E-Reader

An e-Reader

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The Nintendo e-Reader, or Nintendo e+ in Japan, 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 purpose of the cards 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 e+ cards, released only in Japan after the release of Pikmin 2, called Pikmin Puzzle Cards (for) e+ (ピクミンパズルカードe+^?, lit.: "Pikmin Puzzle Cards-e"). Each card contains a number of simple Pikmin-based mini-games, which can be played by connecting the e+ to a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Player connected to a GameCube in which the Pikmin 2 disk is placed. Due to region locking, running these mini-games require that the GameCube, e+, and copy of Pikmin 2 to be the Japanese versions. The Game Boy Advance and Game Boy-to-GameCube connector can be from any region.

The cards come in packs with red, yellow, and blue themes. Each theme has four packs numbered 1-4, with the designs being Pikmin, Onions, Pellet Posies and Candypop Buds in respective order. Individual cards depict enemies, Pikmin or leaders. 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 Puzzle Card mini-games

The logo for the card packs

Plucking Pikmin

Japanese name: ひっこぬき ピクミン^?

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 and use 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 obstacles that only Pikmin of the respective type can land on. Some electrical obstacles will form a harmful current in the tiles between them, which can be disabled by having a Yellow Pikmin land on one of the obstacles. No Pikmin can land on rock tiles or outside the edge of the map. The player cannot move past rocks, plucked Pikmin, or obstacles (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 an obstacle 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 menu theme.

Marching Pikmin

Japanese name: てくてく ピクミン^?

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

Controls:

• D-Pad to move
• Hold A or B and use 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 obstacles that are harmful to them or fall into pits. Tiles containing rocks or other Pikmin can be used to keep a 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 – when they do, they do not move forward in that turn. Every Pikmin moves one square at a time except White Pikmin, 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. At the end of a stage, a screen shows up with a larger image of the treasure, as well as a summary of the Pikmin in the stage. This game is played using yellow cards and the music is a remix of the Awakening Wood theme.

The treasures that can be found are:

• Aquatic Mine
• Chocolate Cushion
• Colossal Fossil
• Danger Chime
• Heavy-duty Magnetizer
• Pink Menace
• Rubber Ugly
• Science Project
• Sunseed Berry
• Tear Stone
• The Key

Connecting Pikmin

Japanese name: つなげて ピクミン^?

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. Once the player performs a move, any Pikmin that can go to the pod right away will do so uninterrupted. Afterwards, the remaining Pikmin and Bulborbs move one space forward, while Yellow Wollywogs move two spaces (they even have two arrows to signify this). They will change direction if they reach a dead end. All five Pikmin types are present, as are fire, electricity, water, and poison obstacles. 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 theme.

