Miyoo is one of the most popular brands in the Retro Handheld community. The Miyoo Mini had people setting alarms for odd hours in the middle of the night trying to snag one from their AliExpress shop, especially with all of the colors and versions they released. It was the perfect pocketable device for an affordable price when it was released. Miyoo followed this up with the highly coveted Miyoo Mini Plus. It took the design of the original mini, but it was larger, had wi-fi, a bigger battery, and more.
There have been rumors of a Miyoo Mini Flip for quite a while now. There were even some renders shared last year and I really hope that the colors in the render are real. Imagine the Miyoo Mini, but as a Game Boy Advance SP? That sounds like a dream pocket device for me and I am sure many others. Well, the rumors are starting to transform more into reality with some new leaks!
Render From Miyoo Patent
Video Reveal
Today there was a picture of a user reaching out to Miyoo on Ali Express asking about the Miyoo Mini Flip. Miyoo responded with a picture of a black device with 2 green face buttons and the message “Already in the test”. Just this news was enough to get the community excited, but there was more! Someone posted a video of the flip being shown in more detail from the website bilibili.
Message from Reddit user ImZackSong on r/SBCGaming
The video shows someone with the flip in hand turning it over to see the whole view of the device. Some users have pointed out that the user interface shown on the screen is the same that comes with the Miyoo Mini and Plus. This made it seem more than just a rumor and something more concrete. The buttons and most noticeably the d-pad, seem to be much different on this device.
Sadly there is no set release date as of this writing. There isn’t much more information than the visuals that can be seen in the picture and video either. Hopefully, we can get more information about this soon and it can be a handheld many are excited to try out in the coming months! I am hopeful that the gorgeous blue and pink render is a real color option, but that is just my wishful thinking.
What are your thoughts on the Miyoo Mini Flip? What things are you hoping for? Do you think it needs the analog sticks? Do you think this is going to release or go the way of the P60? Let us know in the comments or on our Discord! We will be giving updates on this as we find out more information!
If you are interested in the vertical Miyoo Mini Plus, check out Ban’s article here. Also, be sure to keep an eye on Miyoo’s Ali Express shop here! We will be giving updates on this as we find out more information!
Update
Get ready! Game Go Geek just said that there is an estimated release date of April 15 to April 21.
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Wow, I’m just getting chills thinking of playing genesis and snes on a gba styled device. Growing up, the gba was my heartfelt classic. I love the original xbox styled color scheme, very different. Only worry is the horrendous sticks. Otherwise very exciting.
Same here!
Should be a great device to put in the pocket with no worries of messing up the screen. I’m very excited
After going through the details of the Miyoo Mini Flip, I’m convinced it could be a game-changer in the handheld retro gaming scene. I’m particularly drawn to the design and layout, echoing some of the best parts of retro gaming’s golden era. Although, I can’t help but wish they had opted to remove the dual joysticks in this model. It seems like a missed opportunity for simplicity and elegance. Anyone else feels the dual joysticks are unnecessary?
I want joysticks for my PS1 games. If they just left a lot of blank space there it would have angered me.
Hopefully they feel good. Im willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and withhold judgement until I get them
No. Those dual joysticks are a big selling point for me and I’m far from the only one. If they excluded them, I wouldn’t have been as interested
Considering it’s fairly competent at playing PS1 games, I’d say the sticks are a welcome improvement. Especially for racing games that support analog input.
But I agree, it does lose that simple elegance of the MM series. Aesthetically I don’t like it.
This sums up my feelings on it too. As long as it looks and plays well, that’s all that matters to me
So excited for this!! I’ve got a mini plus and love it, but always wished it had sticks – but didn’t want anything bigger.
This ticks all the boxes!
The sticks will make a huge difference to driving games.
Love the black and green colour way too.
Will 100% buy this.
I just got the miyoo mini plus and already excited to replace it with this! Clamshell with onion on it? Sign me up!