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2026 · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · Arcade · Party

Pictonico!

Turn your photos into minigames! Sure, it's kind of silly... But there's no telling what will happen next!

Released
28 May 2026
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Genres
ArcadeParty
Developers
Nintendo Entertainment Planning & DevelopmentIntelligent Systems
Publishers
Nintendo
Themes
Comedy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 3CERO AUSK 0
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Mexico) and 1 more

About

Pictonico! is a 2026 minigame compilation video game developed by Nintendo EPD and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for iOS and Android. The game allows users to turn their photos into a game. Pictonico! released on May 28, 2026, receiving mixed or average reviews from critics.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Pictonico! is a mobile video game where players can take pictures using their camera or use their pictures on their phone and turn them into WarioWare-style minigames. Each minigame lasts a few seconds and is controlled with the device's touch screen. The minigame alters the selected image for use in the game, similar to that in the Nintendo 3DS game Face Raiders.

Around 80 minigames are available in total when each of the minigame volumes are purchased. The game progresses stage-by-stage but also features several additional game modes in the Score Attack challenge mode: a Normal mode where the difficulty of the game ramps up as the game progresses, a High Speed mode where the games go at a faster pace, and a Danger Zone mode where players are only given one chance to pass the games.

Development

Pictonico! was developed by Nintendo EPD and by Intelligent Systems, the developers behind the WarioWare series of games.

Pictonico! was announced on May 18, 2026, through a trailer on the Nintendo Today! app showcasing the minigames alongside the release date of May 28, 2026 for iOS and Android.

Reception

Pictonico! received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregation website Metacritic.

Gavin Lane of Nintendo Life rated the game a 8/10, calling the game an "effective translation of the WarioWare series on a platform it was born to be on," positively comparing the minigame selection to the WarioWare series and welcoming the element of randomness when choosing pictures for each minigame while acknowledging the expensive price for the minigame packs.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS28 May 2026Worldwide
Android28 May 2026Worldwide

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