Talk:Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter/GA1

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Nominator: Cyberlink420 (talk · contribs) 09:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: TarkusAB (talk · contribs) 18:47, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Overview

• You wikilinked Nintendo DS twice

  Fixed.

• Like the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable - I would omit this as it is misleading into thinking it is a substitute to the Game Link Cable, but you explain later on that it is not a substitute.

  Removed.

• There's a few places you forgot to capitalize Wireless Adapter

  Think I got them all now.

• The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter is physically compatible - You don't need to reintroduce it by its full name here. Can just say Wireless Adapter.

  Shortened per request.

• I think "single cartridge multiplayer" would be more easily understood hyphenated as "single-cartridge multiplayer." It's mentioned two times in the section.

  Hyphens added.

• It would be nice to have a picture of the GBM model, if a free photo is available

  I'll look into it, but no promises on that front. I'd take a picture myself, but I own neither the Micro nor its adapter.

Compatible games

• an icon labeled Wireless Adapter Compatible --> a "Wireless Adapter Compatible" label

  Changed.

Development and release

• Bluetooth should be capitalized

  Fixed.

• who was inspired to design the device after playing games of Diablo with other Nintendo employees over LAN I would mention somewhere here that they were playing on PC, to avoid confusion into thinking he was playing on a GBA or other Nintendo device.

  Corrected.

• The team also explored having the device connect to games for the GameCube... I think you could expand here, namely if the answers are known, (1) how they were thinking of connecting to the GameCube (it had no wireless capabilities) and (2) what DS-to-console communications are you talking about? DS to Wii? I didn't know that was possible.

  The exact quotes are "Miyamoto said he would have liked to use the wireless adaptor with the Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure, [...] But we weren't able to due to time." and "The GBA wireless adaptor has the ability to download software from a parent system, but this was never used, so it was never publicized. But it did become part of the DS hardware." Since that's all the detail the source gives, that's all I can really fit into the article. (And yes, DS to Wii is possible! We even have a whole category for compatible games!)

• Nintendo launched JoySpot, a Japanese networking service operated through wireless hotspots placed in Japanese retailers. --> Nintendo launched JoySpot in Japan, a networking service operated through wireless hotspots placed in participating retailers.

  Changed.

• Wireless Adapter to access JoySpot locations in compatible games --> Wireless Adapter with compatible games to access JoySpot locations

  Changed.

• When you say they could "compete with other players in challenges", was this like a live over-the-internet thing, communicating with players live at other hotspots? Or competing with players at the same hotspot? Or "ghosts" of players who had visited that hotspot previously?

  Same hotspot. The system basically ran special GBA cartridges that would be transmitting data to those nearby who connected; I believe one of the ROMs for these carts was actually found in the 2020 gigaleak. I've amended the sentence to clarify "local" players.

• I think you were going for a chronological order here, but the info about adapter availability is a little scattered. After you mention how the adapter was first made available (pokemon pack-in) at the start of paragraph 2, you move next to talking about JoySpot, then in the final paragraph go back to talking about adapter availability. I would make the second paragraph just about adapter availability, then have the third paragraph about JoySpot.

  That was the thought, yeah, but you're right, this does flow better.

Reception

• In contrast, John Ricciardi of Electronic Gaming Monthly did not feel that Emerald's added Wireless Adapter functionality justified a purchase for those who already owned Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. This will sound a little confusing to people who are not familiar with the fact that Emerald is an enhanced version of Ruby and Sapphire. Maybe just reword a bit.

  I think I improved it enough to get the point across.

• the Wireless Adapter had been largely overlooked - Overlooked by players or developers?

  The exact quote is " For the most part, the Wireless Adapter was a pretty overlooked peripheral, but its greatest utility came in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald[...]", so while not explicitly said, the context suggests developers. I've amended the text accordingly.

Cool article. Here are some thoughts I had reading through it. TarkusAB^talk/contrib 09:12, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Thanks much. Honestly, improving this one was kind of a side effect of expanding List of Classic NES Series games (which I'll also be submitting once the name changes and it's no longer treated as a list-class article), but I'm glad to know my hard work paid off. I think I addressed all your concerns, but let me know if I missed anything or any of it needs more work. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:17, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Nice job. Pass TarkusAB^talk/contrib 17:40, 19 August 2025 (UTC)