Talk:E-Reader

Um...what. What is/are the e-reader thing(s)? This does not make it clear to me, and I can't rewrite it if I have no idea what's going on. Anyone have the knowledge/want to rewrite it themselves? GP

It was a "Card Game" like Pokemon cards and you would hook a scanner to a Gameboy and swipe your Pokemon/Pikmin/Etc. and it would give content like sounds and stuff, there was even a Mario Party-E where it would give minigames... I'm ~LonelyTurret~ And I approve this message.

What does the article mean, 'supposed to unlock' in Pikmin 2? You said Game Boy - was it only for GB games, or was this a whole separate 'game' that linked to the GCN, or what? And it was never implemented, or just never in Pikmin 2? GP

It was only on GB so I figure it was mini-games based on Pikmin 2 for the Gameboy, I'll upload a Pokemon E-Reader picture, m'kay? And it wasn't a game it was a scanner and you swipe the cards and it would temporarily put the data on the E-Reader... I'm ~LonelyTurret~ And I approve this message.

Okay... I'm ~LonelyTurret~ And I approve this message.

BUMP!!! I'm ~LonelyTurret~ And I approve this message.

Ugh. After my holiday. GP

I dunno what you mean by that so... errr... um... yeh... I'm ~LonelyTurret~ And I approve this message.

What else could a holiday be? I'll get to it after looking through the rest of the recent changes... GP

http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Version_Differences#E-Reader_Support
The information here may be useful. In short, the article explains that only JP-NTSC Pikmin 2 had e-reader support, and it's got some screenshots and basic info from or regarding each of the small mini-games associated with the Pikmin2 e-reader cards. (Also explains the differences between models in various versions.) vc^TC

Notes about the Japanese in the e-cards

While trying to fix the size info of the enemies as they're listed on the e-cards, I reached conclusions about what the different words mean. Thing is, they're so tiny and vague that it was really hard to understand what the card meant. So before I forget – and because I'm sure this'll be helpful in the future – here's what I have:

• 体長 = length (body length)
• 直径 = diameter
• 脚幅 = leg span
• 高さ = height
• 羽幅 = wing span
• ?丈 = roller length (not quite sure, but similar-looking words mean "cylinder" and "wheel" and such, so it's likely the rollers)
• 約 = approximately

— {Espyo^T} 10:26, 24 July 2015 (EDT)

Trivia Change

I think we should add that Super Mario Maker also has Pikmin sprites, but I'm not sure how to reword it. --Captains, dismissed! (talk) 02:16, 5 November 2015 (EST)

About 20 e reader cards a missing backs. Pikifan4 (talk) 11:47, 28 January 2016 (EST)

CreativeSushi, the uploader, says he doesn't know what backs those cards have. Nobody else does either. — {Espyo^T} 16:00, 22 January 2016 (EST)

I got an idea, it's called e-bay. Also None of the cards are Yellow, one is tan, a few Purple and White and a majority Red and Blue Pikifan4 (talk) 13:02, 27 January 2016 (EST)

There's a missing idea on that idea, though: money. — {Espyo^T} 12:45, 27 January 2016 (EST)

Well, I probably will be able to buy a SINGLE e card for data.

Maybe you can, but CreativeSushi already spent quite a lot of money on the cards that he did. Other people don't buy them because they don't exactly come cheap, and getting an e-card is so low-priority that nobody bothers to even try. — {Espyo^T} 14:54, 27 January 2016 (EST)

Well, I wan to clean up a bunch of minor things and this is one of them. But first, the 2 Player Battle, Mission and Challenge (Pikmin 2) and Bingo Battle. Pikifan4 (talk) 14:03, 28 January 2016 (EST)

Renaming proposal

I propose that this article be renamed (moved) from "e-Reader" to "Pikmin Puzzle Cards". This is because the main subject of the article isn't the device, it's the Pikmin-themed cards and the minigames they come with. This wouldn't require changing the article that much, as only the first paragraph is about the e-Reader; it's really only the introduction that would have to change a lot. And it would have the benefits of putting this really interesting and little-known information in an easier-to-find place (it could be added to the gallery in Category:Games for example). What do you think? — Soprano_(talk) 17:59, January 15, 2022 (EST)

After some time, I guess I realized I'm neutral on this topic. We should wait for more opinions. — {Espyo^T} 14:10, March 7, 2022 (EST)