Nintendo plans to launch a brand new 8-inch LCD-equipped Swap recreation console this yr, well-regarded analyst agency Omdia mentioned Friday [unpaywalled-link]. Bloomberg: The brand new machine from the Kyoto-based video games maker shall be accountable for a doubling in shipments of so-called amusement shows in 2024, Hayase mentioned 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 offered 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 subsequent era.