There’s a good chance Nintendo’s NX console will use cartridges instead of discs
May05
Do you ever miss the suspense of blowing into a cartridge to get your games to work? Nintendo’s upcoming NX console may bring back the hassle nostalgia. Screen Critics noticed that Nintendo is ordering a whole lot of new memory chips from Macronix, its Chinese partner for ROM silicon, which is normally used for 3DS cartidges. Macronix’s earnings showed Nintendo ordered more memory than needed for typical 3DS sales alone, suggesting cartridges could be making a comeback for the NX – which is slated for a March 2017 release. And while Nintendo could be using these inside the NX console itself, the storage…
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