Nintendo taps Samsung to manufacture main processor for Switch 2

What just happened? Nintendo has reportedly signed with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rival Samsung to build key silicon for its upcoming Switch 2. The strategic move could help the Japanese gaming giant boost production and have a better shot of hitting lofty first-year sales goals. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Samsung Electronics Co. is now building the custom Switch 2 processor. The chip is based on a design from Nvidia and is being manufactured using Samsung's eight nanometer process node. TSMC manufactured the processing hardware in the original Switch. Lifetime Switch sales sit at 152.12 million as of the most recent quarter, good enough for third place behind the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2. At the current production rate, Samsung should have no trouble helping Nintendo ship more than 15 million units by March 2026. Should Nintendo need even more chips, Samsung could ramp production up further although at that point, other arms in the ass ... Read full article.