Listen, times are tough. Who knows what the future will hold. But no matter what happens there’s something you’ve got to know. The Nintendo Switch 2, for all its quirks and cool features, will still have physical cartridges and they will taste bad.
This was revealed straight from the horse’s mouth as it were, as Takuhiro Dohta from Nintendo spoke to GameSpot and dropped us a dose of sad reality. He states: “We don’t want anybody to be at risk of any unwanted consumption. We have indeed made it so that if it enters your mouth, you’ll spit it out.”
This may sound obvious and stupid, and it is! It is very silly. But, there’s a reason it was asked. Back during the early days of the original Nintendo Switch people tried tasting them (for content, obviously) and were surprised just how bad they tasted. The reason is simple: denatonium benzoate. It’s a chemical used on the original carts which is used to keep folks from eating plastic and metal, regardless of how tasty they may look.
While Dohta was sure to emphasize not putting a Switch 2 cart in your mouth, one Kouichi Kawamoto spilled the beans on his own adventure, showing clearly that at one point in his life he was in tune with his inner animal. “When the Nintendo Switch was being developed, I did lick it once, but never again. I can’t believe that other people are trying that.”
Good on Nintendo, thinking of the children and truly demented among us who’d consider eating such a thing. However, think of what flavours you’ve not tasted, what colours you’ve not seen. It could unlock something in you, y’know. Flip a switch, open a door to a new you. A wiser you. Why not taste it, just once? (For legal reasons I assume exist, please do not actually eat a Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge. Or any cartridge, for that matter.)
So there we have it, there’s no reason at all to try eating a Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge. Unless of course, the economy gets really bad. But at that point, you may as well try eating tree bark or your fellow man first. Who knows when you’ll want to get some Mario Kart World in.
