"I did lick it once, but never again": Nintendo Switch 2 devs confirm the new game cartridges still taste bad, and they "can't believe" you sickos are taste-testing them

A side-by-side comparison of a Switch cartridge and a Switch 2 cartridge.

Nintendo has saved the most important Switch 2 news for the week after the console's reveal: yes, the system's cartridges still taste very bad.

"We don't want anybody to be at risk of any unwanted consumption," Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta told GameSpot when asked about the flavor of the new cartridges. "We have indeed made it so that if it enters your mouth, you'll spit it out."