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
TrimUI Brick Pro Pre-orders
- MechDIY: $84.99 w/ code brick15 (or RH15)
- GoGameGeek: $84.99 w/ code RH15
- LITNXT: $84.99 w/ code PRO15
Hardware & Industry News
- [UPDATE: Pre-orders Beginning] TrimUI Drops Another Teaser for Its Upcoming Brick Pro and Hammer Pro U Handhelds: Pre-orders of the TrimUI Brick Pro have started to appear at retailers including GoGameGeek and LITNXT. Retail pricing starts at $99.99, but this can be dropped down to $85 with code
RH15at GoGameGeek orPRO15at LITNXT. - Another Price Jump is Coming to the AYN Thor and Odin 3: Just as we thought things were starting to level out in the handheld space, AYN’s latest announcement put a damper on things. In addition to announcing that the latest pre-order batches are now live for the AYN Thor and Odin 3, we’ve also learned that another price increase is on the way.
- Retroid’s 12GB Pocket 6 Returns With a Few Trade-Offs: We reported on a rumor that Retroid was gearing up to release a new handheld or that it would have some type of announcement. As it turns out, there is a “new” handheld that was announced, as the Retroid Pocket 6 is again available with 12GB of RAM.
More Hardware & Industry News
- AYANEO’s First Phone Looks Real, Big, and Complicated
- A New Retroid Handheld Could Be Right Around the Corner
- Anbernic Finally Begins Selling Replacement Parts for Its Handhelds
- OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro Signals Launch on Indiegogo With the OneXPlayer 3 Close Behind
- ‘The Tetris Story’ Aims To Chart The Incredible History Of “The One Game Nobody Can Ever Put Down”
- Lenovo Rumored to Increase Prices Again, Up to $150 Starting in July
- Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset
- ShankMods Begins Work on a “New Wii Portable”
- KONKR FIT Begins Shipping This Week
- Valve Announces Steam Gift Cards Are Being Phased Out
- Microsoft Reportedly Considering Spinning Off XBOX Into “Microsoft-Owned Subsidiary”
- Valve’s Steam Machine and Steam Frame Launch Plans May Finally Be Coming Together
- Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million
Apps and Software
- Gentleman Brings a MiSTer-Style Frontend to PCs: Gentleman is a new frontend/launcher that brings the more-simplistic MiSTer interface to Windows users.
- Nintendo Direct 6/9/2026: Everything Announced: Hot on the heels of a 20 million console release and a 1-year anniversary, this Nintendo Direct came out swinging and finally acknowledged the Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary. This was a truly massive direct that validated some rumors and gave us some pleasant surprises
- All Aboard the SS Anne: Pokémon Stadium is the Latest N64 Classic Ported to the PC: In recent months, we’ve seen a LOT of progress when it comes to our favorite retro games being natively ported to modern platforms. As spotted by Video Game Esoterica, PokémonStadiumRecomp is the latest of these, and it is now available for download over at GitHub.
More Software News
Emulation Corner
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.
- GameMT EX5 (PSK5000) Review: Can’t Judge a Handheld by its Knob
- 8 More Games to Grow Your Steam Backlog
- AISLPC RG43H Pro Review: Do it for the Kids
- The Legend of Zelda Port Roundup
- Steam Controller Review: This is The New Standard for ‘Pro’
On the YouTubes
RH Partners
Looking for Deals?
AliExpress is hosting yet another set of deals, with the June Mega Mid-Year Sale kicking off on June 15 at 3 AM EDT. We’ve listed some of the codes below, but you can head over to Handheld.Deals to grab even more!
Not only that, but Amazon Prime Day is creeping around the corner, slated to begin on June 23 and last until June 26. So be sure to keep an eye out for those deals as they start rolling in.
AliExpress Discount Codes
Deal Highlights
- My Arcade Data East Pixel Pocket Pro:
$29.99$24.79 (Save 17%) - RG43V Pro:
$119.99$109.99 (Save $10) - My Arcade Atari Gamestation Go:
$179.99$140.99 (Save $39) - abxylute S9: $74.99 $62.99 (Save $12)
- Meta Quest Pro: $999.99 $679.99 (Save 32%)
- MCON Controller: $149.99 $129.99 (Save $20)
- Logitech Gaming Deals (Woot)
- Early Prime Day Gaming Deals
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