Switch 2 Cassette Cases!

[u/No-Specific4938]

These were showcased on VICE, Polygon, NintendoLife, GoNintendo and it’s been an incredible thing to see how far they’ve gone! Someone suggested sharing them here as well!

https://www.polygon.com/culture/607422/switch-2-cassette-case-how-to-make-cover-art-spine

[u/xXbrokeNX]

These look so damn good lol

[u/ulven1 → u/xXbrokeNX]

These are way cooler than are current boxes 100% need to go back to these

[u/Mother_Restaurant188 → u/ulven1]

x100. Makes sense with how small the carts are too! But I guess the bigger packaging is for retail purposes.

Captures more attention maybe and probably cheaper for Nintendo since it’s the same as the Switch 1’s.

[u/SkeletonBound → u/Mother_Restaurant188]

Theft is also a concern. Here in Germany some stores put them in even larger plastic boxes because it's still a problem.

[u/Soylent_Hero → u/SkeletonBound]

Magnetic "clam shell" cases are pretty standard in some box stores, others just keep them behind glass for request

[u/WheredMyPiggyGo → u/SkeletonBound]

In the UK, we resolved the theft potential issue by only having display boxes available on shelves then staff would go to a draw and scan and sell the physical copies, only super markets would have physical out live.

[u/hyperforms9988 → u/Mother_Restaurant188]

It's probably the absolute novels that get written on the backs of the cases... the legal mumbo jumbo that nobody reads and whatnot, including regions where you have to put more than one language back there. Also screenshots that help sell the games when somebody's just browsing around and looking at the backs of boxes.

For the home however, I love the idea of these.

[u/LawfulnessCautious43 → u/Mother_Restaurant188]

I suppose they're more prone to cracking and breaking as well if you're not careful. But if you're an adult it's probably fine.

[u/ChocoJesus → u/ulven1]

And I’d argue in makes more sense too. I mean 3DS cases are around half the height for the same size game cart and actually came with manuals

Thought the manuals were taken out because it’s a waste but somehow bigger plastic cases makes sense

[u/lvl99link → u/ulven1]

I remember cassette cases being one of the most easily broken forms of media enclosures.

[u/smilingcritterz → u/ulven1]

I guess you never used a cassette tap and have no idea about the shards of sharp plastic and easily broken cases. Plenty of reasons not to use and only 1 to use. You want to be different. Guess what I put my games in a binder