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Read more: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2017/3/1/14784140/nintendo-switch-cartridges-taste-awful-psa
TIL that Nintendo coats their switch cartridges in a bitter substance so that babies/animals don’t eat them.
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I knew something was off about the flavor.
I can tell u as a father of a 4 n a 2 year old, this is a god send
Yup. I christen each new cartridge with my tongue when I open the game for the first time.
I touched my tongue to one when i first got my switch and holy shit, it do be tasting bad. As soon as i heard about the coating something snapped in my brain and i had to know. I thought about it a lot. I guess it unlocked my inner child who loved to eat and taste gross things just because i was a dumb ass kid who could. I could stomach ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, milk smoothie but the switch cartridge one tapped me.
Testing this when I get home
Can confirm that they taste awful
Also the ones in the US are more potent than other countries
Every time I’m reminded of this, I have to restrain myself from opening my switch to lick my Animal Crossing cartridge.
I’ve already done it several times, man. I know it’s fucking gross. *But I just can’t help it.*
Damn babies eating everything
Anybody else just taste a switch game?
I heard this before, but none of my cartridges tasted bitter at all.
Yep, that’s Denatonium, incredibly persistent, incredibly bitter even at absolute tiny ppm, like .06. We use it to test the mask seals on respirators whenever we fit test, but I understand it’s also used to keep people from biting their nails, and as an additive to things like methanol and canned “air”.