Picross DS Coming to US?

Picross DS, a puzzle game based upon a rather popular classic Game Boy title from years ago, is enjoying moderate success in Japan, and was also just shipped in the European territories last week. Though Nintendo of America has not officially revealed any intention of bringing the game to the US, the latest ESRB ratings listing indicates that, internally, the wheels are turning to get Picross DS on shelves stateside.

In the latest list of games submitted to the ESRB ratings board (the committee that assigns those classy "E" "E10" "T", "M" and "AO" brands in North America), Picross DS is listed as being assigned an "E" rating. This gives off a very firm clue that Nintendo of America is prepping the puzzler for a release in this territory.

That's all the ESRB submission will tell us -- any sort of clues on a specific release date will have to come from Nintendo of America. When we know, you'll know.

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