It’s wild to think, right, how Nintendo’s doing their thing again with the Switch 2. Anyway, the whole game cartridge scene is a bit of a jumble. Only 64 GB available on those little cards. So you’d think, “Hey, that’s loads!” But not quite, it’s been making developers scratch their heads. They’ve had to use these game-key cards, which, honestly, feel a bit like buying an empty box with just a code inside. No actual game in there. Weird? Yeah, I thought so too.
Okay, so picture this. There’s buzz from Macronix—they’re the behind-the-scenes folks in Taiwan with Nintendo’s ear. They’re hinting at some new storage magic. UAnalyze caught wind from some Twitter sleuth, SuperMetalDave64—what a name, right?—that they’re cooking up a storm with new ROM products. Think bigger than 64 GB, maybe smaller, who knows. Something like this was a thing with the original Switch, so fingers crossed they replicate it here.
Oh, the drama with these game-key cards, it’s been a thing. Like, loads of developers jumped on them ’cause they had no other choice with the limited storage gigs. But hey, if Macronix delivers on their promise, game data might actually end up on the cards again. Imagine that! Fans aren’t too thrilled with just codes—that fan rage is real, and it could sway Nintendo’s decisions a bit.
So, have you heard about the stir these game-key cards caused? While most folks were all over Switch 2’s cool new stuff, these cards were like that one guest at a party who just… doesn’t fit in. Turns out, Nintendo’s on it though, getting feedback from all over—Japan, the West, you name it—to see what we all think about this mess. Kinda reassuring, isn’t it?
And now I’m losing my train of thought, but those surveys could mean something big down the line. It’s like we’re all part of this slightly chaotic ride, one cartridge at a time.
