Nintendo has spent the last few weeks providing us with a ton of information about the Switch 2, but Im sad to say thats old news. The tech-y, business-y types of the world are already looking ahead to the Switch 3, baby. Buckle up.
While sharing his insights on the current strength of Intel Corporation stock, KeyBanc Capital Markets senior research analyst John Vinh shared a small —and I mean brief — tidbit about Intel potentially securing a contract to work on the next Nintendo console.
“We believe [Intel] has won the GPU gaming socket for the Nintendo Switch 3 on 18A,” Vinh said, referring to the companys much-touted 18A semiconductor manufacturing.
An Intel spokesperson declined to comment. Nintendo did not immediately respond.
I wont pretend to understand all the ins and outs of this technology, but Intel put out a short video in January describing the benefits for luddites like me. According to Intel Story Lab director Krista Vasquez, the Intel 18A chipmaking process combines innovative transistors with industry-first architecture to provide “jumps in performance, density, and power efficiency” while “paving the way for continued, future advances.” Sounds impressive, but buzzwords tend to have that effect.
Just when it feels like we got off one speculative rollercoaster, weve been ushered into the next one faster than we could say, “Donkey Kong wears pants now.” Lets all hold hands and trudge silently into the underground bunkers before were assaulted by eye-straining YouTube thumbnails and Reddit posts arguing about the latest half-sentence tease from gamings cottage industry of “insiders” and rumormongers.
Oh, and if you still care, the Switch 2 launches June 5.
