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WonderGate main accessory.

WonderGate cartridge

WonderGate cartridge.

The WonderGate, also known as MobileWonderGate, is a communication adapter kit that had been developed for WonderSwan handheld consoles.[1]

Features[]

Bandai_WonderSwan_+_WonderGate

Bandai WonderSwan + WonderGate

Demonstration on a monochrome WonderSwan console.

The main device allows the WonderSwan console to be connected to a mobile phone through the accessory port. A separate cartridge contained an e-mail client and browser that supported HTML 3.2 and allowed downloading of 32KB mini-games. Some titles, such as Digimon Adventure 02: D1 Tamers, allowed the addition of features through downloadable content.[1] Other titles, such as Mobilesuit Gundam MSPlatoon.com and Super GPS Pac-Man, were announced with WonderGate support, but were cancelled before release.[2]

Internet connectivity was provided by NTT Docomo's mopera (Mobile Operation Radio Assistant) service and J-Phone-compatible handsets.[2][3]

Releases[]

The MobileWonderGate was announced by Bandai on June 23, 2000 and was released on July 14, 2000.[1] On October 31, 2001, Bandai announced that online service for WonderGate-connected games was being terminated.[4] The remainder of online game services ended on March 31, 2003, though the e-mail and browser software continued to function.[5]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wonder Swan – Mobile Wonder Gate, The Video Game Kraken. 2018-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 WonderSwan by Celine, Unseen64: beta, cancelled & unseen videogames. 2012. Accessed 2019-04-05.
  3. WonderSwan Color, IGN. 2000-09-15.
  4. Notice of Termination of "WonderGate Software" Service, Swan Channel. 2001-10-31.
  5. Notice of Termination of "WonderGate Software" Service, Swan Channel. 2003-06-25.

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