They were making jokes about the testing quality of the product and being expert reviewers. Before this, he was shaking it next to his ear to check for rattling, then someone jokingly asked something like "how is the mouth feel"?
"The video game company Nintendo applies a coating containing denatonium benzoate to the game cards for their Nintendo Switch gaming console to deter children from ingesting them due to their small size." - Wikipedia
The best part about this is that when they did that, they had no idea that Nintendo had done the anti-lick stuff to the cartridges
What?
@@evilonlineturner20 Switch catridges are coated in a non-toxic chemical that apparently tastes like soap, to prevent children from swallowing them
@@evilonlineturner20 they're coated in bittering agents, the same stuff that they put in canned air to try and keep people from huffing it
@@evilonlineturner20 the switch cardridges have a special bad tasting coating on them to prevent kids from swallowing them.
@@evilonlineturner20 They had no idea that Nintendo had done the anti-lick stuff to the cartridges when they did that.
Jeff Gerstmann started a very strange fad.
In a sense, Nintendo did.
Patient zero
Another fine Drew-crafted meme is born.
“I don’t know what just happened, man...” 😂
once again giantbbomb breaking the big news stories
what the hell am I supposed to do with these if I can't eat em?!?
Rectal injection works
So apparently the chemical they're using is called Bitrex for short. It's literally the most bitter chemical ever invented.
Seriously? Pre-order cancelled.
Yaeven Well you don't preorder to eat it, lol.
It is. A. Joke.
I. KNOW.
This started it all. Every other “gaming journalist” felt inclined to repeat this and write lots of articles lol
thanks for sharing this specific part haha xD
So if this was before they knew about the chemical coated on the card....what made him do it?
They were making jokes about the testing quality of the product and being expert reviewers. Before this, he was shaking it next to his ear to check for rattling, then someone jokingly asked something like "how is the mouth feel"?
"The video game company Nintendo applies a coating containing denatonium benzoate to the game cards for their Nintendo Switch gaming console to deter children from ingesting them due to their small size." - Wikipedia
Can confirm: it’s a lasting, gross taste
Whose gonna bet this is gonna be a meme from the start XD
Respect. Can't give an honest review unless you get a "taste" of your product.
Hehe xd
Now everyone in the world is buying these just to taste them.
0:03 Eugh!
TheFineBros brought me here 😂😂😂