A few years back, during the height of the Nintendo Switch’s initial popularity, an unusual trend emerged: players were curiously licking and even tasting Switch cartridges. This quirky behavior is resurfacing now as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the Switch 2, which is just a couple of months away. In light of this, GameSpot reached out to Nintendo for a comment on the situation.
Takuhiro Dohta from Nintendo stated, “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.” He also advised individuals against licking the cartridges. Meanwhile, Kouichi Kawamoto from the company added, “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.”