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

The cards come in packs with red, yellow, and blue themes. Each theme has four packs numbered 1-4, with the designs being [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], [[Onion]]s, [[Pellet Posy|Pellet Posies]] and [[Candypop Bud]]s in respective order. Individual cards depict [[Enemy|enemies]], Pikmin or [[leader]]s. Every pack contains 5 cards, totaling to 60 cards plus 12 promotional cards. Each card contains three levels of one of three mini-games except the promotional cards which vary from one to three bonus levels. Connecting to ''Pikmin 2'' brings up a screen showing several leaf Pikmin of the respective card color, each one representing a level. Cards can then be scanned to make some levels playable. The Pikmin grows a flower when the level is beat. The game remembers the player's progress, thus the goal is to get a flower on every level, similar to the ''Pikmin 2'' [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].

==''Pikmin 2-e'' mini-games==
[[File:Pikmin2-e.gif|thumbnail|The ''Pikmin 2-e'' logo.]]

===Plucking Pikmin===
'''Japanese name:''' {{j|ひっこぬき ピクミン|Hikkonuki Pikumin}}

'''Objective:''' The player must control Olimar or Louie to [[pluck]] every Pikmin from the ground.

'''Controls:'''
*D-Pad to move
*A to pluck
*B to cancel pluck
*Hold B with D-Pad to change direction
*Start to restart or quit

'''Overview:''' The player moves around a grid of tiles and must face the tile containing the Pikmin they want in order to pluck it. Red and Blue Pikmin will land on the tile directly behind the player while Yellows will land two tiles behind them. Some tiles contain fire, electricity, and water hazards that only Pikmin of the respective type can land on. Some electrical hazards will form a harmful current in the tiles between them, which can be disabled by having a Yellow Pikmin land on one of the hazards. No Pikmin can land on rock tiles or outside the edge of the map. The player cannot move past rocks, plucked Pikmin, or hazards (except water) thus they must find the best order to pluck the Pikmin in without getting stuck. The player is prevented from plucking a Pikmin if a rock or edge is in the way, but not if there's a hazard harmful to the Pikmin they are plucking, which will result in a death. The game is won once all Pikmin are unearthed and lost when a Pikmin dies or no moves are left. This game is played using red cards and the music is a remix of the ''Pikmin 2'' [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] [[Music in Pikmin 2#Challenge Mode menu|menu theme]].

===Marching Pikmin===
'''Japanese name''': {{j|てくてく ピクミン|Tekuteku Pikumin}}

'''Objective:''' The player must control multiple Pikmin moving in the same direction to get them all to the treasure.

'''Controls:'''
*D-Pad to move
*A or B with D-Pad to look around
*Start to restart, look around, or quit

'''Overview:''' The player moves multiple Pikmin, usually of different types, around a grid of tiles. All Pikmin are controlled by the same input, thus the player must be careful to move them without having any touch hazards that are harmful to them or fall into pits. Tiles containing rocks can be used to keep some Pikmin from moving if they're in the way of the direction being moved. Some rocks have a number on them signifying how many times they can be bumped into before disappearing. All five Pikmin types are present and Candypop Buds of every type can be found throughout to change the type of a single Pikmin per plant. A Pikmin that is the same type as the Candypop Bud will waste it. [[Fire]], [[electricity]], [[water]], and [[poison]] hazards will be encountered that Pikmin of the respective types can move over. Additionally, Bulborbs will occupy some tiles and will kill any Pikmin that touches them except Purples, which will kill the Bulborb. Every Pikmin moves one square at a time except Whites, which move two squares. Each level contains one of eleven treasures from the game (see below). When a Pikmin reaches the treasure, it disappears and the player no longer has to worry about it. The game is won when every Pikmin reaches the treasure and lost as soon as a Pikmin dies. This game is played using yellow cards and the music is a remix of the [[Awakening Wood]] [[Music in Pikmin 2#Awakening Wood|theme]].

