When Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch, they noticed that their game cartages were a potential hazard to small children. With that in mind the company decided to add denatonium benzoate to the coat of the games that would be released for the switch. This all happened starting 2017 when the console released. As the years have passed Nintendo continues to add this friendly chemical in hopes of saving the lives of children who may be unattended and potentially leave the cartage alone after having its bitter taste. “To avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion, keep the game card away from young children,” Nintendo said. “A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card. This bittering agent is non-toxic.” It has been six years since the implementation of this chemical regarding Nintendo’s games. People still question the safety of Nintendo’s added chemical but do not look at the lives that they are saving. After researching the chemical there is no proof that simply having the taste in your mouth could be fatal, mainly because of the low toxicity rates of the amount on the cartages. It is something that we should be looking into potentially having implemented elsewhere such as wires and maybe even SD cards in hopes to further protected the children around the world. But also keeping the cautions of how much should be added if companies decide to include them with their product.
