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Probably so little kids don't eat them

• micromacrofoot 5y ago
  Yeah it says that in the article. “A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card,” the spokesperson said, adding that Nintendo recommends keeping Switch cartridges away from children “to avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion.” It's somewhat common practice, some products will even say "contains a bittering agent to prevent ingestion" somewhere on the container. I believe engine coolants are required to have it.
  • mywittyname 5y ago
    > I believe engine coolants are required to have it. This has been successfully used to poison people in the past. The end result is heart failure, which is not a surprising/suspicious outcome for a large portion of people.
• Flankk 5y ago
  • spicybright 5y ago
    Uhh, ok?
• joshuaheard 5y ago
  Exactly, it's so babies don't choke on them.