Nintendo Switch game cartridges are coated with a substance called "bitter" to prevent children and pets from accidentally eating them.This substance is one of the most bitter compounds in the world. The bitter taste can still be felt even if it is diluted a billion times. It is widely used in the anti-ingestion design of children's toys and medicines.

Although an editor from Inside Games did not draw a Switch 2 console, he decided to "participate" in the release of Switch 2 in a unique way and started this "cassette licking" challenge.

On the first day, the editor licked the cassette and found that the bitter taste was very strong. Even if it was only briefly exposed, the bitter taste would linger in the mouth for a long time. The editor described it as "almost killing me."

The bitter taste was still there the next day. He said that on the first day, his curiosity about "how unpalatable it was" overcame his desire for knowledge. But on the second day, there was no such curiosity and only the taste was simply unpalatable.

On the third day, the editor found that the bitter taste of the cassette was still the same as before, even stronger. He could no longer find more words to describe this bitter taste, "even the vocabulary has disappeared to the point of being so unpleasant."

On the fourth day, the editor decided to change the method. He dipped his hands into the substance on the surface of the cassette and then licked his fingers. He found that the bitter taste was still there.

On the fifth day, the editor was surprised to find that he seemed to be "somewhat accustomed" to the bitter taste.

On the sixth day, the editor wondered whether he had licked the bitters off the surface of the cassette, so he tried a new cassette. He found that the bitter taste was still there, and he was just gradually getting used to the taste.


In the next two days, the editor found that the bitter taste was layered in the mouth, and even formed a unique "harmony".

Then the Switch 2 cartridge finally arrived. After tasting it, I found that the bitter taste was indeed there.In the end, the editor concluded that although the Switch 2 cartridge is as bitter as the first generation, it does not seem to be as unbearable as the first generation. This may be because he has gradually become accustomed to the bitter taste.
However, it still warned that the bitter taste of the cassette was "really, really bitter" and called on children not to imitate this behavior.