{"id":5091,"date":"2024-04-27T20:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5091"},"modified":"2024-04-27T20:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:34:57","slug":"nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-reveals-the-hardware-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5091","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Teardown Reveals the Hardware Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-177596\">\n<header class=\"post-header the-post-header cf\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<p>\t\t\t<img width=\"770\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27125800\/nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-inside-770x515.jpg\" class=\"attachment-contentberg-main size-contentberg-main wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Teardown Inside\" title=\"Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Teardown Reveals the Hardware Inside\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27125800\/nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-inside-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27125800\/nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-inside-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27125800\/nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-inside-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27125800\/nintendo-switch-game-cartridge-teardown-inside.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Teardown Inside\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>Ever wonder what\u2019s actually inside a Nintendo Switch game cartridge? If so, wonder no more, as \u2018Tinker Man Mick\u2019 opened up Let\u2019s Sing 2021 and Super Mario Odyssey so you won\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-177596\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"why does Nintendo do this?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ZZFWrH2OnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"why does Nintendo do this?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ZZFWrH2OnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>The Let\u2019s Sing 2021 cartridge actually used up nearly all of the interior area, while Super Mario Odyssey left a lot of empty space. For those wondering why this is the case, Nintendo most likely had to keep the cartridge size consistent so publishers are able to design labels ahead of time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Nintendo has been doing this since the NES there\u2019s always been some extra room in cartridges so 1 it\u2019s easier to handle, 2 it can extend the life of the console with cartridges getting more complex and 3 it allows them to push the capabilities of the console later on,\u201d said one commenter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1853b5eaa6dfc5d1a0bea01e24f2fb9?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1853b5eaa6dfc5d1a0bea01e24f2fb9?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBill Smith\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">When it comes to cars, video games or geek culture, Bill is an expert of those and more. If not writing, Bill can be found traveling the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"post previous cf\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27100853\/carnegie-mellon-autonomous-drone-wildfire-230x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carnegie Mellon Autonomous Drone Wildfire\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27100853\/carnegie-mellon-autonomous-drone-wildfire-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27100853\/carnegie-mellon-autonomous-drone-wildfire-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27100853\/carnegie-mellon-autonomous-drone-wildfire-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Nintendo Switch Game Cartridge Teardown Reveals the Hardware Inside<br \/>\n<br \/>#Nintendo #Switch #Game #Cartridge #Teardown #Reveals #Hardware<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what\u2019s actually inside a Nintendo Switch game cartridge? 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