Mobile System GB

The Mobile System GB (Japanese: モバイルシステムＧＢ Mobile System GB) was a paid online service used by the Mobile Game Boy Adapter. It was used by the Japanese versions of and . The service could be used by connecting to a compatible Japanese using the Mobile Game Boy Adapter.
The system was never implemented outside of Japan. This may have been due to the lack of standardized and cheap mobile phones available overseas at the time, and the fact that most younger players could not have access to such devices.
In May 2002, Nintendo announced that it would shut down the Mobile System GB service by December 14, 2002.モバイルシステムＧＢ (earliest archived copy)Nintendo to withdraw Mobile System GB service - Telecompaper This impacted all players since the functionality became inaccessible.
==Access==
To unlock the Mobile System GB in the Japanese version of , the player would have to connect their Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP to a compatible Japanese with the Mobile Game Boy Adapter. Connections were made to the now defunct gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp , hosted by Nintendo Network Service Development. This initial connection causes the MOBILE (Japanese: モバイル Mobile) and MOBILE STADIUM (Japanese: モバイルスタジアム Mobile Stadium) entries to become accessible from the main menu, and grants the player access to the , Mobile Stadium, and the services within the Pokémon Communication Center.
==Features==
===Mobile menu===
Any of the services required the player to set up their profile in the Mobile (Japanese: モバイル Mobile)Pokémon Crystal Version: Mobile Guide (ポケットモンスター　クリスタルバージョンモバイルのてびき), page 44 (Nintendo, 2001) menu, and this data would be used for purposes such as data and Pokémon News. It was accessed from the aforementioned MOBILE entry in the main menu. Within the Mobile Center, the player could use the Card Folder (Japanese: めいしフォルダー Name Card Folder) to check their profile and manage a Pal Pad-like contact list, which also allowed phone numbers to be shared with a number of friends.
File:Mobile C JP.png|Mobile menu
File:Card Folder C JP.png|Card Folder
===Mobile Stadium===
Players could hold trades and ten-minute s via the second floor of any Pokémon Center. The battles could be saved in the Japanese version of and later uploaded to the Mobile Stadium service of the Japanese version of Pokémon Stadium 2.
===Facilities===
The Pokémon Center in Goldenrod City is replaced by a larger building called the Pokémon Communication Center, which includes the facilities that take advantage of the Mobile System GB: Trade Corner and Pokémon News Machine. The near Olivine City also takes use of the Mobile System GB in the Japanese version.
File:Trade Corner interface C JP.png|The Trade Corner interface. The is looking for a in exchange for their .
===Costs===
The services provided by the Mobile System GB had additional costs to players.Shonan Cable Network - モバイルアダプタＧＢ通信GBClover - サービス終了　モバイルアダプタGB
Service 	Launch date 	Cost
Egg Ticket 	January 27, 2001	Free
Trade Corner 	January 27, 2001	¥10
 	January 27, 2001	¥10
Mobile trades 	January 27, 2001	service fees only
Mobile s 	January 27, 2001	service fees only
Pokémon News 	January 27, 2001	¥100/month
Mobile Stadium	February 8, 2001	Ranged from free to ¥20
===Downloadable content===
Pokémon News Machines at the Pokémon Communication Center operated with the mobile system to download additional content. At least 12 news segments have been documented, most including a mini-game to win various items. One news segment distributed the GS Ball item, which could then be used to obtain Celebi in Ilex Forest by visiting Kurt.
====Event distributions====
In the original Japanese release of , players could obtain a GS Ball as an event item from the through the Mobile System GB and the Pokémon News Machine at the Pokémon Communication Center in Goldenrod City.
==Legacy==
The Mobile System GB and its related features were Game Freak's first attempt at providing wireless linking to players. This experiment, along with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter in , helped the company shape the now standard multiplayer features of the current core series games, which are now more practical due to the use of the built-in in Nintendo's modern handhelds.
==External links==
* Mobile System GB - Pokémon Crystal Version (archive)
==References==
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