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Switch 64 GB game cards look set for 2020 release

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by rawmeatcowboy
23 December 2019
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All the way back in in Dec. 2017, we heard that Nintendo was pushing their plans for 64 GB game cards into 2019 due to technical issues. We went all of 2019 without seeing that, but it looks like those game cards are indeed coming soon.

A report from the Taipei Times mentions that flash memory maker Macronix is moving on its 3D NAND in the second half of 2020, and apparently their first customer is Nintendo. Macronix is the company behind the flash memory in the current Switch game cards, so it wouldn't be surprising to see them handling the 64 GB option as well.

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