獨立遊戲發行商ININ Games在社交媒體上的一次操作，意外點燃了玩家對任天堂Switch 2實體遊戲卡帶規格的猜測。12月19日晚，該公司發文感謝任天堂為Switch 2「推出了兩款小容量卡帶」，使其遊戲《R-Type Dimensions》得以在歐洲和美國以實體卡形式全量發行。
We’re happy to share a positive update regarding the Nintendo Switch 2 version of R-Type Dimensions III. We could recalculate production in a way that wasn’t possible before. As a result, we』ve made the following decision: The entire European and US production of R-Type Dimensions III for Nintendo Switch 2 will be released on a full physical cartridge. A little downside to this positive news: The price for the retail and the special edition of the NSW2 version will increase by €10 due to the still higher productions costs. However, as a small thank-you to our early supporters, All early pre-order customers of the special edition will receive the game on cartridge at the original price they ordered. We』d like to sincerely thank the community for the passionate discussion, the feedback, and the patience over the past days. Your enthusiasm for physical games and for R-Type in particular made this solution possible, and we’re very happy to be able to deliver a true cartridge release.🩵
然而，這條動態在幾小時後被刪除。次日凌晨，ININ Games發布了一則正式的道歉聲明，強調「任天堂尚未就卡帶儲存容量發布官方公告」，並澄清任何關於具體存儲容量的提及都不應被視為官方資訊。
Correction Regarding Nintendo Cartridge Storage Sizes We would like to issue a correction regarding statements made earlier today in relation to Nintendo cartridge storage sizes. There has been no official announcement or confirmation from Nintendo concerning cartridge storage capacities. Any references to specific storage sizes should not be interpreted as official information from Nintendo. At this time, we can only confirm that our upcoming release R-Type Dimensions III will be on a physical cartridge. No further technical details regarding cartridge specifications have been officially confirmed. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and appreciate your understanding. Kind regards, Your ININ Team
儘管官方迅速澄清，但這一「感謝-刪除-致歉」的流程，已被大量玩家和行業觀察者視為一次關於Switch 2硬體規格的間接爆料。玩家普遍從「小容量卡帶」的措辭中推測，任天堂可能正在為Switch 2準備一種新型的、存儲容量更小的實體遊戲卡帶格式，旨在為小型獨立遊戲提供成本更低的實體發行方案。
當前Switch主機部分實體遊戲採用的「鑰匙卡」模式（卡帶容量極小，主要數據需聯網下載）因其不完整的實體體驗而備受玩家詬病。因此，傳聞中為小體量遊戲量身定製的實體卡帶，被視為一種積極的改進信號。當然，一切仍需等待任天堂官方的正式公布。
