{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T04:56:15.119Z","story":{"id":"r_9b33f87b3158444aab25743f","slug":"nintendo-announces-camera-based-smartphone-game-pictonico","url":"https://yomimono.id/nintendo-announces-camera-based-smartphone-game-pictonico","headline":"Nintendo Announces Camera-Based Smartphone Game Pictonico!","summary":"Nintendo announced a new smartphone game, Pictonico!, on May 19, 2026, with a release date of May 28 for iOS and Android. The game uses the device camera to take photos of people's faces, then turns those images into short minigames. The minigames are described as surreal and reminiscent of the WarioWare series, with 80 total minigames available. Some minigames can be played for free, but the full set requires purchase. Example minigames include making a boss with a dislocated jaw eat, shampooing a high school version of yourself, and turning a close friend into the final boss of a shooting game. Pre-registration is open on the App Store and Google Play. The announcement was made via the Nintendo Today! app. Nintendo previously released a similar camera-based minigame collection for the Nintendo DSi called Utsusu Made in Wario.","why_it_matters":"Pictonico! revives the camera-based minigame concept Nintendo last explored on the DSi, adapting it for modern smartphones with a WarioWare-style sensibility.","published_at":"2026-05-19T03:30:06.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["4Gamer.net","Inside"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Nintendo's New Smartphone Game \"Pictonico!\" Lets You Play \"WarioWare\"-Style Minigames with Photos of Friends and Family, Releasing May 28","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/007/G100752/20260519002/"},{"source":"Inside","title":"Nintendo announces new smartphone game 'Pictonico!' that uses the camera. Is this essentially a new 'WarioWare' game?","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/05/19/181507.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}