Nintendo and Western Digital Corporation have formed a global partnership to create Nintendo-licensed memory cards for use in Nintendo Switch video game systems. The microSDXC cards will be available in capacities of 64 GB and 128 GB, and will feature the Nintendo Switch and SanDisk logos.

“Western Digital is a global leader in memory storage, and its SanDisk brand microSD cards are trusted by consumers around the world,” said Tom Prata, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. “These new Nintendo-licensed memory cards provide significant additional storage for digital content, and in many retail locations they will be conveniently displayed alongside Nintendo Switch games and accessories.”

“As more and more amazing games and related content become available for download on Nintendo Switch, our licensed memory cards allow users to quickly and easily expand their storage,” said Sven Rathjen, Vice President of Product Marketing, Client Solutions, Western Digital. “Nintendo Switch has generated tremendous momentum, and we are thrilled to partner with Nintendo to offer consumers a trusted card for their system.”

Nintendo Switch gives players the option to supplement their system’s built-in storage, depending on how much digital content they choose to download. Ever since Nintendo Switch launched in March, the system has become home to a continually growing library of diverse downloadable games and content. Additional storage enables players to download more digital games and content, and take it all on the go. Also, a microSD card will be needed for certain Nintendo Switch games that contain an especially large amount of content and require additional storage for players to enjoy the full experience.

The Nintendo-licensed 64 GB and 128 GB microSDXC SanDisk memory cards will be available at select retail outlets starting in October 2017.

Source: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

If i start seeing fake SD cards for this brand, I gonna be pissed.

 

[driverdis]

I will stick to my 200GB SanDisk MicroSD tyvm. I use Samsung EVOs when possible but the 200GB SanDisk was the better deal.

 

[Abu_Senpai]

NINTENDO PLEASE DO NOT DO WHAT SONY DID WITH THE VITA MEMORY CARDS!! Make the Cards cheap.

 

[the_randomizer]

If i start seeing fake SD cards for this brand, I gonna be pissed.

Or, you just get regular micro SD cards.

 

[Xzi]

If i start seeing fake SD cards for this brand, I gonna be pissed.

What? There are already fake SanDisks out there, along with fakes for every mSD card. Just buy from Amazon or somewhere reputable and it's not an issue.

NINTENDO PLEASE DO NOT DO WHAT SONY DID WITH THE VITA MEMORY CARDS!! Make the Cards cheap.

It's impossible for them to do what Sony did, microSDs are cheap already. Also useful for more than one device.

 

[supergamer368]

well whaddaya know





so which do i buy?????

 

[Eddypikachu]

The real question is if these SD cards will have that bittering agent they put on their cartridges

 

[sarkwalvein]

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so which do i buy?????

The one sold by Microsoft of course.

 

[sansnumen]

maybe that's why they are faked so often, but yeah this news is kinda standard, they had Wii branded cards and dsi branded cards, funny they partner up with Lexar or toshiba for the bundled as cards usually though, I would have though the licencing contract would have garnered them access to cheaper deals to bundle cards

Unfortunately, Lexar is being discontinued by Micron, and Toshiba makes the NAND chips inside all SanDisk microsd cards, so it does not matter that the brand is SanDisk instead of Toshiba. All the current options for NAND are Samsung, Toshiba/SanDisk and SK Hynix. All the other major brands use NAND from those 3 suppliers.

 

[Deleted-355425]

Just in time for Xmas, them parents with no clue need this guidance with a price.

 

[rileysrjay]

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so which do i buy?????

Well it depends. Do you want the Microsoft one that plays 4k content or the Nintendo one that has Mario on the cover?

 

[emmanu888]

I would buy one if the price also included the game that's advertised on the packaging.

 

[DuoForce]

$20 this is gonna be way higher than the regular micro sd cards

 

[the_randomizer]

$44 for a 128 GB micro SD card, $78 for a 200 GB micro SD card, if those aren't good prices, I don't know what is. These ones are gonna be at least twice the price.

 

[TheDarkGreninja]

So just to make things clear, these are exactly the same as the ones that are already out there?
(Like my 256gb Sandisk card I own)
Read speeds seem the same.

 

[the_randomizer]

So just to make things clear, these are exactly the same as the ones that are already out there?
(Like my 256gb Sandisk card I own)
Read speeds seem the same.

All about the brand names, that's all.

 

[TheDarkGreninja]

All about the brand names, that's all.

Welp, that's stupid. I already have 6 256gb micro sd's I don't need any brand nonsense.

 

[hyprskllz]

Rather than call it Nintendo official licensed product, they should call it Nintendo Switch Edition.

 

[Brandan934]

I hope it isn't as overpriced as the Vita's micro-SD cards.

 

[Xyphoseos]

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