List of Pikmin Puzzle Cards

List of cards
#	ID	Name	Front	Back	Pack		Levels
					Theme	Design	Game	Numbers
Olimar	D001	Captain Olimar			Promotional	N/A	Plucking Pikmin	01, 02, 03
Louie	D003	Louie			Promotional	N/A	Connecting Pikmin	01, 02, 03
President	D002	The President			Promotional	N/A	Marching Pikmin	01, 02, 03
#00	A001	Red Pikmin			Red	1 - Pikmin	Plucking Pikmin	01, 02, 03
#00	B001	Yellow Pikmin			Yellow	1 - Pikmin	Marching Pikmin	01, 02, 03
#00	C001	Blue Pikmin			Blue	1 - Pikmin	Connecting Pikmin	01, 02, 03
#01	A002	Red Bulborb			Red	1 - Pikmin	Plucking Pikmin	04, 05, 06
#02	B002	Hairy Bulborb			Yellow	1 - Pikmin	Marching Pikmin	04, 05, 06
#03	C002	Orange Bulborb			Blue	1 - Pikmin	Connecting Pikmin	04, 05, 06
#04	A003	Dwarf Red Bulborb			Red	1 - Pikmin	Plucking Pikmin	07, 08, 09
#05	B003	Snow Bulborb			Yellow	1 - Pikmin	Marching Pikmin	07, 08, 09
#06	C003	Dwarf Orange Bulborb			Blue	1 - Pikmin	Connecting Pikmin	07, 08, 09
#07	A009	Spotty Bulbear			Red	2 - Onion	Plucking Pikmin	25, 26, 27
#08	A017	Dwarf Bulbear			Red	4 - Candypop Bud	Plucking Pikmin	49, 50, 51
#09	B006	Bulborb Larva			Yellow	2 - Onion	Marching Pikmin	16, 17, 18
#10	A019	Fiery Bulblax			Red	4 - Candypop Bud	Plucking Pikmin	55, 56, 57
#11	C008	Water Dumple			Blue	2 - Onion	Connecting Pikmin	22, 23, 24
#12	A013	Bulbmin			Red	3 - Pellet Posy	Plucking Pikmin	37, 38, 39
#13	B019	Emperor Bulblax			Yellow	4 - Candypop Bud	Marching Pikmin	55, 56, 57
#14	A020	Empress Bulblax			Red	4 - Candypop Bud	Plucking Pikmin	58, 59, 60
#15	A004	Fiery Blowhog			Red	1 - Pikmin	Plucking Pikmin	10, 11, 12
#16	C017	Watery Blowhog			Blue	4 - Candypop Bud	Connecting Pikmin	49, 50, 51
#17	B007	Armored Cannon Beetle Larva			Yellow	2 - Onion	Marching Pikmin	19, 20, 21
#18	A015	Puffy Blowhog			Red	3 - Pellet Posy	Plucking Pikmin	43, 44, 45
#19	C018	Withering Blowhog			Blue	4 - Candypop Bud	Connecting Pikmin	52, 53, 54
#20	B015	Gatling Groink			Yellow	3 - Pellet Posy	Marching Pikmin	43, 44, 45
#21	B012	Anode Beetle			Yellow	3 - Pellet Posy	Marching Pikmin	34, 35, 36
#22	B009	Iridescent Glint Beetle			Yellow	2 - Onion	Marching Pikmin	25, 26, 27
#23	C019	Doodlebug			Blue	4 - Candypop Bud	Connecting Pikmin	55, 56, 57
#24	H002	Iridescent Flint Beetle			Promotional	N/A	All	02
#25	C020	Ranging Bloyster			Blue	4 - Candypop Bud	Connecting Pikmin	58, 59, 60
#26	H003	Toady Bloyster			Promotional	N/A	All	03
#27	A008	Cloaking Burrow-nit			Red	2 - Onion	Plucking Pikmin	22, 23, 24
#28	B005	Ravenous Whiskerpillar			Yellow	1 - Pikmin	Marching Pikmin	13, 14, 15
#29	C012	Segmented Crawbster			Blue	3 - Pellet Posy	Connecting Pikmin	34, 35, 36
#30	B010	Beady Long Legs			Yellow	2 - Onion	Marching Pikmin	28, 29, 30
#31	B017	Raging Long Legs			Yellow	4 - Candypop Bud	Marching Pikmin	49, 50, 51
#32	C010	Man-at-Legs			Blue	2 - Onion	Connecting Pikmin	28, 29, 30
#33	A006	Mitite			Red	2 - Onion	Plucking Pikmin	16, 17, 18
#34	A007	Hermit Crawmad			Red	2 - Onion	Plucking Pikmin	19, 20, 21
#35	C009	Swooping Snitchbug			Blue	2 - Onion	Connecting Pikmin	25, 26, 27
#36	C015	Bumbling Snitchbug			Blue	3 - Pellet Posy	Connecting Pikmin	43, 44, 45
#37	B014	Careening Dirigibug			Yellow	3 - Pellet Posy	Marching Pikmin	40, 41, 42
#38	B004	Antenna Beetle			Yellow	1 - Pikmin	Marching Pikmin	10, 11, 12
#39	C014	Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat			Blue	3 - Pellet Posy	Connecting Pikmin	40, 41, 42
#40	A014	Greater Spotted Jellyfloat			Red	3 - Pellet Posy	Plucking Pikmin	40, 41, 42
#41	H006	Elemental Dweevils			Promotional	N/A	All	03
#42	B013	Volatile Dweevil			Yellow	3 - Pellet Posy	Marching Pikmin	37, 38, 39
#43	B020	Titan Dweevil			Yellow	4 - Candypop Bud	Marching Pikmin	58, 59, 60
#44	C011	Female Sheargrub			Blue	3 - Pellet Posy	Connecting Pikmin	31, 32, 33
#45	B011	Male Sheargrub			Yellow	3 - Pellet Posy	Marching Pikmin	31, 32, 33
#46	A011	Shearwig			Red	3 - Pellet Posy	Plucking Pikmin	31, 32, 33
#47	C004	Yellow Wollywog			Blue	1 - Pikmin	Connecting Pikmin	10, 11, 12
#48	C005	Wollywog			Blue	1 - Pikmin	Connecting Pikmin	13, 14, 15
#49	H005	Wogpole			Promotional	N/A	All	02
#50	C006	Burrowing Snagret			Blue	2 - Onion	Connecting Pikmin	16, 17, 18
#51	A012	Pileated Snagret			Red	3 - Pellet Posy	Plucking Pikmin	34, 35, 36
#52	B018	Honeywisp			Yellow	4 - Candypop Bud	Marching Pikmin	52, 53, 54
#53	A018	Unmarked Spectralids			Red	4 - Candypop Bud	Plucking Pikmin	52, 53, 54
#54	H001	Main Candypop Buds			Promotional	N/A	All	01
#55	P001	Violet Candypop Bud			Promotional	N/A	All	01
#56	P002	Ivory Candypop Bud			Promotional	N/A	All	02
#57	H004	Queen Candypop Bud			Promotional	N/A	All	01
#58	A010	Creeping Chrysanthemum			Red	2 - Onion	Plucking Pikmin	28, 29, 30
#59	C007	Skitter Leaf			Blue	2 - Onion	Connecting Pikmin	19, 20, 21
#60	B016	Breadbug			Yellow	4 - Candypop Bud	Marching Pikmin	46, 47, 48
#61	C016	Giant Breadbug			Blue	4 - Candypop Bud	Connecting Pikmin	46, 47, 48
#62	B008	Mamuta			Yellow	2 - Onion	Marching Pikmin	22, 23, 24
#63	A016	Waterwraith			Red	4 - Candypop Bud	Plucking Pikmin	46, 47, 48
#64	C013	Ujadani			Blue	3 - Pellet Posy	Connecting Pikmin	37, 38, 39
#65	P003	Pellet Posy			Promotional	N/A	All	03
#66	A005	Decorated Cannon Beetle			Red	1 - Pikmin	Plucking Pikmin	13, 14, 15

