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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] |
The Nintendo e-Reader,[a] 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.
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.
- ^ "Kādo e de hirogaro shinji no Yū sekai!" カードeで広がろ新じの遊世界! [Expand your world with Card E!]. Nintendo of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Berghammer, Billy (August 7, 2002). "E-Reader release date and details!". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "News". Nintendo of Australia. November 14, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ a b Heaton, Andrew (19 July 2021). "Rare E3 Nintendo e-Reader Card is Selling for Thousands of Dollars". GameRant. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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