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

This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.
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Switch 2 game card maker Macronix is phasing out ROM chips

Macronix, a key supplier of the memory inside Nintendo’s game cards, is winding down that business.
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Macronix plans to wind down ROM business crucial for Switch cartridges — Engadget

Macronix plans to gradually wind down ROM production used in physical Nintendo Switch cartridges, while retaining its NAND ...

Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier

Although Sony has announced a plan to stop production of physical game discs starting in January 2028, Nintendo remains ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nintendo ROM chip supplier Macronix quits to focus on chips for AI data centers, reports indicate — Game-Key cards may increase as large game storage chips become more expensive

Macronix, one of Nintendo's ROM chip manufacturers, is shutting down the business to reallocate manufacturing for NOR and NAND flash chips that the AI industry demands.
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What's The Difference Between RAM And ROM Memory?

Textbooks will have you believe this is a simple question with an equally simple answer. And it is in theory, but there's quite a bit of nuance to unpack. Fundamentally, random access memory (RAM) is ...