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Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Show off your puzzle-making chops using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection*! Submit your custom creations to the latest Puzzle Challenge and see if yours gets picked for its public debut. Already played each level pre-packed in to your game? Never fear! You’ve got room to save up to 240 additional puzzles to your Picross 3D game card. Download the latest Puzzle Pack—updated regularly—for even more brainteasers. Full details are below.

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* Wireless broadband Internet access required for online play. For more info, go to support.nintendo.com.

How To Download Puzzle Packs

  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    After setting up your system’s Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection settings*, you’ll be all set to use the online features of Picross 3D. From the main menu, tap My Picross to get started.
  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    Within the My Picross area, tap Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    Picross 3D features two main online game play options: Puzzle Packs and Puzzle Challenges.
  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    By selecting Puzzle Packs, you’ll open a whole new series of brainteasers—all blasted to your Nintendo DS series system for download directly from Nintendo.
  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    Tap Puzzle Challenge to submit your custom creations in to regularly-updated theme contests or download selected puzzles from previous challenges.
  • How To Download Puzzle Packs/Challenges
    Check out the latest Puzzle Challenge topic to find out the inspiration behind your next masterpiece.

Puzzle Challenges

Puzzle Challenges will have you jumping online to submit your best 3D puzzle based on a given challenge theme. With a different challenge every month, you may see your puzzle as one of the lucky selections made available for downloading in the puzzle-selection pack!

Puzzle Packs

Receive hundreds more brainteasers by downloading specially-themed puzzle packs with Nintendo WFC! Throughout the year, new puzzle packs will be made available on a weekly basis. You can download themed puzzle packs in addition to the user-generated puzzle selections from the most recent Puzzle Challenges.

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