Macronix is pivoting to supply AI data centers, but the company isn't making Switch 2 cartridges anyway Macronix, the manufacturer Nintendo relies on to make Switch 1 cartridges, is phasing out production of the chips that power those games. That certainly sounds…
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Original: Macronix, the main producer of physical Nintendo cartridges, announced today that it’s quitting the business. Macronix has been producing ROM chips for the original Nintendo Switch for years, and that had continued with Switch 2. But today, the company made…
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…
Same Sky® and its Switches Group has added the DS06-127-SMT, DS07-254 and DS08-254-SMT piano DIP switches to its DIP switches line for space-constrained designs. The series offers widths as small as 6 mm, heights as low as 4.2 mm, 2 to 10 positions, 1.27 mm or…
Aratas Europe, formerly known as Omron Electronic Components Europe, has introduced new reed relays with 200V DC switching capability. The G6TA series is designed to deliver proven switching technology while ensuring a safe voltage margin for test and measurement equipment and safety-monitoring…
Console Archives Elevator Action will launch for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 on November 5 for $7.99 / 800 yen, developer Hamster announced. Here is an overview of the game, via Hamster: Elevator Action was released by TAITO in 1985 for an 8-bit home console. The weapons…
The new miniature switches provide several types of actuator arrangements and mounting methods with contacts suitable for industrial equipment, telecommunication devices and Internet of Things (IoT). The three product lines provide options of switch positions from 2 up to 10 that allow…
Spike Chunsoft STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Physical Editions Available Now for Nintendo Switch™ 2, PlayStation®5 in Europe HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (November 3, 2026) - Spike Chunsoft, Inc. today announced STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Standard Edition and Steelbook Edition for Nintendo Switch™ 2 and PlayStation®5 are…
Littelfuse has introduced the Littelfuse/C&K® SDE Series, a low-profile end-stackable surface-mount DIP switch family with up to 12 positions, a 0.1-inch pitch, 24 V DC contact rating and 1,000-cycle mechanical and electrical life. The switches are aimed at industrial control…
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