Nintendo's Main Switch Cartridge Supplier Is Leaving The ROM Business
This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.
Nintendo's main Switch cartridges has plans to abandon the ROM portion of its business, according to reporting by the Taipei Times. The Taiwanese semiconductor and memory manufacturer Macronix is phasing out its ROM production, which was confirmed by CEO Miin Wu. This could spell bad news for gamers who love physical media.
Macronix just announced a record-high net profit of $337 million for Q3 2026, but Wu says many of its new customers have issued a "demand for NOR used in data centers." NOR is a type of flash memory.
1/4 Nintendo's main memory chip maker is quitting the Switch business
Macronix, which makes the ROM chips in Switch 1 and Switch 2 game memory cards, is phasing out that business. There will be no new ROM products, and Q3 is the last quarter it reports ROM sales...
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