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As a part of a service known as '''Mobile System GB''' (Japanese: '''{{j|モバイルシステムGB}}''' ''Mobile System GB''), the Mobile Game Boy Adapter provided the hardware to compatible games, which used the network for wireless play across the nation via the now defunct <code>gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp</code> {{wp|Server (computing)|server}}, hosted by [[Nintendo Network Service Development]]. {{wp|KDDI}} was the internet service provider of the Mobile System GB's network. The most well-known Mobile System GB is the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]] used in the Japanese releases of {{game|Crystal}} and {{g|Stadium 2}}. | As a part of a service known as '''Mobile System GB''' (Japanese: '''{{j|モバイルシステムGB}}''' ''Mobile System GB''), the Mobile Game Boy Adapter provided the hardware to compatible games, which used the network for wireless play across the nation via the now defunct <code>gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp</code> {{wp|Server (computing)|server}}, hosted by [[Nintendo Network Service Development]]. {{wp|KDDI}} was the internet service provider of the Mobile System GB's network. The most well-known Mobile System GB is the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]] used in the Japanese releases of {{game|Crystal}} and {{g|Stadium 2}}. | ||
Despite its promises, the service was not much of a commercial success and closed down | Despite its promises, the service was not much of a commercial success and closed down on December 14, 2002,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030202092916/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n07/ {{j|モバイルシステムGB}}]</ref> probably due to the additional costs involved and the target audience of its biggest user (Pokémon Crystal) being off-limits. 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. | ||
==Package== | ==Package== |
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