# One of Nintendo’s Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/one-of-nintendos-switch-and-switch-2-cartridge-manufacturers-is-exiting-the-business-which-could-make-physical-games-more-expensive/
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:34:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T10:11:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-2-cartridge-macronix-ending-rom-manufacturing
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Macronix plans to stop making ROM memory by late fiscal 2026.
- Its exit could add pressure to cartridge supply and prices.
- Publishers may turn more to Game-Key Cards to cut costs.

## Summary

Macronix, a longstanding Nintendo hardware partner and one of the main makers of ROM memory used in Switch and Switch 2 cartridges, plans to leave the ROM business. The move could tighten cartridge supply and raise the cost of physical games, adding pressure on Nintendo as it continues to support physical releases.

Macronix said it will phase out ROM products by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2026; ROM made up 5 per cent of its sales in the latest reported quarter, down from 26 per cent a year earlier. Nintendo also sources ROM parts from Rohm Co., but publishers may increasingly use Game-Key Cards, which contain no game cartridge, to avoid costs. Nintendo said last month it has no plans to abandon physical games.

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