GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the most interesting pieces of software on display for the Nintendo DS was Nintendo's own DS Picto Chat, a communication program that lets you ...

Anyone who owned a DS in the mid-2000s will likely have fond memories of PictoChat. Whether it was a one-off blast on launch day, or endless hours at a sleepover, Nintendo's little messaging service ...

The Nintendo DS' stylus-based messaging app PictoChat wasn't the first place I instant-messaged (that would be my friend's AIM account) but it was absolutely the least overwhelming and most pleasant ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...

Ping Pals is PictoChat with a lousy personality, and there's absolutely no reason why you should waste your time with it. For those of you who might not know, when you buy a Nintendo DS, PictoChat is ...

Idrees Hassan has created a free iOS app called PicoChat that recreates the Nintendo DS’ messaging experience in iMessage, as spotted by Overkill. You can type out messages on a tiny keyboard or make ...

Forget Slack, Discord, or (heaven forbid) Skype. It's time we all moved over to FroggieChat, a free throwback to the best chat client of all—the Nintendo DS's built-in Pictochat. A "faithful remake" ...