List of packs
Pack	Cards						Notes
							These three cards were given with every Japanese copy of Pikmin 2.
							ひっこぬきピクミン １
							ひっこぬきピクミン　2
							ひっこぬきピクミン　3
							ひっこぬきピクミン　4
							てくてくピクミン　１
							てくてくピクミン　2
							てくてくピクミン　3
							てくてくピクミン　4
							つなげてピクミン　１
							つなげてピクミン　2
							つなげてピクミン　3
							つなげてピクミン　4
							These 6 cards were given as a 80 point Club Nintendo reward in Japan.
							Given with purchases of the "Pikmin 2 Beginner's treasure Recovery Guide".
							Given away in the May 2004 volume 805 of the Famitsu magazine and Famitsu Cube + Advance 2004 July issue.
							Given away in the April 2004 volume 802 of the Famitsu magazine and Famitsu Cube + Advance 2004 June issue.

Magazines with promotional cards

Three promotional cards were released with either a magazine issue or a guide book. The cards were packed inside of a paper sleeve.

Treasure Recovery Guide		Famitsu Weekly 802		Famitsu Weekly 805		Famitsu Cube June 2004		Famitsu Cube July 2004

Pikmin 2 e+ Card Binder

A binder was released with the Famitsu Cube + Advance magazine July 2004 issue as an appendix, and displays the Pikmin e+ card collection. There were enough card slots to hold the entire collection of Pikmin cards (72 in total).

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  The front of the Pikmin e+ binder.

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  The back of the Pikmin e+ binder.

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  The outside of the Pikmin e+ binder.

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  The inside of the Pikmin e+ binder with a card for scale.

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  Famitsu Cube + Advance July 2004 issue featuring the Pikmin e+ binder on the cover.

Pikmin Puzzle Card instruction pamphlet

An instruction pamphlet is located in every booster pack of the Pikmin Puzzle Cards, as well in every Japanese copy of Pikmin 2. The pamphlet unfolds to explain how to use the e+ cards, and shows images of the other booster packs one can collect.

Pamphlet 1

The first instruction pamphlet comes with Pikmin 2, as well as all Pikmin and Onion booster packs.

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  Front.

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  Back.

Pamphlet 2

The second instruction pamphlet is an updated version of the first, and is located in all Pellet Posy and Candypop Bud booster packs.

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  Front.

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  Back.

Animal Crossing Pikmin pattern e-Reader card

Animal Crossing for the GameCube made maximum use of Game Boy Advance and e-Reader connectivity. The game features e-Reader card support in both North America and Japan. Among the several Animal Crossing e-Reader cards is one based off of Pikmin. After plugging a Game Boy with an e-Reader attached into the GameCube, then navigating to the Able Sisters store on the GameCube game and selecting the e-Reader option when speaking to Mabel, the game will allow scanning the card and receiving the design in-game. This design can then be pasted on various objects, such as clothing, umbrellas, and as a wallpaper or flooring of the player's house. The design is a repeatable pattern of a Red Pikmin, a Yellow Pikmin, and a Blue Pikmin, as well as the leaf of a Pikmin.

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  Front side of the e-Reader card.

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  Back side of the e-Reader card.

Gallery

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  A yellow series 1 pack.

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  Example of an e-card, the Blue Pikmin.

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  A screenshot of the "Plucking Pikmin" game.

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  A screenshot of the "Marching Pikmin" game.

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  A screenshot of the "Connecting Pikmin" game.

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  Spritesheet for the "Plucking Pikmin" game.

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  Spritesheet for the "Marching Pikmin" game.

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  Spritesheet for the "Connecting Pikmin" game.

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  The Japanese e-Reader bonuses menu.

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  The mini-game selection screen in English.

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  Front side of the Club Nintendo e+ card pack.

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  Back side; the manual has a Club Nintendo logo.

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  Back side of the e+ card pack that came with every Japanese copy of Pikmin 2.

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  A sealed booster box containing series 1 & 2 packs.

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  A booster box containing series 3 & 4 packs.

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  Each box came with 40 packs.

Trivia

• The sprites shown in these mini-games are the only official Pikmin sprites to be in a Pikmin game. All other sprites of the Pikmin series are included inside games from other franchises.
• In Pikmin 4, Alpin mentions being the founder of a telecom company called e-Leader.

See also

• Category:E-cards