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

The Taiwanese semiconductor and non-volatile memory manufacturer Macronix is phasing out its ROM production, according to its CEO and chairman, Miin Wu. That’s potentially terrible news for fans of physical games, as Macronix is Nintendo’s main ROM supplier for Nintendo Switch cartridges. This was spotted by MST Financial’s Senior Analyst David Gibson in a post on X earlier today, but the news itself actually stems from Macronix’s Q3 2026 results which the company shared on October 27.