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The '''e-Reader''' (Japanese: '''カードｅリーダー''' ''Card e Reader'') is a peripheral for the [[Game Boy Advance]] that is used to scan special cards in order to unlock new features in existing games, add new features to games that have e-Reader functionality, or to play minigames on the e-Reader itself. | The '''e-Reader''' (Japanese: '''カードｅリーダー''' ''Card e Reader'') is a peripheral for the [[Game Boy Advance]] that is used to scan special cards in order to unlock new features in existing games, add new features to games that have e-Reader functionality, or to play minigames on the e-Reader itself. | ||
Developed jointly by [[HAL Laboratory]] and {{wp|Olympus Corporation|Olympus}}, the original Japanese Card e Reader lacked the [[link cable]] functionality when it was released in December of 2001. A re-release, the Card e Reader+, added a link cable port, allowing it to connect to a second Game Boy Advance or a [[Nintendo GameCube]] using the same link cables that the Game Boy Advance system alone would use. This version of the e-Reader was the one that was later released in the | Developed jointly by [[HAL Laboratory]] and {{wp|Olympus Corporation|Olympus}}, the original Japanese Card e Reader lacked the [[link cable]] functionality when it was released in December of 2001. A re-release, the Card e Reader+, added a link cable port, allowing it to connect to a second Game Boy Advance or a [[Nintendo GameCube]] using the same link cables that the Game Boy Advance system alone would use. This version of the e-Reader was the one that was later released in the West as the e-Reader in September of 2002. | ||
Though it was popular in Japan, with e-Cards released until the end of the Game Boy Advance's lifespan, the e-Reader proved to be unpopular in North America, leading to its discontinuation in 2004. e-Reader functionality, included in the Japanese versions of {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, was removed from the English and other translations, as the compatible cards were never planned to be released. Due to this early discontinuation, the e-Reader was only released in North America and Australia, though e-Cards were released in Europe as well. | Though it was popular in Japan, with e-Cards released until the end of the Game Boy Advance's lifespan, the e-Reader proved to be unpopular in North America, leading to its discontinuation in 2004. e-Reader functionality, included in the Japanese versions of {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, was removed from the English and other translations, as the compatible cards were never planned to be released. Due to this early discontinuation, the e-Reader was only released in North America and Australia, though e-Cards were released in Europe as well. | ||