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The Nintendo e-Reader, commonly abbreviated as e-Reader, is an add-on manufactured by Nintendo for its Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It has an LED scanner that reads "e-Reader cards" — paper cards with specially encoded data printed on them as dot codes.

Depending on the card and associated game, the e-cards are typically used in a key-like function to unlock secret items, levels, or play mini-games when swiped through the reader. The cards themselves contain data, as opposed to unlocking data already on the device itself.

The e-Reader can connect via Game Link cable to GameCube games such as Animal Crossing, and Game Boy Advance games such as Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. In order to scan data and send it to a Game Boy Advance game, two Game Boy Advance systems and a Game Link cable are required. The Game Boy Advance system that the e-Reader is connected to uses the Player 1 end, while the other system uses the Player 2 end. After opening the necessary menu in the game, cards can be swiped in the e-Reader to transfer data to the other system. This is not possible with the Nintendo DS due to the system's lack of support for the Game Link cable.