Nintendo finally reveals why Famicom cartridges have those tiny holes

In case you tend to miss miniscule details about your childhood paraphernalia: lots of Famicom cartridges had small holes on them which serve no apparent purpose. They look almost as though something was meant to snap into them, but there was nothing that would actually do that. Fans have (apparently) wondered at the purpose of these holes for years. Now they now — sort of. The Japanese website Afternoon News asked Nintendo officials about the holes, and received a circumspect a