Nintendo Switch cartridges are designed to taste bad

[HEXUS]

The big N has infused a non-toxic bittering agent (denatonium benzoate) into the labels.

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[sykobee]

Want Zelda. Don't want a Switch. Want a Wii U even less.
Maybe if I get some spare money...

[Lord Midas]

This is a simply clever idea. Like the stuff to 'help' you stopping biting your nails. Don't want the little un's swallowing Zelda and popping their clogs!

[Lee H]

I love the taste of denatonium benzoate early in the mornin'

Good idea though. We can now play who can hold the cartridge in their mouth the longest

[rpjkw11]

I love the taste of denatonium benzoate early in the mornin'

Good idea though. We can now play who can hold the cartridge in their mouth the longest

I jolly well that game to be played by a surprising number of fools.

[OilSheikh]

I wonder how PS4 Blu-rays taste... sigh!

[Output]

I wonder how PS4 Blu-rays taste... sigh!

I'd guess that something gives them a bit of a sharp edge.

[Spud1]

I can confirm how bad it tastes..and how long that bad taste lasts for. Zelda arrived at work today, and being a software company of course everyone had read about what Nintendo had done to the carts..someone had to do it. so bitter and foul tasting - clever move by Nintendo

I'm never doing it again lol, 12 hours later and I can still taste it.

The game however is amazing, and has proven to be a great distraction for 6 of those 12 hours

[GinoLatino]

The new dare!

[CyberScooby]

A good idea given how small cartridges are now-a-days