife_e7_euna">{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/picross_e7_launches_in_north_america_tomorrow | title=Picross e7 Launches in North America Tomorrow | work=Nintendo Life | first=Mitch | last=Vogel | date=15 December 2016 | accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse/index.html ''Picross e'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse2/index.html ''Picross e2'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse3/index.html ''Picross e3'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse4/index.html ''Picross e4'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse5/index.html ''Picross e5'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse6/index.html ''Picross e6'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse7/index.html ''Picross e7'' official website] * [http://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse8/index.html ''Picross e8'' official website]
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