Nintendo Switch Official HORI Brand SD Cards: Are They Worth The Premium? [VIDEO]
Nintendo already revealed much of the technical specifications for their upcoming new gaming console, the Nintendo Switch. However, some gamers were concerned when Nintendo revealed that the console itself was going to be coming with just a meager 32GB of internal memory. While, the console does support memory expansion via an SD card slot, the small amount of memory on board is still a big concern for some players.
32 GB of internal memory space may be outright laughable for any true gaming console, especially when compared to the 500GB on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, it has to be considered that the Nintendo Switch will mostly be relying on cartridges instead of disks. The move to have a small hard drive might also have something to do with lowering down the cost of the overall system, which is relatively cheap at just $300.
Unlike disk-based games, the console's cartridge games will not really require that much memory on an external disk. However, there is still the possibility that the 32GB of available memory might not be enough when digital copies of games and DLCs begin to roll out.
Official Nintendo microSD Cards
Nintendo previously revealed that it has partnered with the company HORI to manufacture "official" Nintendo-branded SD cards that range from 16GB to 32GB. Officially branded SD cards from the company would make sense, but according to Forbes, there may be one slight problem; its price. The Nintendo branded SD do cost a lot more than similar products, like those offered by SandDisk.
When comparing the HORI-built memory cards to the other alternative SD card brands in the market, some would undoubtedly question whether simply having Nintendo's seal of approval would be worth the premium. A report from Crunchy Roll event states that there is really no other reason for the increased price aside from the branding. Given the situation, would-be Nintendo Switch owners might simply be better off purchasing other brands.
