Well, it’s not exactly Nintendo’s Picross, but it’s close enough — Hudson’s nonogram clone Illustlogic. Priced at 500 Nintendo Points, this is the only game releasing on DSiWare in Japan this week.

It will include 200 20x20 puzzles split into five categories: animals, food, seasons, tools, and musical instruments. Illustlogic will also let you share puzzles you’ve completed with up to three friends at the same time.

On the topic of DSiWare, Retronauts has a great article on why a “portable Virtual Console” for DSi would probably be a letdown for most people.

See also: Risque Picross (NSFW!),

tags / hudson / picross / illustlogic / dsiware / ec

Nintendo of Japan announced several new games and applications coming to its digital download service for the Nintendo DSi this Wednesday (January 28th), including several “excerpts” from existing puzzle titles and two new Art Style releases.

Art Style: PiCOPiCT (500 Nintendo Points) combines Picross with falling blocks and Nintendo franchises. It also features chiptune tracks from YMCK!:

Art Style: Somnium (500 NP) features slide puzzles:

Chotto Panel de Pon (500 NP): Panel de Pon, or Planet Puzzle League, without multiplayer support.

Chotto Suujin Taisen (500 NP): Based on a Mitchell Corp.-developed puzzle-battle game that never made it to the States, but received positive import impressions. Includes WiFi support for up to four players.

Chotto Asobi Taizen: Jikuri Trump (500 NP): Bits from Clubhouse Games, including Blackjack, Poker, and more. Features local multiplayer, but no online.

Hobonichi Rosenzu (500 NP): Map application for train/metro routes in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo. Users can search for stations and routes, as well as add bookmarks, notes, and photos to the map.

DSi Solitare (200 NP): Solitaire, Klondike, and Spider with cat shapes on the cards!

DSi Clock: Slide Show Type (200 NP): A clock using photos taken with the DSi. Also has alarm/sleep functions — you can even record your own alarm sounds! This is the first in a series of planned downloadable Clock apps.

tags / dsi / dsiware / ymck / art style / picopict / picross / ymck / somnium / panel de pon / planet puzzle league / mitchell / suujin taisen / hobonichi rosenzu / dsi solitaire / dsi clock