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Switch 2 Dev Says Nintendo Has Cheaper Cartridges Coming as Alternative to Game-Key Cards, Then Backtracks, but Either Way Its Title Will Now Be a Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69621" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/19/inin-blogpost-r-type-gkcupdate2-1-6f56a4b3-1a75-47e1-b254-3615f6901f91-1766166950451.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Fans expect Nintendo to soon make cheaper <a href="https://www.ign.com/tech/nintendo-switch-2" target="_blank">Switch 2</a> cartridges available to game publishers as a fresh alternative to Game-Key Cards, though one developer has said it expects its game to still cost around $10 more as it shifts to a proper game card.</p><p></p><p>In a statement today, R-Type Dimensions 3 publisher Inin Games initially said it would take advantage of two new Switch 2 cartridge size options that Nintendo will offer to developers currently stuck choosing between an expensive 64GB cart or a cheap Game-Key Card release.</p><p></p><p>Inin Games has now reworded that same <a href="https://iningames.com/blogs/news/update-on-the-nintendo-switch-2-physical-release-of-r-type-dimensions-iii" target="_blank">statement</a> to clarify that Nintendo itself has not made any announcement concerning cartridge storage capacities, and in a further <a href="https://x.com/ININ_Games/status/2002062795857174721" target="_blank">post</a> on social media said that any references it previously made "should not be interpreted as official information from Nintendo."</p><p></p><p></p><p>That corporate snafu aside, Inin Games is still now launching R-Type Dimensions 3 as a physical release where previously it was not, due to what its hastily-edited announcement now blandly describes as it being able to "recalculate the production in a way that wasn't possible before." (Such as with a smaller cartridge size, hypothetically.)</p><p></p><p>Game-Key Cards — mostly-blank cartridges that simply prompt users to download the game's contents — have proven unpopular among Switch 2 fans, though some developers have defended their use, saying they are necessary for games that otherwise would not fit on a 64GB cartridge, and a cheaper option for both publishers and players alike.</p><p></p><p>As if to demonstrate that, Inin Games has said it will switch its physical production run for R-Type Dimensions 3 to cartridges rather than Game-Key Cards, though at a higher price point that's €10 (just over $11) more expensive. Still, that's cheaper than the "at least" €15 higher price Inin Games previously said it would have cost players had it used the standard 64GB Switch 2 cards. Not that other, smaller cartridge sizes are confirmed for now, of course.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at <a href="mailto:tom_phillips@ign.com">tom_phillips@ign.com</a> or find him on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social" target="_blank">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/switch-2-dev-says-nintendo-has-cheaper-cartridges-coming-as-alternative-to-game-key-cards-then-backtracks-but-either-way-its-title-will-now-be-a-proper-physical-release" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69621, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/12/19/inin-blogpost-r-type-gkcupdate2-1-6f56a4b3-1a75-47e1-b254-3615f6901f91-1766166950451.jpg[/IMG] Fans expect Nintendo to soon make cheaper [URL='https://www.ign.com/tech/nintendo-switch-2']Switch 2[/URL] cartridges available to game publishers as a fresh alternative to Game-Key Cards, though one developer has said it expects its game to still cost around $10 more as it shifts to a proper game card. In a statement today, R-Type Dimensions 3 publisher Inin Games initially said it would take advantage of two new Switch 2 cartridge size options that Nintendo will offer to developers currently stuck choosing between an expensive 64GB cart or a cheap Game-Key Card release. Inin Games has now reworded that same [URL='https://iningames.com/blogs/news/update-on-the-nintendo-switch-2-physical-release-of-r-type-dimensions-iii']statement[/URL] to clarify that Nintendo itself has not made any announcement concerning cartridge storage capacities, and in a further [URL='https://x.com/ININ_Games/status/2002062795857174721']post[/URL] on social media said that any references it previously made "should not be interpreted as official information from Nintendo." That corporate snafu aside, Inin Games is still now launching R-Type Dimensions 3 as a physical release where previously it was not, due to what its hastily-edited announcement now blandly describes as it being able to "recalculate the production in a way that wasn't possible before." (Such as with a smaller cartridge size, hypothetically.) Game-Key Cards — mostly-blank cartridges that simply prompt users to download the game's contents — have proven unpopular among Switch 2 fans, though some developers have defended their use, saying they are necessary for games that otherwise would not fit on a 64GB cartridge, and a cheaper option for both publishers and players alike. As if to demonstrate that, Inin Games has said it will switch its physical production run for R-Type Dimensions 3 to cartridges rather than Game-Key Cards, though at a higher price point that's €10 (just over $11) more expensive. Still, that's cheaper than the "at least" €15 higher price Inin Games previously said it would have cost players had it used the standard 64GB Switch 2 cards. Not that other, smaller cartridge sizes are confirmed for now, of course. [I]Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email]tom_phillips@ign.com[/email] or find him on Bluesky [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social']@tomphillipseg.bsky.social[/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/switch-2-dev-says-nintendo-has-cheaper-cartridges-coming-as-alternative-to-game-key-cards-then-backtracks-but-either-way-its-title-will-now-be-a-proper-physical-release"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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