Nintendo announces Pictonico, an iOS mobile game that turns players’ photos into short minigames. The game is positioned as WarioWare-like, featuring rapid, varied challenges that use altered images of the player and friends. Nintendo describes gameplay where photos are transformed in different ways, such as effects that change a person’s facial features for an interaction or situations where players complete simple objectives using the photo-based character setup. Across the game, players can play through multiple minigames at different speeds, including normal, high-speed, and “danger zone” modes that make challenges more difficult. Nintendo says the app can use photos from the device’s Photo Library or photos taken through the iPhone camera interface within the game. The company states that photos stay on the device and are not sent to its servers. Pictonico is set to launch on Thursday, May 28, and is available for preorder on the App Store. It is free to try, with three minigames available at no cost, while additional content is sold in “Volume 1” and “Volume 2” options. The game is co-developed with Intelligent Systems, studio behind the WarioWare series.