Nintendo makes Switch cartridges taste horrible, so people lick them

If you tell them not to, they'll probably do it.

Nintendo released its new game console the Switch on Friday, and there's already a new trend on social media: people are posting videos of themselves licking the game cartridges.

Why?

According to The Telegraph, a Nintendo spokesman said they wanted to keep young children from accidentally swalloing the game cartridges, which are about the size of a postage stamp.  He said Nintendo coated them with a bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate), which is non-toxic.

So basically, Nintendo made the cartridges taste bad so young children won't want to put them in their mouths, but now plenty of adults are doing just that.

Here's one of many examples:

And another:

The Nintendo Switch is the first home console to use cartridges since the famous Nintendo 64, which was released about 20  years ago.  Nintendo returned to cartridges because of their small form and faster loading time.  The system switches between handheld and TV mode seamlessly.