Nintendo has announced a new free-to-start mobile title that will turn your photos into minigames.
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Pictonico! will launch May 28 for Apple and Android mobile devices. “The free-to-start, fast-paced action game [is] all about having fun with your photos. Choose the photos you’d like to see in the game or take new ones, [then] play minigames featuring your friends and family. Rediscover photos of loved ones and see them in a whole new light – navigate everything from zombie attacks, quirky costume changes, carnival challenges, and more,” explains a press release.
The game will feature 80 minigames in total including feeding your hungry boss, washing away embarrassing high school memories, reconnecting with an old friend while skydiving, and plucking nose hairs.
“Images and videos with the silly outcome of each minigame can be saved on your device. Look back at old photos with a surprising twist – like a good friend strutting down the red carpet, or your grandpa doing a ballerina performance – and share the result with friends and family to see their reaction and laugh together at the results,” Nintendo continues. Your photos will also never be sent back to Nintendo.
You’ll be able to try a “few of the comically chaotic minigames” for free when the game launches on May 28. Others can be purchased in separate expansion packs. According to Video Games Chronicle, volume 1 will cost $5.99 while volume 2 will set you back $7.99.
Nintendo fans are comparing Pictonico!’s “silly” minigames to those typically found across the cult WarioWare series. “This looks awesome. Just a dumb little WarioWare meets Face Raiders mobile game. I see people in the comments saying this won’t last long but this clearly isn’t meant to be live service so who cares if it takes off or not? Anyone who buys this will have some fun with it and Nintendo won’t have to do much to maintain it for a few years,” wrote one fan on Reddit. “So it’s basically WarioWare x Game Boy Camera? Noice!” added another.
Pictonico! follows on from the family-friendly Pokemon puzzle game Friends which launched last summer. Fighting game Pokemon Champions is also set to be released for mobile next month after launching for Nintendo Switch earlier this year.
In other news, Sony has announced that it is raising the price of its online PlayStation Plus service for new subscribers.
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