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Nintendo Announces Pictonico, a Photo-Driven Microgame App Launching May 28

The release signals a fresh mobile experiment that leans on WarioWare‑style play with on‑device photo processing.

Overview

  • Pictonico, which Nintendo announced Tuesday, launches May 28 on iOS and Android with pre‑registration now open on the App Store and Google Play.
  • The app turns photos from your camera roll or pictures taken in‑app into rapid microgames, with development from Intelligent Systems of WarioWare fame.
  • The download is free to start with only three minigames in the demo, and paid “game volumes” expand the set to as many as 80 in total.
  • Outlets report differing volume prices, and Nintendo’s initial materials do not provide a definitive breakdown of costs or how content is split.
  • Nintendo says photos are not sent to its servers and only brief online access is needed for first launch and purchases, with extra modes like Score Attack, a board‑style challenge, and a fortune‑telling feature.