Talk:Nintendo e-Reader

message: Well, I didn't go through my entire catalogue of e-Reader stuffs - just a few promotional materials - but here's what I found.
*Nothing* I checked over reffered to them as either "e-Cards" or "Card-Es".
It was always one of the following:
"e-Reader trading cards"
"e-Reader cards"
or "[Series}-e cards" (i.e.: "Pokémon Battle-e Cards" or "Animal Crossing-e Cards")
Personally, I'm more inclined to go with the "e-card" moniker.  Early on, I seem to remember NoA reffering to the e-Reader as the "e-Card Reader" - where the "e" stood for "electronic" (i.e.: "Electronic Card").  Also, when reading the article, "e-card" seems to roll better than "card-e" (IMHO)...
The correct term is e-Reader Cards, in America at least. In Japan, where the original device was called the Card-e Reader, the cards were called Card-es. The e-Reader, as we have it in America, was later released in Japan as the Card-e+ Reader. And thus, cards that use that are called Card-e+s.--BPM 03:36, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "e-Card" vs. "Card-E" 

message: As far as I can tell, the article is never completely clear whether an e-Reader card simply unlocks content that already exists on the cartridge or if it can truly add more content in the vein of a PC add-on and certain downloadable content as seen on modern consoles (e.g. Xbox 360 with Xbox Live).  This ambiguity was actually a point of contention back in the day, with IGN's Craig Harris insisting the cards acted as an expansion pack of sorts, dispelling the notion that the cards were simply keys that unlocked previously inaccessible information in the cartridge (which is what the Wiki entry seems to suggest).  What's the truth regarding this matter?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.53.128.33 (talk) 14:40, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It would seem rather improbable that there is extra content on the cards if they are simply swiped like a credit card.--Anthonzi (talk) 21:47, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

text: Seeing as completely original homebrew software is available for the e-reader, I'd definitely say the content is stored on the cards themselves. If you'd look at the actual dot-codes, the actual information is incredibly tiny, and is just black and white dots, which could very easily be many lines of binary. Surfing Pikabluni?! (talk) 19:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Clarification--Does the e-Reader Add New Content, or Does it Simply Unlock Pre-existing Code in the Cartridge? 

message: "It is also one of the very few Nintendo add-on successes, compared to the 64DD and Famicom Disk System."
This statement is at best a little misleading, as it suggests the e-Reader was a popular seller that long endured with the masses.  Granted, it may have sold better than the (Japanese) 64DD and Famicom Disk System (actually not sure on this fact), but it received little more than a passing glance in America.  Hence the very thin support it received here--beyond the NES games and a little support for a very limited numbers of games (Pokemon, Mario Advance 4, etc.), the add-on arrived and then quickly died without receiving so much as a shrug.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.53.128.33 (talk) 14:21, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed. That was the first thing that caught my eye, and someone really should remove that line. At best, you could say that, unlike 64DD and FDS, it was actually released in America. 72.152.143.25 (talk) 13:50, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Successful Add-On? 

message: I find myself very reluctant to consider the Game Boy Pocket Camera and the Game Boy Printer to be add-on devices, as neither one allows you to play additional games on a different format that are unsupported by the original device.
The Game Boy Pocket Camera is really nothing more than another Game Pak.  The Game Boy Printer... is... well, a printer.
Any other opinions here, or is there something I'm missing?  TheUncleBob
:The printer at least is used in conjunction with games for printing from the camera and pokemon games among others. I'd at least consider the printer an add-on. --Thaddius 16:41, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add-ons 

message: "Two promotional cards came packed in with every US copy of the game sold."
May be a little misleading. We own a copy of Mario Advance 4 purchased new at a US Toys R Us, and it did not come with the promo cards (anyone know where I can get them, BTW?) The box cover no longer advertises the game as coming with the cards, and I can only assume Nintendo removed them after the e-reader was discontinued. Other than that, the box cover art is unchanged and the game isn't yet part of the "Player's Choice" series.
208.107.88.55 15:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mario Advance 4 

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thread_title:  Dead link 

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thread_title:  Dead link 

message: I'm surprised there's no mention of this in the article (the only mention is the Mario sprite app). The dot code was hacked a while ago (2004) as seen here. Does this seem relevant to the article at all? --Thaddius (talk) 12:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Why yes, it certainly seems relevant to me.  In fact, if you examine the history of this article, a whole section used to be devoted to it before it was deleted for no apparent reason.  I reinserted the section and gave it a minor revision.  Anyone who can add more to it, please do. CBecker (talk) 04:19, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dot Code Hacking and ereader homebrew 

message: Is it known how many copies of these five cards were made. I'm talking of course about the five cards that came with the first copies of SMA4 sold at Wal-Mart. I've heard someone say only 1000 were made, but is it actually known? Bramblestar (ShadowClan Leader) (talk) 00:24, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wal-Mart exclusive 

message: "It was announced for Europe but very few were made, as it was almost immediately canceled". This is not a clear statement, was it officially released in Europe?--Aa2-2004 (talk) 08:18, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Europe 

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