NX rumored to be using 3DS-like carts for games based on a report by Japanese financial analysis firm Money-Link.
Claimed the carts are currently being produced by manufacturer Macronix which can hold 32GB of data and could end up proving a recent disc-less console patent by Nintendo last year being true.
What tipped off the analyst firm in regards to carts likely being used was from a recent financial report by the manufacturer which goes against their typical reporting habits.
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The memory company also increased their projected profits in the fourth quarter, which Money-Link notes is abnormal for the company. Usually, Macronix has a downturn of profits in that time period, but Chairman of Macronix Wu Miin said that a quantity of orders from “an important customer, Nintendo, will have critical impact” during the usual slump.
The order is also in line with a patent filed by Nintendo last year that insinuated the company would move away from disc-based media for its next system. The lack of a disc drive is also in-line with rumors that Nintendo wants their next console to be a hybrid handheld and mobile device.
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