As of August 2012, several more puzzles have been released into the public to coincide with the release of other games, such as Kirby's 20th Anniversary and New Super Mario Bros. 2. The same month, a McDonald's Puzzle was given to Nintendo 3DS owners who visited a McDonald's in Japan for a limited time; it is the first puzzle that is not related to a Nintendo game. There was also a puzzle released in Japan called ANAでDS that was released at three airports in Japan.
On December 18, 2013, Satoru Iwata announced a puzzle for Monster Hunter 4, making it the first third-party puzzle for Puzzle Swap.
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Gameplay
Puzzle Swap features various different puzzles, known as panels, that the player can complete. Players are given one piece to start off with, and more can be obtained by tagging people via StreetPass. After StreetPassing with someone, the player is then entitled to take a puzzle piece from them (and vice versa) to add to their collection. If another player does not have any new pieces, the player gets nothing. Players can also spend two Play Coins to buy a random piece that adds to one of their incomplete puzzles. Sometimes they are given a duplicate piece, which becomes increasingly likely as the puzzle is filled in, and also results in the player getting nothing. Once a puzzle is completed, the player can view a three-dimensional image of the puzzle.
While the initial puzzles consist of 15 pieces, the December 2011 update included several puzzles with either 24 or 40 pieces and the ability to receive new puzzles through SpotPass. Additionally, the four center-most pieces in the 24-piece puzzles and the eight center-most pieces in the 40-piece puzzles are pink. These pink pieces cannot be purchased with Play Coins, and can only be obtained by StreetPassing other people who have obtained them. If a new user starts playing Puzzle Swap after this update, they can receive a pink puzzle piece as their first piece.
List of puzzles
These are all the puzzles in Puzzle Swap, sorted by release order.
No.
Puzzle no.
Release date
Regions released
Pieces
1
Metroid: Other M
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
2
Mario and Bowser
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
3
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
4
The Legend of Zelda
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
5
Kirby's Dream Land
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
6
Pikmin
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
7
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Pre-installed
Internationally
15
8
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
24
9
Star Fox 64 3D
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
24
10
Super Mario 3D Land
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
40
11
Mario Kart 7
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
40
12
Rhythm Heaven Fever
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
24
13
Donkey Kong Country Returns
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
24
14
Pilotwings Resort
2011 SpotPass Update: December
Internationally
24
15
Kid Icarus: Uprising
2012 SpotPass Update: February
Internationally
40
16
Fire Emblem Awakening
SpotPass Updates: April 2012, January & April 2013
Japan, America, & Europe
40
17
Mario Tennis Open
2012 SpotPass Update: April
Internationally
40
18
Kirby's 20th Aniversary
2012 SpotPass Update: July
Internationally
40
19
Brain Age: Concentration Training
SpotPass Update: July 2012 & February 2013
Japan, America, & Korea
24
20
All Nippon Airways
2012 SpotPass Event: July-September
Japan
15
21
マックでDS ビッグマック
2012 SpotPass Event: August-September
Japan
15
22
New Super Mario Bros. 2
2012 SpotPass Update: August
Internationally
40
23
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
2012 SpotPass Update: November
Internationally
40
24
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
SpotPass Update: November 2012 & May 2013
Internationally
40
25
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
2013 SpotPass Update: March
Internationally
40
26
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
2013 SpotPass Update: May & June
Internationally
40
27
Nintendo Starlets / Heroines
2013 SpotPass Update: June & July
Internationally
40
28
Xenoblade Chronicles
2013 SpotPass Update: June & July
Internationally
40
29
New SUPER MARIO BROS. U + New SUPER LUIGI U
2013 SpotPass Update: June & July
Japan, America, & Europe
40
30
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2013 SpotPass Update: June & July
Internationally
40
31
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
2013 SpotPass Update: July
Internationally
40
32
Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder
SpotPass Update: August 2013 & January 2014
Japan & America
40
33
だるめしスポーツ店
2013 SpotPass Update: September
Japan
24
34
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
2013 SpotPass Update: October
Internationally
40
35
MONSTER HUNTER
SpotPass Update: December 2013 & January 2015
Internationally
40
36
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
SpotPass Update: December 2013 & May 2014
Internationally
40
37
SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD
2014 SpotPass Update: February
Japan, America, & Europe
40
38
YOSHI'S New ISLAND
2014 SpotPass Update: March, July & December
Internationally
40
39
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball
2014 SpotPass Update: April
America
24
40
달구네 스포츠 야구편
2014 SpotPass Update: May
Korea
24
41
Nintendo Pocket Football Club
2014 SpotPass Update: June
Japan & Europe
15
42
Mega Man
2014 SpotPass Update: July & August
Japan, America, & Europe
40
43
Kirby Fighters Deluxe/Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
SpotPass Update: July, August, November 2014 & February 2015
Internationally
24
44
Daigasso! Band Brothers P
2014 SpotPass Update: August
Japan
40
45
FANTASY LIFE
2014 SpotPass Update: October
America & Europe
40
46
PIKMIN Short Movies 3D: The Night Juicer
2014 SpotPass Update: November
Japan, America, & Europe
15
47
PIKMIN Short Movies 3D: Treasure In a Bottle
2014 SpotPass Update: November
Japan, America, & Europe
15
48
PIKMIN Short Movies 3D: Occupational Hazards
2014 SpotPass Update: November
Japan, America, & Europe
15
49
Sonic Boom
2014 SpotPass Update: November & December
Japan, America, & Europe
40
50
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
2014 SpotPass Update: November & December
Japan, America & Europe
40
51
ULTIMATE NES REMIX
SpotPass Update: November 2014 & August 2015
Japan, America & Europe
40
52
Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
SpotPass Update: December 2014, February & August 2015