by Shawn Wilkins | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Nintendo held their Switch 2 dedicated Nintendo Direct earlier today, and with it, a lot of new announcements. Mario Kart World The event kicked off with a showcase of the newest Mario Kart, Mario Kart World, featuring franchise standouts like Paulina, the new Donkey... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Apr 1, 2025 | News
It seems the GKD Little has leaked over on our Discord. GKD has most recently been thrust into the limelight with the release of both its GKD Pixel and Pixel 2. Those two devices run as competition to one of the smallest, but usable vertical handhelds in retro gaming,... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Apr 1, 2025 | News
UPDATE: The H36S has now started showing up over at AliExpress! Depending on the seller, prices range between $44 and $50. H36S at AliExpress A new Allwinner A133P device has seemingly dropped on Alibaba, but its manufacturer is entirely unknown. Over on our Discord,... 
by andrew | Mar 30, 2025 | Features, News
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,... 
by Dan W | Mar 29, 2025 | News
Some things, like bad luck, are meant to come in threes; however, I’ve never heard the same thing being said about retro handhelds with a 3:2 screen. Yesterday, AYANEO announced its latest handheld, the Pocket Ace. After AYANEO’s own Pocket Classic and... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Mar 28, 2025 | News
MagicX has announced that it’s working on not one, but two clamshell handhelds due to release later in 2025. We reported last year on MagicX rebranding their products to more accurately describe the internals within. Their first major handheld, the XU Mini M,...