Nintendo Switch Game Card
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The Nintendo Switch Game Card is a proprietary physical cartridge format used to distribute and play Nintendo Switch games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Switch Game Card canonical | 1 |
| Switch Game Card | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2557217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nintendo Switch Game Card Context triple: [Nintendo Switch, supportsGameMedia, Nintendo Switch Game Card]
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A.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
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B.
SWITCH
SWITCH is the Swiss national research and education network organization that provides internet infrastructure, security, and related digital services for Swiss universities and the .ch domain.
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C.
GameCube Memory Card
The GameCube Memory Card is a proprietary flash storage accessory used to save game progress and data for Nintendo GameCube titles.
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D.
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld gaming console that features glasses-free stereoscopic 3D visuals and access to a large library of Nintendo games and digital content.
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E.
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen handheld gaming console released by Nintendo that popularized touch-based gameplay and wireless multiplayer features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nintendo Switch Game Card Target entity description: The Nintendo Switch Game Card is a proprietary physical cartridge format used to distribute and play Nintendo Switch games.
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A.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
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B.
SWITCH
SWITCH is the Swiss national research and education network organization that provides internet infrastructure, security, and related digital services for Swiss universities and the .ch domain.
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C.
GameCube Memory Card
The GameCube Memory Card is a proprietary flash storage accessory used to save game progress and data for Nintendo GameCube titles.
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D.
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld gaming console that features glasses-free stereoscopic 3D visuals and access to a large library of Nintendo games and digital content.
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E.
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen handheld gaming console released by Nintendo that popularized touch-based gameplay and wireless multiplayer features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game cartridge format
ⓘ
physical game media ⓘ proprietary storage medium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nintendo Switch cartridge
ⓘ
Switch Game Card ⓘ
linked to:
Nintendo Switch Game Card
|
| alternativeTo | digital download versions of Nintendo Switch games ⓘ |
| bitterantType | denatonium benzoate ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Nintendo Switch Lite
ⓘ
Nintendo Switch OLED Model ⓘ
linked to:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch console ⓘ |
| designedFor |
handheld use
ⓘ
hybrid home-handheld console use ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
online retailers
ⓘ
retail stores ⓘ |
| doesNotSupport | on-cartridge game save data for most titles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fast data access compared to optical discs
ⓘ
low power consumption compared to optical discs ⓘ no moving parts ⓘ portable physical ownership of games ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith |
Nintendo 3DS
ⓘ
Wii ⓘ
linked to:
Nintendo Wii
Wii U ⓘ |
| introducedWith | Nintendo Switch ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| mediaType | solid-state cartridge ⓘ |
| physicalFormFactor | small rectangular cartridge ⓘ |
| platform | Nintendo Switch ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Nintendo 3DS Game Card
ⓘ
Wii U optical disc ⓘ |
| regionLocking | region-free ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-03-03 ⓘ |
| requires |
Nintendo Switch Game Card slot
ⓘ
Nintendo Switch system software ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | bitterant coating ⓘ |
| safetyPurpose | discourage children from swallowing cartridges ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
copy protection
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proprietary encryption ⓘ |
| storageType | flash memory ⓘ |
| successorTo | optical disc-based game media used by Nintendo home consoles ⓘ |
| supports |
downloadable updates via Nintendo eShop
ⓘ
game save data storage on console system memory ⓘ read-only game program data ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nintendo first-party titles
ⓘ
third-party game publishers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distributing Nintendo Switch games
ⓘ
playing Nintendo Switch games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nintendo Switch Game Card Description of subject: The Nintendo Switch Game Card is a proprietary physical cartridge format used to distribute and play Nintendo Switch games.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nintendo Switch Game Card