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Nintendo Co. will launch a new game console this year with an 8-inch LCD screen, according to Omdia analyst Hiroshi Hayase.

The new device from the Kyoto-based games maker will be responsible for a doubling in shipments of so-called amusement displays in 2024, Hayase said in Tokyo on Friday. His research focuses on small and medium displays and he bases annual forecasts on checks with companies in the supply chain

  • Checks out. Nintendo always goes with whatever the most technologically-viable affordable option is. LCDs are cheaper than OLEDs.

    Their strength is the innovation that the use with what inexpensive hardware they have.