{"id":4130,"date":"2025-04-08T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4130"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:20:33","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-cartridges-taste-funny-so-you-dont-try-to-eat-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/nintendo-switch-2-cartridges-taste-funny-so-you-dont-try-to-eat-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges taste funny so you don\u2019t try to eat them"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871021 lazyload\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch game cartridge being slotted into the console\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246759341-9d85.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Have you ever tried licking a Switch cartridge? (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nintendo-switch-2\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Switch 2<\/a> cartridges are designed to taste so disgusting that you\u2019ll spit them out, but you know people will try it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Back when the original <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nintendo-switch\/\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> launched, it became something of a trend to lick the physical game cartridges, if not pop them in your mouth altogether.<\/p>\n<p>This was because <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nintendo\/\">Nintendo<\/a> had deliberately coated the cartridges in a special agent that gave them a bitter taste and prevent small children from accidentally swallowing them.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, this only made people want to lick them more, to learn how the cartridges tasted, and that\u2019s sure to repeat itself with Nintendo Switch 2 games &#8211; no matter how much Nintendo advises against it.<\/p>\n<p>As confirmed in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/switch-2-carts-still-taste-bad-designed-purposefully-to-be-spat-out\/1100-6530649\/\">GameSpot<\/a>, Switch 2 cartridges will use the same foul-tasting material. If you\u2019re curious, it\u2019s called denatonium benzoate and is also used in nail polishes to help stop people from biting their nails.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We don&#8217;t want anybody to be at risk of any unwanted consumption. We have indeed made it so that if it enters your mouth, you&#8217;ll spit it out,\u2019 says Nintendo Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta.<\/p>\n<p>Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto also admits to taste testing a game cartridge during the Switch 1\u2019s development and it was disgusting enough to ensure he\u2019d never do it again.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed disbelief that multiple people tried it themselves, despite Nintendo\u2019s warnings: \u2018I can&#8217;t believe that other people are trying that.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nintendo Switch 2 \u2013 Overview trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1-W7ZV0RNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately for Nintendo, anyone who was willing to lick a Switch 1 cartridge will likely try it again once physical Switch 2 games become available, if only to see if there\u2019s any tangible difference between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Some physical Switch 2 games will come with what Nintendo\u2019s calling game-key cards, instead of cartridges. Unlike regular cartridges, game-key cards don\u2019t include the full game and require downloading additional data via an internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo recently confirmed that these could be shared with other people and sold on second-hand, so they&#8217;re not tied to a specific account.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether they&#8217;d been coated with denatonium benzoate too, but no doubt some curious fans will take it upon themselves to find out.<\/p>\n<p>While Switch 2 games are more expensive in general, they are slightly cheaper digitally. <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/03\/mario-kart-world-nintendo-switch-2s-best-game-hands-on-preview-22840585\/\">Mario Kart World<\/a>, for instance, is \u00a374.99 physically but \u00a366.99 as a digital download.<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly meant to incentivise people into purchasing digital copies over physical, since publishers don&#8217;t have to share a percentage of the sales with a retailers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll also mean there&#8217;s less cartridges around for people to lick.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22871278 lazyload\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2 and 1 cartridges\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246762455-cb11.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Switch 2 cartridges are red and Switch 1 are black &#8211; they both taste gross (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gamecentral@metro.co.uk\">gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a>, leave a comment below,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GameCentral\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/\">sign-up to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To submit Inbox letters and Reader\u2019s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more stories like this,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/entertainment\/gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check our Gaming page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><title>Arrow<\/title><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/switch-1-wont-die-nintendo-admits-not-fans-can-afford-switch-2-22869740\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Switch 1 won\u2019t die as Nintendo admits not all fans can afford Switch 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><title>Arrow<\/title><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/07\/switch-2-may-suffer-joy-con-drift-nintendo-rules-hall-effect-sticks-22866325\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Switch 2 may suffer Joy-Con drift as Nintendo rules out Hall Effect sticks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><title>Arrow<\/title><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/12\/13\/steam-deck-owners-sniffing-exhaust-vent-wont-stop-19966680\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Steam Deck owners are sniffing its exhaust vent and Valve can\u2019t get them to stop<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever tried licking a Switch cartridge? (Nintendo) Switch 2 cartridges are designed to taste so disgusting that you\u2019ll spit them out, but you know people will try it anyway. Back when the original Nintendo Switch launched, it became something of a trend to lick the physical game cartridges, if not pop them in your mouth altogether. This was because Nintendo had deliberately coated the cartridges in a special agent that gave them a bitter taste and prevent small &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/nintendo-switch-2-cartridges-taste-funny-so-you-dont-try-to-eat-them\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges taste funny so you don\u2019t try to eat them&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4130"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4134,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4130\/revisions\/4134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}