Here's why Nintendo's Switch game cartridges taste so terrible
The gaming company believes that the console's tiny cartridges will be easy for children to eat or swallow
The gaming company believes that the console's tiny cartridges will be easy for children to eat or swallow
The gaming company believes that the console's tiny cartridges will be easy for children to eat or swallow
Nintendo will release its family-friendly Switch console Friday, and it's developed a creative new way to deter young children from placing game cartridges in their mouths - by coating them with a non-toxic, bitter-tasting chemical.
바카라 게임 웹사이트A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a spokesperson . This was done 바카라 게임 웹사이트to avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Switch game cartridges are tiny - just 34mm by 23mm. They're even smaller than Nintendo's portable 3DS games.
Denatonium benzoate is used in antifreeze, animal repellents, liquid soaps, denatured alcohol and nail biting deterrents.
The bitter taste of the cartridges was first noted by GiantBomb last month.