Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier

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1. Techspot Center Factuality: Mostly factual US 8 hours ago
   AI memory boom claims another victim as major Nintendo Switch cartridge chip supplier exits ROM business

   MST Financial analyst David Gibson posted about the change on X after digging through the company's latest quarterly report. Macronix won't develop any new ROM products from here on. The latest quarter is also the last in which Macronix will report ROM sales separately. Those...

2. Gamesradar Center Factuality: Mostly factual US 21 hours ago
   Nintendo's main Switch cartridge manufacturer is leaving – that's unlikely to affect Switch 2 games

   Macronix is pivoting to supply AI data centers, but the company isn't making Switch 2 cartridges anyway

3. Engadget Center Factuality: High US 1 day ago
   Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business

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

4. Polygon No political lean US 1 day ago
   Physical Games Media Gets More Bad News as Nintendo Chip Maker 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.

5. The Verge Leans left Factuality: High US 1 day ago
   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 production and is instead focusing on NOR flash memory for data centers, Taipei...

6. Eurogamer No political lean US 1 day ago
   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.