Spaceworld: Nintendo announces Pokémon Card E

[08.23.01] » Pokémon Trading Card Game "update" to feature new bonus games, Card E Reader compatability.

   At its Spaceworld show, Nintendo announced Pokémon Card E for the Game Boy Advance, an "update" to the Game Boy Color title Pokémon Trading Card Game. (It's not yet clear if this means that Card E will be a remake or a sequel.)

   Pokémon Card E will be the first game to interact with the upcoming Card E Reader peripheral for the Game Boy Advance. This unit lets players scan barcodes that will be included with a new line of Pokémon trading cards. Each card will feature several barcodes. Barcodes on the sides of the card will yield special animations and mini-games (see screenshots and photos below), while the barcodes at the bottom will call up information such as a Pokédex entry or evolution chart. Scanning several barcodes in combination can sometimes up additionial features.

   No release date for Pokémon Card E has been announced yet.