SanDisk's Switch 2 microSD Express Card Gets 512GB Model On October 1
The 512GB Nintendo-licensed card arrives at a moment when memory and SSD prices are rising, and a non-licensed 1TB option from Princeton is already discounted, so buyers looking to expand Switch 2 storage face a choice between first-party branding and higher capacity at comparable cost.
Key Facts
- SanDisk will release the Nintendo-licensed microSD Express Card 512GB for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 1 at 28,980 yen.
- The 512GB card joins SanDisk's existing 256GB licensed microSD Express Card, which had been the only capacity in that line.
- Sales of the 512GB SanDisk card have begun at Amazon, Rakuten, and Yahoo Shopping.
- A separate Princeton 1TB microSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale at Amazon.co.jp for 39,800 yen, 28 percent off its 55,400 yen reference price, as of September 30.
- The Princeton 1TB card lists maximum read and write speeds of 880MB/s and 650MB/s and has been verified to work on Nintendo Switch 2.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp.
SanDisk will release a 512GB version of its Nintendo-licensed microSD Express Card for the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 1, priced at 28,980 yen. The card joins a 256GB model that has been the only capacity in SanDisk's officially licensed microSD Express line until now. The 256GB card carries Mario's "M" mark, while the 512GB version has a Fire Flower printed on it. Sales have already started at Amazon, Rakuten, and Yahoo Shopping. The article notes that the 28,980 yen price appears to be affected by recent rises in memory and SSD semiconductor prices. The announcement comes as a separate Princeton 1TB microSD Express Card, verified for Switch 2, is on sale at Amazon.co.jp for 39,800 yen, down from a 55,400 yen reference price, though that card is not a Nintendo-licensed product.
The 1TB Princeton card uses a PCIe Gen3 x1 connection and lists a maximum read speed of 880MB/s and a maximum write speed of 650MB/s. The discount is 28 percent, or 15,600 yen off the 55,400 yen reference price, as of September 30.
Princeton lists shock resistance, static electricity resistance, salt damage resistance, and X-ray resistance for the card. The article pitches it at buyers who want to avoid deleting games to free space: it argues a 1TB card is the better starting point for anyone downloading many titles.
- The SanDisk 512GB card is positioned as the larger-capacity addition to a line that previously offered only the 256GB model.
- The 256GB card carries Mario's "M" mark; the new 512GB card has a Fire Flower printed on it instead.
- Purchase links are live at Amazon, Rakuten, and Yahoo Shopping.
- The 28,980 yen price appears to be affected by recent rises in memory and SSD semiconductor prices.
The transition between capacity tiers is where the two products separate. A buyer can pay 28,980 yen for the licensed 512GB card or 39,800 yen for the non-licensed 1TB card with twice the storage. Each carries its own branding and its own guarantee status.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) Switch2公式のサンディスク「microSD Expressカード」512GBモデルが10月1日発売。価格は28,980円
- ASCII.jp Switch 2動作確認済み！プリンストンの高速1TB microSD Expressカードが28％オフ