PictoChat

PictoChat
Developer	Nintendo
Type	LAN messenger
Launch date	NA: November 21, 2004; JP: December 2, 2004; AU: February 24, 2005; EU: March 11, 2005; ESP: May 17, 2005;
Last updated	March 22, 2012 (details)
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS; Nintendo DS Lite; Nintendo DSi; Nintendo DSi XL;
Status	Active

PictoChat (ピクトチャット, PikutoChatto) is a LAN messenger service developed by Nintendo. It is preloaded on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi. Up to sixteen people can paint and/or text chat with each other using it, connected wirelessly through a LAN-only, system-to-system wireless connection. It allows for simple input of keyboard text and written text/drawings. PictoChat received an Excellence Prize for Entertainment at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival.