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Where to get it

Nintendo eShop

2012

Colors! 3D

Nintendo exclusive

Colors! 3D is a simple yet robust painting application that combines ease of use and powerful painting tools.

Released: 5 April 2012
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: —
Developers: —
Publishers: Collecting Smiles
Themes: Educational
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain)

About

Colors! is a series of digital painting applications for handheld game consoles and mobile devices. Originally created as a homebrew application for Nintendo DS (as Colors!), which was since officially distributed on PlayStation Vita, Android, and iOS, the project eventually evolved into an officially licensed application for Nintendo 3DS (as Colors! 3D), Nintendo Switch (as Colors Live) and Nintendo Switch 2 (as Colors Live 2).

Media

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Development

Colors! was originally released in June 2007 as a simple homebrew painting application for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Jens Andersson, a programmer and designer on sabbatical from the games industry who wanted to experiment with the potential of the new handheld platform. Shortly after, Rafał Piasek created an online gallery where users could upload paintings made with the program.

Colors! quickly became one of the best-known homebrew applications on the Nintendo DS, and in September 2008, it was also released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. As of August 2010, it had been downloaded almost half a million times. It was voted the most popular homebrew application on the Nintendo DS by readers of the R4 for DS blog.