The treasures that can be found are:
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*[[File:AquaticMine.png]] [[Aquatic Mine]]
*[[File:ChocolateCushion.png]] [[Chocolate Cushion]]
*[[File:ColossalFossil.png]] [[Colossal Fossil]]
*[[File:DangerChime.png]] [[Danger Chime]]<ref>The Danger Chime present here is silver, as was the case with an [[Pikmin 2 prerelease information|early version]] of the game.</ref>
*[[File:Heavy-dutyMagnetizer.png]] [[Heavy-duty Magnetizer]]
*[[File:PinkMenace.png]] [[Pink Menace]]
*[[File:RubberUgly.png]] [[Rubber Ugly]]
*[[File:ScienceProject.png]] [[Science Project]]
*[[File:SunseedBerry.png]] [[Sunseed Berry]]
*[[File:TearStone.png]] [[Tear Stone]]
*[[File:TheKey.png]] [[The Key]]
}}

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===Connecting Pikmin===
'''Japanese name:''' {{j|つなげて ピクミン|Tsunagete Pikumin}}

'''Objective:''' The player must move panels around to create a path for the Pikmin so that they can reach the [[Research Pod]].

'''Controls:'''
*D-Pad to move cursor
*A to select panel
*B to cancel selection
*Start to restart or quit

'''Overview:''' The player chooses two panels to switch places, so that the Pikmin can move over them without running into hazards or enemies. The chosen panels to switch cannot have a Pikmin, hazard, enemy, or the Research Pod on them. Once a panel has been moved once it cannot be moved again. Arrows next to Pikmin and enemies signify which direction they'll move next, and the shape of the panels determine which way they'll turn. If there's space, Pikmin and Bulborbs move one space after each panel switch, while Yellow Wollywogs move two spaces. They will change direction if they reach a dead end. All five Pikmin types are present, as are [[fire]], [[electricity]], [[water]], and [[poison]] hazards. Purple Pikmin kill any enemy they run into. The game is won when all Pikmin reach the Research Pod and lost once a Pikmin dies. This game is played using blue cards and the music is a remix of the [[Valley of Repose]] [[Music in Pikmin 2#Valley of Repose|theme]].

