[UPD] Nintendo is indeed offering two new Switch 2 game card models to devs

2025-12-20 06:53, by Thibaut

Update on December 20, 2025, at 12:55 p.m.

ININ Games modified its post on X before publishing a clarification of its comments. The publisher reiterated that Nintendo has not made any official announcement regarding these new game cards and their storage capacity. However, R-Type Dimensions III is indeed dropping the game card in favor of a physical format.

We can imagine that Nintendo was not very pleased with this isolated statement from ININ Games. The publisher therefore no longer refers to these new Switch 2 cards in its new message.

Original article

The rumours were correct about the arrival of a new Switch 2 cartridge that was to have more limited storage but be more affordable for studios.

In a message, ININ Games confirmed this information and even specified that two new formats had been created by Nintendo. The Japanese publisher has therefore decided to discontinue the game key cards for R-Type Dimensions III in physical format. Instead, the title will use one of these new physical cards, being stored in one.

There is one small downside, however, as the price of the physical editions of R-Type Dimensions III will increase by £10. This is due to higher production costs associated with these new cards. Players who have already pre-ordered the special edition will not be affected by this price increase.

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