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New Nintendo Hardware Announced

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the console-peripherals-on-the-periphery dept.

Xs writes "SPOnG.com has an article on two new pieces of hardware coming out of Nintendo today. One of which is a new e-Reader, the e-Reader Plus, that can store data while the GBA is off. And the other is a Gamecube memory card that can read Panasonic SD generic media storage cards. Not only does this increase the maximum storage capacity per Gamecube slot, but this also opens up the ability to trade save game files online via a PC!" I've yet to buy an e-Reader, and this makes me think I should hold off for a while longer.

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  1. Japan only. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    The North American e-Reader was changed when brought overseas. Originally, the Japanese version didn't have link cable support, program storage, full voice on menus, or NES emulator (which is on the hardware itself in North America). This product is only a Japanese version, upgrading the product to the new features.

  2. Don't bother with the E-Reader. by Blackwulf · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I bought this thing, hoping that it would get better as it has gone along - and it hasn't. While the prospect of playing old NES games by swiping cards is a great idea, it is poorly executed by the fact that the ONLY games that you can play are Donkey Kong, Pinball, Tennis, and other FIRST generation NES games. Where's Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus?

    It's a handly tool if you play Pokemon (as you can swipe your card and it will give you tips and strategies on how to defeat your opponent) and it will give you even MORE stuff in Animal Crossing, but that's about it. Not really worth a purchase just yet.

    Now, if The Big N actually puts some decent stuff out for the sucker, I'd be able to reccomend it. But I just can't in it's current form.