Mobile Game Boy Adapter: Difference between revisions

The '''Mobile Adapter GB''' (Japanese: '''モバイルアダプタGB''') is a peripheral for the [[Game Boy Color]], released on January 27, 2001 which allows players to connect to compatible Japanese phones. It was never released outside of Japan. The peripheral was part of a service known as "{{pkmn|Mobile System GB}}" (モバイルシステムGB) in which compatible games would use the Mobile Adapter GB for wireless play across the nation via the now defunct "gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp" server, that was hosted by [[Nintendo Network Service Development]]. {{wp|KDDI Corporation}} was the internet service provider of the network. The peripheral was a collaboration between Nintendo and {{wp|Mobile21}}; a company that was jointly owned between Nintendo and {{wp|Konami}}.

The package was bundled with the original Mobile Adapter GB itself, which was a blue cable that could be used to connect to Japanese cell-phones. Included with the Mobile Adapter GB is the "Mobile Trainer" (Japanese: モバイルトレーナー) cartridge, that only boots up when the Mobile Adapter GB is connected to a compatible Japanse phone. A special edition of the Mobile Adapter GB came packaged with {{smw|Mobile Golf}}, which was a spin-off to the {{smw|Mario Golf}} series used to test the Mobile Adapter GB. After the Mobile Adapter GB's release, different colored cables were sold separately which allows the player to connect to different types of phones, one of which was announced but never released.

The Mobile Adapter GB was first released with a recommended retail price of ¥5800, before a price cut to ¥3800 from July 19, 2001.<ref>[http://maru-chang.com/hard/gb/english.htm Game Boy/Color hardware information]</ref> Despite its promises, the service was not much of a commercial success and closed down in December 14, 2002 probably due to its high price, the additional costs involved and a general unwillingness for players to connect their phones to play games. The closure of the Mobile System GB service makes it impossible for players to link to the server, however, it is still possible to link with friends provided that a {{wp|peer-to-peer}} network is used.

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