Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Rumors in the tech world say that Nintendo’s next-gen Switch could be powered by Samsung. The idea is to optimize production so that the number of consoles could well cross 20 million by early 2026.
Samsung just recorded a massive coup against TSMC in this heavyweight contest for chip supremacy. Getting to power one of the trendiest gadgets for this summer has really been a boost; for Samsung’s chip foundries, it will translate into increased production and significantly handsome revenues.
Tech whispers paint a powerful partnership picture: Samsung is said to be building a customized Nvidia chip for the anticipation-ridden Switch 2 of Nintendo. Anonymous sources close to the matter suggest the utilization of Samsung’s cutting-edge 8nm technology for the chip. The implications? Nintendo is looking into a massive launch. The timelines for production are aggressive, trying to hit shipments of more than 20 million consoles by March next year. But hyper demand happens? Samsung could ramp up production with its assemblers like Foxconn, while they would unleash a tidal wave of next-gen gaming.
Having taken dominion over memory and display sectors for Nintendo, it had been a true David-and-Goliath contest, the ambition for Samsung to pose as a rival TSMC in chipmaking. Now, the new agreement heralded by Chosun Biz cannot but inject a dose of vigor into Samsung’s contract chipmaking division. Initially considered a future pillar, the division now seeks to cement its presence alongside the already formidable memory empire of Samsung.
Whereas others dithering, TSMC sprinted ahead to become the paramount foundry before the eyeballs of Apple and Nvidia. The secret? They have only been constantly innovating, backed by free high-volume manufacturing. The stage is set for another high-stakes duel as TSMC and its counterpart are pushing the bounds of physics, locked in a contest to conquer 2-nm technology and attain big yields, huge profits, and greatest product performance-the very fountain of success. The silicon supremacy lineage is at stake!
Nintendo is really not showing much of its hand on Switch production. 15 million units are considered gross sales, with an enormous tariff impact thrown in by President Shuntaro Furukawa. We aren’t expecting a look behind the curtain: Nintendo is not giving along its suppliers or any kind of production details. According to rumors, if Samsung and Nvidia are actually involved, they are keeping quiet too, leaving analysts to parse through the subtleties in carefully worded statements from Nintendo. The big question: is Nintendo silent as part of a strategy, or is something more important and dangerous brewing underneath?
Years have seen Samsung supplying Nintendo’s Switch with important components like NAND flash memory and vivid OLED display panels. Now, there is speculation among insider claims that Samsung is lobbying vehemently to see its state-of-the-art OLED panels adorn the highly anticipated Switch 2.
The 2017 Nintendo Switch, a wonder created through TSMC process technologies, is slated for a manufacturing revolution. Breaking from its tradition, the formerly very close TSMC-Sony relationship is now at odds due to Nintendo; previously, it had been so closed. Why the change? Rumors say that the Nvidia-powered core of Nintendo’s new device has been carefully optimized with Samsung’s cutting-edge fabrication lines. A new era of Nintendo enchantment will be created in the fires of Korean innovation.
“Hindsight, however, might paint a TSMC manufacturing might in a rather shrewd way where Nintendo sidesteps what could become an almighty scrum,the source hinted.”
Nintendo is poised for an enormous leap. Manufacturing is racing against time to feed the fastest-ever possibly-selling launch in the history of the hardware industry. The Switch 2 is not just a new console; it isthe generational rebirth from the pass to spark growth after a lull and into a new era for Nintendo after eight years.
Even before pre-ordering jobs began, a humble pie was being eaten by Nintendo. In Japan, the demand for Switch 2 has been volcanic, with a quarter of 2.2 million gaming population having pre-ordered the console, a request which the company just could not deliver. Nintendo had anticipated the madness, and so it started production with their suppliers to rush harder. The question is not if the Switch 2 will be a massive hit, but rather if Nintendo will be able to keep up with the tsunami of demand.
Next-gen Nintendo console is on track to soar, aiming to ship 15 million by next March. While the figure lags a little behind Bloomberg analysts’ 16.8 million, Nintendo seems intent on replicating the frenzied launch of the original Switch in 2017. Is 15 million in 10 months the magic touch that will be re-created by Switch 2? President Furukawa suggests that this very initial number may very well be the floor, not the ceiling.
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