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After it released first in Japan, Sanrio Characters Picross made it to Europe late last month. The game missed out on its planned North American launch, though the delay wasn’t terribly long.

Nintendo’s website indicates that Sanrio Characters Picross is due out stateside this Thursday. Pricing is set at $7.99.

Jupiter’s Sanrio Characters Picross left Japan this week and is out now in Europe (it seems the North American release was delayed slightly). Check out some footage below.

Sanrio Characters Picross first came to Japan a couple of months ago. It will be receiving a western release this week, Jupiter has confirmed.

We have the following information on Sanrio Characters Picross:

Jupiter has worked on many Picross games over the years, primarily on 3DS. But the developer isn’t finished with the dedicated portable having just announced Sanrio Characters Picross.

Sanrio Characters Picross is the picross you know and love – just with the likes of Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, and others. It’s coming out in Japan in just one week on April 25. Pricing is set at 700 yen.

Here’s a trailer:

We only found out a few days ago that Jupiter is continuing the Picross e series on 3DS. When the news was discovered, we learned that Picross e8 is hitting the Japanese 3DS eShop on December 20.

As it turns out, North America is getting the game next week as well. Jupiter has confirmed that the title is arriving stateside on December 21 for $5.99.

As for Europe, Jupiter says that Picross e8 will be distributed in Europe, but not until next year.

Source: Jupiter PR

Jupiter brought Picross S to Switch awhile back. Despite that, the developer isn’t finished with 3DS.

Jupiter announced today that Picross e8 arrives in Japan on December 20. It’ll cost 500 yen.

Picross e8 players can take on another 150 puzzles. For those with save data from Picross e, Picross e2, or Picross e3, more puzzles can be challenged.

Check out a trailer for Picross e8 below.

Picross S is now available on the Japanese Switch eShop, with the North American and European release to follow tomorrow. View some footage below.

Next week, Jupiter will be bringing Picross S to the Switch eShop. We’ve posted a trailer for the game below.

Over the past few years, Jupiter has created several Picross e games for 3DS. After the series reached 500,000 downloads on Nintendo’s dedicated portable, the studio is now turning its attention to Switch with its first release for the console: Picross S.

Picross S will contain 300 puzzles in Picross and Mega Picross modes. 5×5, 10×10, 15×15, and 20×15 puzzle sizes are included.

Picross e7 launches tomorrow on the North American 3DS eShop. As for Europe, we now have confirmation that it’s coming next week. Jupiter will release the game on December 22 for €5.00.

Here’s a look at the eShop listing:


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