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Later, Inin Games posted a statement on X admitting that they perhaps shared more than what the console maker liked, and apologized for the corporate snafu. In particular, they clarified how the announcement from earlier shouldn't be interpreted as Nintendo speak, and that any updates on Game Card specs haven't yet been officially confirmed.
Hence, we don't have any officially confirmed details, but we can assume these smaller capacity cards likely refer to 16GB or 32GB iterations of the existing 64GB cartridge. That should alleviate some of the cost and allow devs (especially indie ones) to consider physical releases. Though, with rising NAND prices and industry-wide shortages, it's hard to say how beneficial that would really be in the real world.
I can confirm that smaller capacity Switch 2 game cards are in production but due to chip shortages it will take time before we see widespread availability
Despite the smaller capacity, these cards will still be expensive due to rising cost of materials
Game-Key Cards are not going away
That brings us to today, when popular leaker Nintendeal revealed on Bluesky that Game Cards with smaller storage sizes are indeed in production, but they will face delays due to the ongoing component crisis caused by AI. For the same reason, they won't be cheaper to produce, either.
The new reality we live in, therefore, sort of renders this development useless but, hey, Nintendo didn't create this mess and likely couldn't have seen it coming. On the other hand, microSD Express cards that can boost your Switch 2's system storage are also experiencing unprecedented demand , with many stores completely sold out in Japan, for example.
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