Nintendo plans to launch a brand new 8-inch LCD-equipped Swap recreation console this yr, well-regarded analyst agency Omdia stated Friday [unpaywalled-link]. Bloomberg: The brand new system from the Kyoto-based video games maker might be answerable for a doubling in shipments of so-called amusement shows in 2024, Hayase stated in Tokyo on Friday. His analysis focuses on small and medium shows and he bases annual forecasts on checks with firms within the provide chain. Nintendo’s seven-year-old Swap has bought over 132 million models and is approaching the tip of its life cycle. The corporate has been tight-lipped about any potential successor, however expectations have narrowed to this yr’s vacation interval for the discharge of the following technology.