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Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan | Nintendo Life (www.nintendolife.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

I suspect, just by looking at the current market regarding microsd cards, that anything smaller than 64gb would actually be MORE expensive than the 64gb. going from 64 -> 32gb adds 2ct/gb, going down to 16 adds nearly 3ct/gb in addition, and i suspect that they would love to price the smaller cards even higher because the margin must be pretty tight by now if i compare the prices with what they were a few years back.

Also, production for smaller sizes has probably shifted down dramatically in the last years when i look at availability.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Cost/gb doesn't matter if you're not using the excess space, so that's not really the right way to look at it. Suppose a 64gb cart costs $5, 32gb costs $4, and 16gb costs $3. If a game only needs 16gb, they'd save $2, regardless of the /gb.

    And of course, Switch 1 carts are still being manufactured in those sizes. Not like they're halting all production of S1 titles overnight.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Hmmm thats another way to look at it, you might be right.

    But game sizes are getting larger and larger - at least in the AA - AAA area; Maybe Nintendo doesn't want to get locked into a contract for a good that might not be useable? logistics might also be a reason, not having to handle one more type of cartridge.

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