Nintendo ROM Chip Supplier Macronix Exits Business, Potentially Raising Cartridge Costs
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Macronix, a major manufacturer of ROM memory chips used in Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 cartridges, has announced it is phasing out ROM production to focus on more profitable NOR flash memory for data centers. The departure of this key supplier could make physical game cartridges more expensive and harder for Nintendo to produce.
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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.
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