| Manufacturer | Jaguar |
| Model Number(s) | JN-100 |
| MSRP | ¥49,800 |
| Countries Released | Japan |
| Release Year | 2000 |
| Discontinued | 2005 |
Background
The JN-100 was a collaboration between Japanese sewing machine manufacturer Jaguar and Nintendo. In the early 2000s, competing computerized embroidery machines were expensive so they decided it was more economically viable to use the wildly popular Game Boy to operate the machine instead of developing expensive proprietary hardware. The machine was discontinued around April 2005 as the Game Boy was starting to be phased out by Nintendo and the technology to make computerized sewing machines became more affordable.
Features
Without a Game Boy attached, the JN-100 works just as any standard sewing machine from the time. With one attached, however, it becomes much more interesting. The included cartridge has 302 different patterns including numbers, shapes, and letters which can be chosen on the handheld and the machine will then replicate automatically. The cartridge also includes instructions and tips for using the machine, and can display error messages when something goes wrong.
Other Models
There are two other models of Game Boy-enhanced embroidery machines available: the Singer IZEK 1500 and the Jaguar JN-2000. The IZEK 1500 is identical to the JN-100 but was rebranded by SInger for sale in North America. The JN-2000 was only released in Japan and is a more advanced machine with support for the EM-2000 Digital Sewing Printer add-on which allowed the user to automatically create large embroidered art such as Mario characters.
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