Ignore swiping 20 cards to play an NES game. If you think about it: the e-Reader was the predecessor to downloadable video game content. Cards could add new content to GBA and GCN games! Of course that never took off given all the hardware needed. I'm crazy, so I bought one. It sucks.
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This accessory had a good concept but executed poorly. The scanner totally sucked and I remember spending a good 5 minutes one time trying to scan a card...
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