Now, another 10 years later, both Nintendo DS and 3DS cartridges are getting harder to come by, especially in original cases. To keep your collection safe, you'll need to clean and store them ...

That said, the Nintendo Switch packaging takes this trend to a ridiculous extreme. A Switch cartridge measures about 31mm x 21mm x 3mm, slightly smaller than a 35mm x 33mm x 4mm 3DS cartridge.

With DS and 3DS cartridges, it's worth highlighting ... Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life As for the Nintendo Switch cartridges, it's early and difficult to say as, again, they're bespoke cartridges.

Increased competition between manufacturers means flash storage has become faster and cheaper in recent years, and Nintendo itself still uses cartridges for its handheld systems like the 3DS.

It's important to note that Nintendo's current handheld, the 3DS, also uses cartridges, meaning we could see something similar to that as opposed to the larger cartridges used by the Super ...

This is due to the way save data in Super Mario Maker works on the Nintendo 3DS. When you begin using the game, new save data is created on both the cartridge and SD card. You need both files to ...