==List of cards==
{{todo|Get info for the Empress Bulblax.}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="7" | List of cards
|-
! rowspan="2" | Nr.
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Image
! colspan="2" | Pack
! colspan="2" | Levels
|-
! Theme || Design || Game || Numbers
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| Olimar || [[Captain Olimar]] || [[File:Gc promo 1.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || Plucking Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| Louie || [[Louie]] || [[File:Gc promo 3.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || Connecting Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| President || [[The President]] || [[File:Gc promo 2.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || Marching Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| #00 || [[Red Pikmin]] || [[File:R1.JPG|100px]] || Red || 1 - Pikmin || Plucking Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| #00 || [[Yellow Pikmin]] || [[File:Y1.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 1 - Pikmin || Marching Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| #00 || [[Blue Pikmin]] || [[File:B1.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 1 - Pikmin || Connecting Pikmin || 01, 02, 03
|-
| #01 || [[Red Bulborb]] || [[File:R2.JPG|100px]] || Red || 1 - Pikmin || Plucking Pikmin || 04, 05, 06
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| #02 || [[Hairy Bulborb]] || [[File:Y2.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 1 - Pikmin || Marching Pikmin || 04, 05, 06
|-
| #03 || [[Orange Bulborb]] || [[File:B2.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 1 - Pikmin || Connecting Pikmin || 04, 05, 06
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| #04 || [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]] || [[File:R3.JPG|100px]] || Red || 1 - Pikmin || Plucking Pikmin || 07, 08, 09
|-
| #05 || [[Snow Bulborb]] || [[File:Y3.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 1 - Pikmin || Marching Pikmin || 07, 08, 09
|-
| #06 || [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]] || [[File:B3.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 1 - Pikmin || Connecting Pikmin || 07, 08, 09
|-
| #07 || [[Spotty Bulbear]] || [[File:R9.JPG|100px]] || Red || 2 - Onion || Plucking Pikmin || 25, 26, 27
|-
| #08 || [[Dwarf Bulbear]] || [[File:R17.JPG|100px]] || Red || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Plucking Pikmin || 49, 50, 51
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| #09 || [[Bulborb Larva]] || [[File:Y6.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 2 - Onion ||Marching Pikmin || 16, 17, 18
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| #10 || [[Fiery Bulblax]] || [[File:R19.JPG|100px]] || Red || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Plucking Pikmin || 55, 56, 57
|-
| #11 || [[Water Dumple]] || [[File:B8.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 2 - Onion ||Connecting Pikmin || 22, 23, 24
|-
| #12 || [[Bulbmin]] || [[File:R13.JPG|100px]] || Red || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Plucking Pikmin || 37, 38, 39
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| #13 || [[Emperor Bulblax]] || [[File:Y19.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Marching Pikmin || 55, 56, 57
|-
| #14 || [[Empress Bulblax]] ||  ||  ||  -  ||  || 
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| #15 || [[Fiery Blowhog]] || [[File:R4.JPG|100px]] || Red || 1 - Pikmin ||Plucking Pikmin || 10, 11, 12
|-
| #16 || [[Watery Blowhog]] || [[File:B17.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Connecting Pikmin || 49, 50, 51
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| #17 || [[Armored Cannon Beetle]] || [[File:Y7.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 2 - Onion ||Marching Pikmin || 19, 20, 21
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| #18 || [[Puffy Blowhog]] || [[File:R15.JPG|100px]] || Red || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Plucking Pikmin || 43, 44, 45
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| #19 || [[Withering Blowhog]] || [[File:B18.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Connecting Pikmin || 52, 53, 54
|-
| #20 || [[Gatling Groink]] || [[File:Y15.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Marching Pikmin || 43, 44, 45
|-
| #21 || [[Anode Beetle]] || [[File:Y12.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Marching Pikmin || 34, 35, 36
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| #22 || [[Iridescent Glint Beetle]] || [[File:Y9.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 2 - Onion ||Marching Pikmin || 25, 26, 27
|-
| #23 || [[Doodlebug]] || [[File:B19.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Connecting Pikmin || 55, 56, 57
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| #24 || [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]] || [[File:Cnp2.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 02
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| #25 || [[Ranging Bloyster]] || [[File:B20.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Connecting Pikmin || 58, 59, 60
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| #26 || [[Toady Bloyster]] || [[File:Cnp3.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 03
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| #27 || [[Cloaking Burrow-nit]] || [[File:R8.JPG|100px]] || Red || 2 - Onion ||Plucking Pikmin || 22, 23, 24
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| #28 || [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] || [[File:Y5.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 1 - Pikmin ||Marching Pikmin || 13, 14, 15
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| #29 || [[Segmented Crawbster]] || [[File:B12.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Connecting Pikmin || 34, 35, 36
|-
| #30 || [[Beady Long Legs]] || [[File:Y10.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 2 - Onion ||Marching Pikmin || 28, 29, 30
|-
| #31 || [[Raging Long Legs]] || [[File:Y17.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Marching Pikmin || 49, 50, 51
|-
| #32 || [[Man-at-Legs]] || [[File:B10.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 2 - Onion ||Connecting Pikmin || 28, 29, 30
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| #33 || [[Mitite]] || [[File:R6.JPG|100px]] || Red || 2 - Onion ||Plucking Pikmin || 16, 17, 18
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| #34 || [[Hermit Crawmad]] || [[File:R7.JPG|100px]] || Red || 2 - Onion ||Plucking Pikmin || 19, 20, 21
