{"id":564,"date":"2022-01-03T22:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T22:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkorsak.eu\/nintendo-switch-cartridges\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T20:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T20:01:25","slug":"nintendo-switch-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkorsak.eu\/en\/nintendo-switch-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch cartridges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m deeply interested in the gaming industry, and I’ve come across a cool design solution from Nintendo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games for their ultra-popular mobile console (110+ mil sold units!) are physically published using cartridges. These are small, plastic objects, with dimensions of 35mm x 33mm x 3.8mm. They mostly resemble an overgrown SD card<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Nintendo cartridge, front and back1<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Because the console’s popularity among children, there was a huge possible risk concerning accidental swallowing or chewing on cartridges. It’s not hard to imagine, as the cartridges are small, colorful – a perfect eye candy for all the children. Of course, consumption of such device might cause severe health consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design solution was to cover every cartridge with a thin layer of denatonium benzoate<\/em> This substance is “(…) is the most bitter chemical compound known”2<\/sup>. Its atrocious taste discourages children from “trying out” games outside the console’s slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IGN writers tried their luck and tasted the cartridgespr\u00f3bowali swoich si\u0142<\/a>3<\/sup>, showing a video as a proof. Warning, not for the faint-hearted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nintendo – great job!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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1<\/sup> A Nintendo Game Card. (2022, November 7). In Wikipedia<\/em>. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_Game_Card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/sup> Podr\u0119czny s\u0142ownik chemiczny<\/em>, Romuald Hassa (red.), Janusz Mrzigod (red.), Janusz Nowakowski (red.), Katowice: Videograf II, 2004, s. 56,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/sup> Nintendo Switch Cartridges Taste Terrible<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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