<s>
Picopict	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Pictobits	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
as	O
Pictopict	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
's	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
alongside	O
Somnium	B-Device
,	O
another	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
and	O
May	O
22	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Picopict	B-Application
,	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
to	O
move	O
coloured	O
blocks	O
into	O
a	O
formation	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
four-block	O
line	O
or	O
a	O
2x2	O
square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contributes	O
to	O
an	O
8-bit	O
image	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
various	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Link	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picopict	B-Application
was	O
an	O
anticipated	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Picopict	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
writer	O
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
best	O
DS	O
puzzle	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
IGN	O
and	O
won	O
best	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
some	O
attention	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
's	O
top	O
20	O
best-selling	O
games	O
chart	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
peaking	O
at	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
by	O
several	O
people	O
,	O
though	O
UGO	O
's	O
Paul	O
Furfari	O
bemoaned	O
such	O
a	O
comparison	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
presentation	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Picopict	B-Application
is	O
to	O
move	O
coloured	O
blocks	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
under	O
falling	O
blocks	O
of	O
corresponding	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
images	O
are	O
of	O
8-bit	O
renditions	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Link	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
is	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
POW	B-Application
Block	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
may	O
use	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
bottom	O
two	O
lines	O
and	O
drop	O
all	O
midair	O
blocks	O
,	O
but	O
sacrifices	O
a	O
reserve	O
space	O
with	O
each	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
songs	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
is	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picopict	B-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
display	O
of	O
DSiWare	B-Device
titles	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
alongside	O
Code	B-Device
,	O
Aquia	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nemrem	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
it	O
and	O
Nemrem	B-Device
were	O
released	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Picopict	B-Application
retained	O
the	O
Japanese	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
releases	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Pictobits	B-Application
and	O
Pictopict	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picopict	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
weeks	O
ending	O
June	O
10	O
and	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
Picopict	B-Application
was	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
15th	O
best-selling	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
and	O
18th	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
July	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Brody	O
Olimar	O
called	O
Picopict	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
great	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
service	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
value	O
and	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
complain	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSiWare	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
thing	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Sider	O
'	O
s	O
Matt	O
Behrens	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Cubello	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
make	O
more	O
DSiWare	B-Device
like	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
recommend	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
to	O
more	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
's	O
Nick	O
DiMola	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
and	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
but	O
challenging	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
,	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
simple	O
yet	O
intuitive	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
impressions	O
of	O
Picopict	B-Application
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
"	O
match	O
three	O
"	O
style	O
puzzle	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
suggested	O
that	O
Picopict	B-Application
had	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
2009	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
fine	O
art	O
,	O
Totilo	O
discussed	O
designers	O
 '	O
urge	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
with	O
realistic	O
appearances	O
,	O
praising	O
Picopict	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
rare	O
modern	O
game	O
with	O
retro	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Brian	O
Ashcraft	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
his	O
"	O
DS	O
and	O
DSi	B-Device
gift	O
guide	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Tetris	B-Device
twist	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
artsy	O
retro	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
values	O
for	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
gets	O
nostalgic	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO	O
Networks	O
 '	O
Paul	O
Furfari	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
pure	O
retro	O
love	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
clever	O
puzzler	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
is	O
a	O
"	O
disservice	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
putting	O
"	O
enough	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
falling	O
block	O
formula	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
stylish	O
and	O
full	O
experience	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
NES	O
theme	O
and	O
YMCK-made	O
retro	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
,	O
Set	O
,	O
Watch	O
's	O
Eric	O
Caoli	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
criminal	O
"	O
that	O
Picopict	B-Application
did	O
not	O
end	O
up	O
on	O
many	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
lists	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
discussing	O
the	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
series	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Dave	O
Rudden	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
games	O
that	O
seemed	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
potential	O
classic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
downloadable	O
hit	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Steve	O
Watts	O
recommended	O
PiCOPiCT	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Jon	O
Jordan	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
welcoming	O
or	O
spectacular	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Shop	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
plonky	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
8-bit	O
inspiration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
impressions	O
of	O
Picopict	B-Application
,	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
warm	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
immersive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