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| #35 || [[Swooping Snitchbug]] || [[File:B9.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 2 - Onion ||Connecting Pikmin || 25, 26, 27
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| #36 || [[Bumbling Snitchbug]] || [[File:B15.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Connecting Pikmin || 43, 44, 45
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| #37 || [[Careening Dirigibug]] || [[File:Y14.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Marching Pikmin || 40, 41, 42
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| #38 || [[Antenna Beetle]] || [[File:Y4.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 1 - Pikmin ||Marching Pikmin || 10, 11, 12
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| #39 || [[Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat]] || [[File:B14.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Connecting Pikmin || 40, 41, 42
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| #40 || [[Greater Spotted Jellyfloat]] || [[File:R14.JPG|100px]] || Red || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Plucking Pikmin || 40, 41, 42
|-
| #41 || Elemental [[Dweevil family|Dweevils]] || [[File:Cnp6.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 03
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| #42 || [[Volatile Dweevil]] || [[File:Y13.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Marching Pikmin || 37, 38, 39
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| #43 || [[Titan Dweevil]] || [[File:Y20.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Marching Pikmin || 58, 59, 60
|-
| #44 || [[Female Sheargrub]] || [[File:B11.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Connecting Pikmin || 31, 32, 33
|-
| #45 || [[Male Sheargrub]] || [[File:Y11.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Marching Pikmin || 31, 32, 33
|-
| #46 || [[Wogpole]] || [[File:Cnp5.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 02
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| #46 || [[Shearwig]] || [[File:R11.JPG|100px]] || Red || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Plucking Pikmin || 31, 32, 33
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| #47 || [[Yellow Wollywog]] || [[File:B4.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 1 - Pikmin ||Connecting Pikmin || 10, 11, 12
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| #48 || [[Wollywog]] || [[File:B5.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 1 - Pikmin ||Connecting Pikmin || 13, 14, 15
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| #49 || [[Queen Candypop Bud]] || [[File:Cnp4.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 01
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| #50 || [[Burrowing Snagret]] || [[File:B6.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 2 - Onion ||Connecting Pikmin || 16, 17, 18
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| #51 || [[Pileated Snagret]] || [[File:R12.JPG|100px]] || Red || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Plucking Pikmin || 34, 35, 36
|-
| #52 || [[Honeywisp]] || [[File:Y18.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Marching Pikmin || 52, 53, 54
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| #53 || [[Unmarked Spectralids]] || [[File:R18.JPG|100px]] || Red || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Plucking Pikmin || 52, 53, 54
|-
| #54 || Main [[Candypop family|Candypop Buds]] || [[File:Cnp1.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 01
|-
| #55 || [[Violet Candypop Bud]] || [[File:Promo1f.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 01
|-
| #56 || [[Ivory Candypop Bud]] || [[File:Fam promo 2f.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 02
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| #58 || [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]] || [[File:R10.JPG|100px]] || Red || 2 - Onion ||Plucking Pikmin || 28, 29, 30
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| #59 || [[Skitter Leaf]] || [[File:B7.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 2 - Onion ||Connecting Pikmin || 19, 20, 21
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| #60 || [[Breadbug]] || [[File:Y16.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Marching Pikmin || 46, 47, 48
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| #61 || [[Giant Breadbug]] || [[File:B16.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Connecting Pikmin || 46, 47, 48
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| #62 || [[Mamuta]] || [[File:Y8.JPG|100px]] || Yellow || 2 - Onion ||Marching Pikmin || 22, 23, 24
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| #63 || [[Waterwraith]] || [[File:R16.JPG|100px]] || Red || 4 - Candypop Bud ||Plucking Pikmin || 46, 47, 48
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| #64 || [[Ujadani]] || [[File:B13.JPG|100px]] || Blue || 3 - Pellet Posy ||Connecting Pikmin || 37, 38, 39
|-
| #65 || [[Pellet Posy]] || [[File:Fam promo 3f.JPG|100px]] || Promotional || N/A || All || 03
|-
| #66 || [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]] || [[File:R5.JPG|100px]] || Red || 1 - Pikmin ||Plucking Pikmin || 13, 14, 15
|}

Card #57 does not exist, while there are two #46 cards: [[Wogpole]] and [[Shearwig]]. This is likely a mistake.

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Pikmin2E-reader01sm.jpg|An example of a pack of Pikmin e-Reader cards.
File:E-Reader Screen1.png|A screenshot of the "Plucking Pikmin" game.
File:E-Reader Screen2.png|A screenshot of the "Marching Pikmin" game.
File:E-Reader Screen3.png|A screenshot of the "Connecting Pikmin" game.
File:E-Reader Olimar.png|A sprite of [[Captain Olimar]] plucking a [[Red Pikmin]].
File:E-Reader Yellow.png|A sprite of a [[Yellow Pikmin]].
File:320px-Pikmin2Ereader.png|The e-Reader [[Menu#Bonuses|bonus menu]].
File:EReaderEnglish.png|The mini-game selection screen in English.
File:B1.JPG|Example of an e-card, the [[Blue 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 [[Pikmin in other video games|outside of ''Pikmin'' games]], in the ''Pikmin'' microgame in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: D.I.Y.|WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' and the [[Unused content|unused]] sprites found in ''[[mariowiki:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.

==See also==
*[[Game Boy Advance]]
*[[:Category:E-cards]]

[[Category:Consoles]]