Nintendo has partnered with Samsung to produce the main chips for the Nintendo Switch 2, as part of its efforts to “strengthen” production to meet consumer demand.
Bloomberg reports that this could help the console achieve 20 million sales by 31 March 2026, which is higher than the 15 million that the company has forecast for the financial year.
The publication adds that the partnership is “a key win for Samsung,” explaining that the company has struggled to compete against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in contract chipmaking.
This will see Samsung produce the custom processor made by NVIDIA for the Nintendo Switch 2, using its 8-nanometer node. That pace of production would allow Nintendo to ship more than 20 million consoles before the end of the financial year. This can be ramped up further if needed, although it would depend on whether hardware assemblers like Foxconn Technology Group could handle the heightened capacity.
The Nvidia-based chipset that Nintendo Switch 2 utilises was optimised for Samsung’s manufacturing systems, which is why such a move has been made. Samsung has been a key supplier to Nintendo for some time, providing NAND flash memory and OLED screens for the original Nintendo Switch family of systems.
Nintendo explained that it doesn’t disclose its suppliers and wouldn’t provide any details about its console production beyond the statements made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, whereas Samsung and Nvidia have declined to comment on Bloomberg’s report.
