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title: "Nintendo Switch game cases have changed"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/nintendo-switch-game-cases-have-changed/"
description: "It seems Nintendo has done something quietly. They have changed the design of new Nintendo Switch physical game cases."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-01-22 12:32:20"
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Nintendo Switch game cases have changed | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Nintendo Switch game cases have changed](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/nintendo-switch-game-cases-have-changed.jpg "Nintendo Switch game cases have changed")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/nintendo-switch-game-cases-have-changed.jpg)It seems Nintendo has done something quietly. They have changed the design of new Nintendo Switch physical game cases.

## [](#since-when)Since when?

Well it seems to be starting from releases such as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe but it might have been a bit sooner. The new physical game cases now have a longer strip of plastic so players could easily open the box without much trouble.

For a quick comparison, here’s a lo0k at the old and new boxes; <https://imgur.com/a/WnN2UQU#157rqEg>

While not groundbreaking news, it is a change to note. Which do you prefer?

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