With a new console comes a new physical game case design, and new isn’t always better.
Just like how the Nintendo Switch 2 is a very incremental upgrade from the original Switch, even going so far as to have the exact same shape for its physical game cards, including for game key cards, it makes sense that those games' cases would also be very similar.
Cases for physical Switch 2 games have the same dimensions and internal layout as those for its predecessor, including the oft-unused clips for paper documentation above where the game card is held.
However, in addition to the big red Switch 2 banner on the cover art replacing the small original Switch icon in the corner, Switch 2 game cases are also made from translucent red plastic, as opposed to the colorless, mostly transparent plastic of the original Switch game cases.
This change in color limits what publishers can do with box art more than you might expect.
Less Visible Internal Box Art
Since the colorless plastic of the original Switch game cases is almost completely clear, it opens up a surprising array of possibilities for internal cover design, which different publishers use in different...
