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Another Blow For Physical Media As Nintendo’s Switch Cartridge Chip Manufacturer Pivots To Data Centers

Kotaku / 04 November 2026 / 14h ago
Another Blow For Physical Media As Nintendo’s Switch Cartridge Chip Manufacturer Pivots To Data Centers
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Nintendo's ROM chip supplier, Macronix, stated that its ROM chip sales only made up 5 percent of its memory sales in its Q3 2026
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