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The '''Nintendo Power cartridge writing service''' (not to be confused with the unrelated Nintendo Power magazine), introduced in 1997, was the original distribution method for obtaining [[Super Famicom Wars]], an additional method for buying [[ | The '''Nintendo Power cartridge writing service''' (not to be confused with the unrelated Nintendo Power magazine), introduced in 1997, was the original distribution method for obtaining [[Super Famicom Wars]], an additional method for buying [[Game Boy Wars]] about nine years after its original release, and an alternative method for buying [[Game Boy Wars TURBO]]. | ||
The Nintendo Power service, which was only available for Japan, would involve players paying a portion of a game's standard retail price to download it in specific Japanese stores (such as [[wikipedia:Lawson (store)|Lawson]] via the [[wikipedia:Loppi (ticketing system)|Loppi system]]) on to an official white, blank flash-RAM cartridge, known as either a [[nwiki:Game Boy Memory Cartridge|Game Boy Memory Cartridge]] or a [[nwiki:Super Famicom Memory Cassette|Super Famicom Memory Cassette]]. There were many games available for the service, including a small number of download exclusives like Super Famicom Wars, [[nwiki:Balloon Fight GB|Balloon Fight GB]], [[nwiki:Hajimari no Mori|Hajimari no Mori]], and the Japanese version of [[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. Deluxe|Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]. | The Nintendo Power service, which was only available for Japan, would involve players paying a portion of a game's standard retail price to download it in specific Japanese stores (such as [[wikipedia:Lawson (store)|Lawson]] via the [[wikipedia:Loppi (ticketing system)|Loppi system]]) on to an official white, blank flash-RAM cartridge, known as either a [[nwiki:Game Boy Memory Cartridge|Game Boy Memory Cartridge]] or a [[nwiki:Super Famicom Memory Cassette|Super Famicom Memory Cassette]]. There were many games available for the service, including a small number of download exclusives like Super Famicom Wars, [[nwiki:Balloon Fight GB|Balloon Fight GB]], [[nwiki:Hajimari no Mori|Hajimari no Mori]], and the Japanese version of [[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. Deluxe|Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]. | ||
