DECEMBER 2003

December 7th 2003:

The first two of the three Pokémon-e EX Dragon "Bagon" promos (which I reported about last week) have been added to the e-Card Catalog. I'll add the third one (the Gen Con promo) later.
I also added the three Pokémon Channel e-Cards to the catalog. I would really like to add scans of these three cards to the catalog, so if you can help me with that, please let me know. I would also like to add these e-Cards to my personal collection, but I'm not really interested in buying the GC game. So if you happen to know someone who bought Pokémon Channel and is willing to part with the three e-Cards included with the game, again, please let me know. :-)
Just a final note about the Pokémon Channel e-Cards: You'll find a recent article devoted to the subject on Pocket IGN.
I got an interesting report from Tena this past week:
Tena lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in case you're wondering. It would seem this "Fox Box" promo e-Card could pop up anywhere, so keep an eye out for it, if you don't have it yet. :-)
The (rather numerous) news items for November have been moved to the News Archive section.

December 14th 2003:

Earlier this week, I received an australian e-Reader which was sent to me by my good buddy Chris Hicks (thanks dude!). Aside from the exclusive Pokémon Battle-e promos, I was surprised to find that the "Air Hockey" card included with the e-Reader is very different from the one we know. I therefore added this new "Hockey Card-e" promo to the e-Card Catalog, and I also added a special entry in the F.A.Q. section to list the differences between the american and australian e-Readers.
While I was at it, I also added other Q&As to the F.A.Q. section, namely things I should have added to that section of the site a long time ago, and I updated certain existing Q&As with new content.
The "Bagon" promotional card from Gen Con So Cal has been added to the e-Card Catalog.
I added all the serial numbers to the e-Card Catalog entries for Pokémon-e EX - Dragon. Same story for the checklist in the Checklists section.
The 4 australian Battle-e promos have been added to the Pokémon Battle-e checklist in the Checklists section.
I've receive word that the "Kirby Puzzle" e-Card (a.k.a. the "Fox Box" promo) can be found in the latest issue of "Tips & Tricks" magazine. However, I haven't been able to confirm this myself just yet.
Adolf Vega (a.k.a adv2k1 on the IGN forums) sent some e-mail to Nintendo about Series 3 and 4 of the Super Mario Advance 4-e cards, and the Nintendo representative who responded said that these two series would be released during the first quarter of 2004. So you can forget about the December 22nd 2003 release date. Can't say I'm really surprised... :-|
If you're in the mood for a nice little article related to the e-Reader, I've got just the thing for you: This article, written by Ryan Painter (a.k.a. ArsonWinter).

December 20th 2003:

I have terrific news for you today, my loyal visitors! Just as I was losing all hope of ever seing third-party e-Cards, Planet Mega Man reports that Mega Man Battle Network 4 will have e-Reader support, as this scan of the latest issue of Korokoro magazine demontrates! This will be the very first instance of a third-party GBA game using the e-Reader! While the release of MMBN4 in North America is currently scheduled for May 18th 2004 (this is a tentative date and is very likely to change), it is not known yet if the american version of the game will have the same e-Reader support, so don't get your hopes up just yet. Rest assured that I'll be keeping a close eye on this as it develops.

Oh, and by the way, since Capcom has access to the e-Reader tech docs, does this mean that the next Zelda game on GBA (which Capcom is currently working on for Nintendo) will also have e-Reader support? If I hear anything about it, I'll let you all know!
Page 13 of the Febuary 2004 issue of Nintendo Power magazine is devoted to advertisement for the Pokémon Heroes movie, which will be released on DVD and video on January 20th 2004, and it is confirmed that two Pokémon-e promotional e-Cards (Latios and Latias) will be included, along with a 11" by 17" poster.
A quick follow-up to last week's news: I'm now able to confirm that the "Kirby Puzzle" card (a.k.a. the "Fox Box" promo) is indeed found in the latest issue of "Tips & Tricks" magazine, available on newsstands now.
I have a question for my European visitors: I know the European version of Super Mario Advance 4 doesn't have any e-Reader support, but what about Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire? I know that there are multiple versions of the games (one for each of the main European languages), and I've been told that the "Mystery Events" are accessible in the games, but I would like to confirm this. If you have any information on the subject, please let me know.
Oh, by the way, drop by this web site on Christmas day (i.e. in 5 days) for a little surprise! ;-)

December 25th 2003:

I'd like to take a moment to wish you all Merry Christmas! :-)
You may recall me saying that I wouldn't add any new scans to the e-Card Catalog until February 15th 2004, to protest against Nintendo's decision to (yet again) push back the release of the Game & Watch-e cards to 2004. Well, since it's Christmas, I may as well give you all a special treat: All the latest scans are now in the catalog! Enjoy!
I've heard reports that Pokémon Colosseum will be released in the US on March 22nd 2004. The japanese version of this game has e-Reader support, and I guess the US version will too, so rest assured I'll keep an eye on this one.
Drop by again on December 31st for another little treat!

December 31st 2003:

Well, a brand new year is about to start, and as we all say goodbye to 2003, I thought it would be a good idea to review everything that has happened with the e-Reader over the past year. Head on over to Pixelboy's Diary to read this review. See you in 2004! :-)