Retro Handhelds Weekly: Nintendo’s DMCA Blitz, Win Max 3 Goes Wild, & Bazzite 44 Drops

Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and catch up on what’s happened this week in the world of Retro Handhelds.

Table of Contents

Hardware & Industry News

• Xbox 25th Anniversary Prices Leak: According to billbil-kun from Dealabs the Xbox Series X25 special edition is shaping up to be a whopping $899 on release. If you aren’t aware, that’s another $100 more than the standard edition Xbox Series X, and basically the same as what the PS5 Pro costs in the United States.
• Genki Manta Goes Live on Kickstarter: Genki has been putting out high-quality products for a number of handhelds for years at this point, and it looks like they’re finally trying out something new with the latest release of the Genki Manta. The Kickstarter campaign is live, with the Manta starting at $189 for the “Super Early Bird” tier.
• GPD Win Max 3 Pricing Revealed: After weeks of leaks and teasers, GPD has finally revealed pricing and pre-order details for the Win Max 3. Once the Kickstarter campaign goes live on September 2, the base configuration (388/32GB/1TB) will start at $1,750, with the highest config (395/128GB/2TB) coming in at $3,499.

More Hardware & Industry News

• Steam Frame Unboxing Leaks
• A Supreme-branded Analogue Pocket is Coming This Fall, and in 24K Gold
• XBOX 25th Anniversary Mattel Brick Shop

Apps and Software

• Bazzite Drops Their Biggest Update Yet: The biggest SteamOS alternative has been chugging along for the past few years, steadily getting better with every last update they push out, and in case you’ve missed it, they just put out one of their biggest drops yet. Bazzite Deck 44 is the latest drop, and while it brings a lot to the table, it also brings discussion towards Bazzite 45 and a simultaneous update across all images.
• Nintendo DMCA’s More Switch Emulators: It seems that someone at Nintendo woke up and chose violence, as the company filed more DMCA notices with GitHub, taking down “more than 400 Switch emulator repositories in one coordinated campaign.” This includes forks of Yuzu, Suyu, and even Skyline.
• There’s a Breath of the Wild Demake for the 3DS, and It’s Kind of Playable: A few days ago, another Breath of the Wild demake for the 3DS surfaced over on the 3DS Homebrew subreddit. According to the post, “it’s unknown who the developer is of this ambitious port,” as it came into the hands of u/Standard-Brick-2776 by way of “someone I met on a server.”

More Software News

Emulation Corner

Custom Core

• GAFE v0.1.2
• slot. v0.1.1
• MinUI Amber v0.2

Game of the Month

From the Writers

While there’s always a lot of news to cover and talk about, we also try to take a step back and give everyone something a bit different to enjoy. These are the more editorial-styled articles and reviews that you might have missed over the course of this week.

• Retroid Pocket Nova Setup Guide
• Abxylute S9V: When a Giveawway Becomes Bribery
• Aolion K30 Review: So Close to Greatness
• How Much RAM is Enough for Your Handhelds?

On the YouTubes

RH Partners

Looking for Deals?

The latest AliExpress Sale is coming soon, starting on August 17 at 3AM ET. So be sure to check over at handheld.deals for all of the discount codes once the sale is live, but here are a few that we already know about:

• USBS03 – $3 off $15+
• USBS06 – $6 off $36+
• USBS12 – $12 off $79+
• USBS20 – $20 off $119+
• USBS40 – $40 off $239+
• USBS55 – $55 off $369+
• USBS75 – $75 off $499+
• USNS85 – $85 off $599+

Deal Highlights

• AliExpress Back to School Sale
• Retroid Pocket Nova
  • 8GB: $224(USBS40)
  • 12GB: $264 (USBS40)
• Anbernic RG SP: $67.78 w/ code USBS06
• A10 Mini (Miyoo Mini Clone): $46.85 w/ code USBS06
• KONKR Pocket Advance at AKNES
  • 3GB/32GB: $98.10 (Save 10%)
  • 4GB/64GB: $116.10 (Save 10%)
• AYN Odin 3
  • Base: $353.06 (USBS55)
  • Pro: $448.55 (USBS75)
  • Max: $494.74 (USBS75)
• AYN Thor
  • Base: $315.27 (USBS40)
  • Pro: $385.57 (USBS55)
  • Max (512GB): $436.66 (USBS75)
  • Max (1TB): $540.39 (USBS85)
• MagicX Fall Sale
• Newegg Game Sale: Save up to 90%
• Anbernic Back to School Sale: Save up to 60% off

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