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Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad (2017)

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Re: Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad (2017)

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Post by matheusmoreira »

> “A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card,” the spokesperson said, adding that Nintendo recommends keeping Switch cartridges away from children “to avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion.” The representative also noted that denatonium benzoate is non-toxic.

That was unexpected and interesting.

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Post by RC_ITR »

MBCook wrote: post #3

I know this isn’t new but I still love that Nintendo did this. It’s such a Nintendo thing. They’re a toy company and think like one. Did Sony do this with the Vita cartridges? I don’t remember hearing so (and never thought to taste them?). Heh.

It's actually amazing how Nintendo's "Focus on 1P titles and make HW that is appealing to the masses" used to be its greatest disadvantage and is now probably the only reason for their existence.

Kind of Japan's Apple in some ways (with SEGA unfortunately being Japan's NeXT).

Re: Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad (2017)

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Post by mikestew »

llbeansandrice wrote: post #5

I was unfortunately reminded this when swapping out game cartridges on a flight once. I stuck one in my mouth a bit to hold it while I messed with the carrying case and other cartridge and had the awful bitter taste for the rest of the flight.

...and had the awful bitter taste for the rest of the flight.

Thanks for saving my lunch by letting me know that it is not just a momentary bit of unpleasantness, because I was about to go grab one from the Switch case here at 11:46 in the morning just to see how bad it is.

EDIT: curiosity got the best of me. If I can eat a green persimmon, I can handle a Nintendo cartridge. A little lick of the sticker tells me not to put the whole thing in my mouth. Lunch should be fine, though. :-)

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mikestew wrote: post #6
llbeansandrice wrote: post #5

I was unfortunately reminded this when swapping out game cartridges on a flight once. I stuck one in my mouth a bit to hold it while I messed with the carrying case and other cartridge and had the awful bitter taste for the rest of the flight.

...and had the awful bitter taste for the rest of the flight. Thanks for saving my lunch by letting me know that it is not just a momentary bit of unpleasantness, because I was about to go grab one from the Switch case here at 11:46 in the morning just to see how bad it is. EDIT: curiosity got the best of me. If I can eat a green persimmon, I can handle a Nintendo cartridge. A little lick of the sticker tells me not…

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Re: Nintendo Switch game cartridges taste offensively bad (2017)

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Post by mikepurvis »

RC_ITR wrote: post #4
MBCook wrote: post #3

I know this isn’t new but I still love that Nintendo did this. It’s such a Nintendo thing. They’re a toy company and think like one. Did Sony do this with the Vita cartridges? I don’t remember hearing so (and never thought to taste them?). Heh.

It's actually amazing how Nintendo's "Focus on 1P titles and make HW that is appealing to the masses" used to be its greatest disadvantage and is now probably the only reason for their existence. Kind of Japan's Apple in some ways (with SEGA unfortunately being Japan's NeXT).

Complete with kind of a weird takeover/resurrection story:

https://stoneagegamer.com/blog/the-xbox-almost-the-dreamcast...

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