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[[File:Pikmin2E-reader01sm.jpg|thumb|An example of a pack of Pikmin e-Reader cards.]]
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The '''Nintendo e-Reader''' is a Game Boy Advance add-on device that reads a special strip on e-Reader cards via an LED scanner. Its purpose is to unlock mini-games, items, levels or functions for games on the GBA, or as games in themselves. There are multiple available packs of Pikmin e-Reader cards, both released only in Japan after the release of ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Each card contains a number of simple Pikmin-based mini-games, which can be played by connecting the e-Reader to a Game Boy Player connected to a GameCube in which the ''Pikmin 2'' disk is placed.
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[[File:Pikmin2E-reader01sm.jpg|thumb|An example of a pack of Pikmin e-Reader cards]]
The '''Nintendo e-Reader''' is a [[Game Boy Advance]] add-on device that reads a special strip on e-Reader cards via an LED scanner. Its purpose is to unlock mini-games, items, levels or functions for games on the GBA, or as games in themselves. There are multiple available packs of Pikmin e-Reader cards, both released only in Japan after the release of ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. Each card contains a number of simple Pikmin-based mini-games, which can be played by connecting the e-Reader to a Game Boy Player connected to a GameCube in which the ''Pikmin 2'' disk is placed.


Pack designs include [[Onion]]s, [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] and [[Candypop Bud]]s, while individual cards depict [[:category:enemies|enemies]], Pikmin or [[captain]]s. Some of the mini-games are as follows:
Pack designs include [[Onion]]s, [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] and [[Candypop Bud]]s, while individual cards depict [[:category:enemies|enemies]], Pikmin or [[captain]]s. Some of the mini-games are as follows:
*"Hikkonuki Pikmin": The player needs to pluck every pikmin from the ground.
*"Hikkonuki Pikmin": The player needs to pluck every Pikmin from the ground.
*"Tekuteku Pikmin": The player must control the Pikmin moving in the same direction to try to get them into the goal.
*"Tekuteku Pikmin": The player must control the Pikmin moving in the same direction to try to get them into the goal.
*"Tsunagete Pikmin": The player must move panels around to create a path for the Pikmin so that they can reach the goal.
*"Tsunagete Pikmin": The player must move panels around to create a path for the Pikmin so that they can reach the goal.
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
[[Category:Consoles]]
E-Reader Screen1.png|A screenshot of the "Hikkonuki Pikmin" mode.
E-Reader Screen2.png|A screenshot of the "Tekuteku Pikmin" mode.
E-Reader Screen3.png|A screenshot of the "Tsunagete Pikmin" mode.
E-Reader Olimar.png|A sprite of [[Captain Olimar]] plucking a [[Red Pikmin]].
E-Reader Yellow.png|A sprite of a [[Yellow Pikmin]].
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The sprites shown in these mini-games are some of the only official ''Pikmin'' sprites created by Nintendo to be used. The only other sprites are found in the ''Pikmin ''microgame in ''WarioWare DIY'' and the beta sprites found in the Gameboy Advance game, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.[[File:320px-Pikmin2Ereader.png|thumb|Pikmin 2-e Gamecube to Gameboy Advance connection screen]]
[[Category:Other]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2]]

Revision as of 10:46, October 1, 2013

File:Pikmin2E-reader01sm.jpg
An example of a pack of Pikmin e-Reader cards

The Nintendo e-Reader is a Game Boy Advance add-on device that reads a special strip on e-Reader cards via an LED scanner. Its purpose is to unlock mini-games, items, levels or functions for games on the GBA, or as games in themselves. There are multiple available packs of Pikmin e-Reader cards, both released only in Japan after the release of Pikmin 2. Each card contains a number of simple Pikmin-based mini-games, which can be played by connecting the e-Reader to a Game Boy Player connected to a GameCube in which the Pikmin 2 disk is placed.

Pack designs include Onions, Pikmin, Pellet Posies and Candypop Buds, while individual cards depict enemies, Pikmin or captains. Some of the mini-games are as follows:

  • "Hikkonuki Pikmin": The player needs to pluck every Pikmin from the ground.
  • "Tekuteku Pikmin": The player must control the Pikmin moving in the same direction to try to get them into the goal.
  • "Tsunagete Pikmin": The player must move panels around to create a path for the Pikmin so that they can reach the goal.