Editing Nonogram (section)

==Video games==
[[Nintendo]] has published several nonogram video games using the name {{nihongo|"Picross"|ピクロス|Pikurosu}}. The Game Boy game ''[[Mario's Picross]]'' was initially released in Japan on March 14, 1995 to decent success. However, the game failed to become a hit in the U.S. market, despite a heavy advertising campaign by Nintendo. The game is of an escalating difficulty, with successive puzzle levels containing larger puzzles. Each puzzle has a limited amount of time to be cleared. Hints (line clears) may be requested at a time penalty, and mistakes made earn time penalties as well (the amount increasing for each mistake). ''Picross 2'' was released later for Game Boy and ''[[Mario's Super Picross]]'' for the Super Famicom, neither of which were translated for the U.S. market (''Mario's Super Picross'' was, however, later released on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]]'s PAL service on September 14, 2007, as part of its [[Fireworks#Japan|Hanabi Festival]], as well as on the Nintendo Switch Online service worldwide on September 23rd, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaeBtDePLk0 | title=NES & Super NES - September Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online | website=[[YouTube]] | date=15 September 2020 }}</ref>). Both games introduced ''Wario's Picross'' as well, featuring [[Wario|Mario's nemesis]] in the role. These rounds vary by removing the hint function, and mistakes are not penalized—at the price that mistakes are not even revealed. These rounds can only be cleared when all correct boxes are marked, with no mistakes. The time limit was also removed. Nintendo also released eight ''Picross'' volumes on the Japanese [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power]] peripheral in Japan, called ''[[NP Picross]]'', each with a new set of puzzles, including puzzles based around various Nintendo characters, such as [[Mario]], [[The Legend of Zelda]], and [[Pokémon]].

Nintendo has released ''[[Picross DS]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]] portable system in 2007. It contains several stages of varying difficulty, from 5x5 grids to 25x20 grids. Normal mode tells players if they made an error (with a time penalty) and free mode does not. A hint is available before starting the puzzle in all modes; the game reveals a complete row and column at random. Additional puzzles were available through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection; some of the original ''Mario's Picross'' puzzles were available. However, the service was shut down on 20 May 2014. Nintendo made new releases available bi-weekly. ''Picross DS'' was released in [[Europe]] and [[Australia]] on 11 May 2007 and in the [[United States]] on July 30, 2007 and has been received well by critics, including Craig Harris,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/31/picross-ds-review|title=Picross DS Review|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=2007-07-31|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> Jessica Wadleigh<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thunderboltgames.com/review/picross-ds|title=Picross DS|last=Wadleigh|first=Jessica|work=Thunderbolt|access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> and Dave McCarthy <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/picross-ds-review|title=Picross DS|last=McCarthy|first=Dave|date=2007-04-09|website=Eurogamer|language=en-UK|access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> labelling the game "Addictive".<ref>{{Harvnb|Harris|2007}}</ref><ref>{{Harv|McCarthy|2007}}</ref> A 3D version of the game, titled ''[[Picross 3D]]'', was also released for the DS in Japan in 2009 and internationally in 2010. A sequel, ''[[Picross 3D: Round 2]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/08/19/picross-3d-finally-getting-sequel|title=Picross 3D Finally Getting a Sequel|author=Jason Schreier|author-link=Jason Schreier|work=Kotaku UK|date=19 August 2015 }}</ref> Another downloadable version of the game was released for Nintendo 3DS's Nintendo eShop, called ''Picross e'', ''Picross e2'', and ''Picross e3'' released in 2013, with ''Picross e4'' released in 2014. Nintendo has also released a [[Pokémon]] spinoff on December 7, 2015 in the form of the [[freemium]] game of ''[[Pokémon Picross]]'' for Nintendo 3DS. ''[[My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' was released for Nintendo 3DS on March 31, 2016, exclusively as a premium reward for [[My Nintendo]].

Other companies have also released nonogram video games, such as Falcross<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.falcross.com/|title=Falcross - Picross puzzles for iPhone and iPad}}</ref> on [[iOS]], Across-Stitch by Knitwit Studios on [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Apple macOS]], and the Color Cross series of games by Little Worlds Studio on the Nintendo DS, [[Microsoft Windows]], and [[iOS]]. In addition, nonogram puzzles have appeared in non-nonogram puzzle games, such as in [[Deadly Rooms of Death]]'s fifth installment, ''The Second Sky''. In it, nonogram puzzles (referred to as "Picross puzzles") representing in-game objects are optional, unlockable puzzles late into the game that can be played in the level "The Central Station", and solving them unlocks bonus levels in the game. In 2018, Konami released a game titled ''Pixel Puzzle Collection'', or ''Picroji Puzzle'' (ピクロジパズル), featuring classic Konami characters and sprites.