TechNintendo’s biggest ROM chip supplier is leaving the business

Chipmaker Macronix said in its third-quarter earnings report that ROM production had reached its end and that it would gradually move away from the game industry. AI-driven demand for memory and storage is squeezing supplies for physical Switch and Switch 2 cartridges; analyst David Gibson says Macronix is Nintendo’s main memory-chip maker.

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AArs Technica★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 22:47Original