Apparently this is still a 64gig cartridge, so no sign of Nintendo offering smaller sizes yet, which would preclude stuff like Tetris/Puyo getting a physical release most likely.
Maybe this is a stupid idea, but is it possible that Nintendo is only offering a 64GB Switch 2 cartridge because smaller ones would not be substantively cheaper to manufacture? I mean they should still probably be subsidizing them more for third-party developers either way.
@LastFootnote
From what I understand, the flash technology being used in the Switch 2 game cards, itself cannot be manufactured in sizes smaller than 64GB.
Nintendo don't make their own flash memory, and they're using a faster flash memory that helps deliver faster loading and data streaming times. It's still slower than using internal storage or microSD express though, and apparently it's slow enough that Star Wars Outlaws couldn't use Switch 2 game cards due to the data streaming implementation needing fast enough storage.
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Both of those things make a lot of sense. And if you combine that with what their card manufacturer said last month (forget their name, sorry) about basically looking for other ways to mix up the cartridge sizes and speeds, I think the picture is becoming clearer.
They should make more 64 or 128 that might drive prices down to give Devs more options. Only wish the manufacture of those cards would give insights into R&D of those Switch2 carts that would go along way to dispel any myths about the capacity or why there aren't more options.
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