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Nintendo e-Reader
Add-on for the Game Boy Advance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nintendo e-Reader,[lower-alpha 1] commonly abbreviated as e-Reader, is an add-on manufactured by Nintendo for its Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It was released in Japan in December 2001, with a North American release following in September 2002. It has an LED scanner that reads "e-Reader cards", paper cards with specially encoded data printed on them.
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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
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Type | Add-on |
Release date | JP: December 1, 2001[1] NA: September 16, 2002[2] AU: October 31, 2003[3] |
Discontinued | NA: Early 2004[4] JP: September 2008[4] |
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Depending on the card and associated game, the e-cards are typically used in a key-like function to unlock secret items, levels, or play mini-games when swiped through the reader. The cards themselves contain data, as opposed to unlocking data already on the device itself.