Nintendo already stopped producing cartridges for home consoles in 2001. So when a memory manufacturer released their financial statements that revealed some details regarding Nintendo NX, it sparked speculations that the mysterious console might actually use cartridges instead of discs. The news left curious fans of Nintendo NX intrigued and confused at the same time.
Money-Link reports that Macronix is allegedly expecting an increased order of ROM chips from Nintendo, which coincides with the much-awaited release of Nintendo NX. The Japanese Financial website notes that "Nintendo had just announced it will release a new generation console in March next year, and the console will be launched at the same time in Japan, America and Europe, ROM sales are expected to increase in the latter half of this year, and it will have a large growth potential," as translated by Screen Critics.
If these Nintendo NX rumors are true, this is certainly not the first time Nintendo has dropped disc-based media. While the rest of the console market was keeping up with the modern era, Nintendo stuck with cartridges for quite some time. This leave open the possibility that Macronix will provide the system memory for Nintendo NX.
Macronix has a long history with Nintendo. It is responsible for the cartridges used in the Nintendo 3DS and has worked with the Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company since at least 2001. Although the news that Nintendo NX will use cartridges instead of discs is still not confirmed, but since nothing much is said about Nintendo NX, so the flood of rumors is definitely not stopping anytime soon.
Nintendo kept mum on what the Nintendo NX actually is, but the company recently confirmed Nintendo NX will launch globally on March 2017. Nintendo also promises that they will give more information on Nintendo NX after Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016, or commonly known as E3.
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