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Nintendo's Biggest ROM Chip Supplier Is Bowing Out of the Business

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And what that could mean for physical Switch game costs.

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Macronix was previously Nintendo's main supplier of products of this type.

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Macronix, the leading supplier of ROM chips for Nintendo Switch cartridges, is gradually abandoning this production to invest 37.8 billion new Taiwanese in memories for AI data centers. The reduction in manufacturing supply...

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Artificial intelligence does not end up pushing the component market. After the memory of our PCs, its needs could have an unexpected consequence: weaken the production of Nintendo cartridges. A historical supplier now prefers to bet on more profitable chips. Should we fear an increase in the prices of Switch and Switch 2 games?

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Ars Technica broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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