Jupiter has announced Picross S7 for Switch. It will launch via the Nintendo eShop on December 23 in Japan and Hong Kong, December 27 in Europe, and January 10, 2022 in North America for $9.99 / £8.99 / €9.99 / 1,000 yen / HK$79.
Here is an overview of the game, via its official website:
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The seventh Picross in the S series supports touchscreen controls!
This release introduces support for touchscreen controls. Players can now select “Touch Hold” or “Touch Toggle” as an input method on the puzzle board.
Touchscreen Controls
Players can now select “Touch Hold” or “Touch Toggle” as an input method on the puzzle board.
- Touch (Hold) – The input mode will be turned on while holding the button or stick, and turned off when released.
- Touch (Toggle) – The input mode will be toggled on or off every time the button or stick is pressed.
Changes to Linked Series Titles for Bonus Content
In this release, link play data from Picross S4, Picross S5, and Picross S6 to unlock three large 40×30 Extra puzzles.
Unlock Piece Puzzles by Completing Mega Picross Puzzles
Clip Picross piece puzzles can now be unlocked by completing Mega Picross puzzles in addition to Picross puzzles.
There are 300 Picross and Mega Picross puzzles, 150 Clip Picross piece puzzles, 30 Color Picross puzzles, and five Extra puzzles, a grand total of 485 puzzles!
Watch the announcement trailer below.