NSO Icons for Mario Paint and Super Circuit Arrive — Play to Unlock
Nintendo knows its retro catalog is one of the strongest arguments for owning a Switch: the SNES and Game Boy Advance Classic apps turn the console…
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Daimon Blades Is Playable on Deck — If You Use One Launch Flag
There's something almost insulting about Daimon Blades' new Playable badge on Steam Deck: Streum On Studios finally got the performance to a playable…
EverDrive-64 Pro at $169: Why Flash Carts Still Matter to Handhelds
Here's the uncomfortable math: the EverDrive-64 Pro costs $169 — more than plenty of handhelds that will happily play most of the N64 library out of…
Gen1Recomp Turns Pokémon Red/Blue Into a Handheld Essential
Recompilation used to be the N64's party trick. Pokémon just turned it into the Game Boy's second life, and every handheld player should…
Project Neon: 16-Bit Shmup Hits Nintendo Switch Aug 13
Project Neon's setup reads like a mid-90s OVA logline: the year is 2042, Earth is suffocating under climate collapse, and the one visionary who could…
Changeable Guardian Estique: New NES Shmup Comes to Switch Aug 6
NES cartridges in 2025? Changeable Guardian Estique said yes — and now the same 8-bit shmup is making its way to Switch eShop on August 6, 2026. This…
Xenoblade Genesis Hits Famitsu Top 10 as Switch 2 Dominates Wishlist
Japan's most-wanted chart just turned into a Switch 2 coronation. Six of the top ten slots in Famitsu's reader-voted list belong to Nintendo's new…
NSO Maintenance August 17: Cloud Saves and Retro Classics Go Dark
Europe gets the short end of Nintendo's next maintenance window. From 7 AM to 9 AM on August 18, Switch Online goes dark across the continent — peak…
Retroid Pocket Nova Ships as GammaOS Nano Takes Over Budget Handhelds
Pre-order purgatory is over for Retroid Pocket Nova buyers: Retroid finally put shipping dates on the table this week, per the Retro Handhelds Weekly…
Steam Deck LCD Battery Price Hike Makes OLED Look Like a Bargain
Here's a sentence I didn't expect to write in 2026: replacing the battery in Valve's older, cheaper Steam Deck now costs more than replacing the…
The King is Watching's Gaze Mechanic Is Made for Handheld Sessions
Here's a premise that hits differently on a handheld: you're the monarch, and your subjects only work when you're watching them. The King is…
Miyoo Mini Plus vs Anbernic RG35XX SP: The $70 Showdown
The best retro handheld isn't the one with the highest price tag — it's the one that actually disappears into your pocket and begs you to play one…