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Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business

Engadget • Wed, 04 Nov 2026

This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.

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This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.

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This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.

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