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Nintendo Faces Supply Challenges as Key Switch Cartridge Manufacturer Exits the Market

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Nintendo Faces Supply Challenges as Key Switch Cartridge Manufacturer Exits the Market

Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier

The Verge

Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier

Nintendo is about to lose a major memory supplier for its Switch cartridges. The supplier, Macronix, announced during a recent quarterly earnings call that it would be gradually phasing out ROM...

Key Nintendo Switch cartridge chip maker is phasing out production

Neowin

Key Nintendo Switch cartridge chip maker is phasing out production

Major Nintendo Switch cartridge supplier Macronix is phasing out its ROM chip production lines as the industry shifts further toward digital games.

One of Nintendo's Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive

Eurogamer

One of Nintendo's Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive

Macronix, longtime Nintendo hardware partner and one of the main producers of ROM memory, has announced it's leaving the business. ROM chips are key components in Switch and Switch 2 cartridges....

Another Blow For Physical Media As Nintendo’s Switch Cartridge Chip Manufacturer Pivots To Data Centers

Kotaku

Another Blow For Physical Media As Nintendo’s Switch Cartridge Chip Manufacturer Pivots To Data Centers

Nintendo's ROM chip supplier, Macronix, stated that its ROM chip sales only made up 5 percent of its memory sales in its Q3 2026

Nintendo's Biggest Chip Manufacturer Officially Exits Business

Polygon

Nintendo's Biggest Chip Manufacturer Officially Exits Business

The biggest manufacturer of Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 chips is exiting the ROM business, making it harder for Nintendo to make Switch cartridges.

Switch Cartridges Under Threat As Key ROM Manufacturer Exits Business

Nintendo Life

Switch Cartridges Under Threat As Key ROM Manufacturer Exits Business

Move may accelerate transition to digital.Macronix, one of Nintendo's key ROM manufacturers for physical game cartridges, is ceasing the production of ROM altogether.This comes via analyst David...

Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business

Engadget

Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business

This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.

Yes, Nintendo's main Switch cartridge manufacturer is leaving the business – but that's unlikely to affect Switch 2 games

GamesRadar+

Yes, Nintendo's main Switch cartridge manufacturer is leaving the business – but that's unlikely to affect Switch 2 games

Macronix, the manufacturer Nintendo relies on to make Switch 1 cartridges, is phasing out production of the chips that power those games. That certainly sounds like another blow to physical media,...

Nintendo Switch 2 Could Get More Game-Key Cards as Macronix Exits ROM Production

Beebom

Nintendo Switch 2 Could Get More Game-Key Cards as Macronix Exits ROM Production

Macronix, one of Nintendo’s major suppliers of ROM chips used in physical game cards for the original Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2, is phasing out its ROM production business. The Taiwanese...

Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business

Ars Technica

Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business

For years, the AI industry's insatiable demand for memory and storage has had plenty of knock-on effects on the price and availability of PC components like RAM, SSDs, and GPUs. Now those...

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