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Retrowave

soft demand (-64.3% this quarter) — Retrowave doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 1,197 of 1,428 Auto & Motorrad niches · −10 vs the category median of 51

Market size 9Growth 0Conversion 4Competition 30Returns 81Price range 77Avg price 90Brand share 42Review moat 76Quality gap 99
This niche Category average · 1,428 niches

Is Retrowave profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Retrowave is a €37K/yr Amazon Germany market (194K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Retrowave: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -64.3% over the last 90 days and 0.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€37K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-64.3%194K
Conversion rate0.3%
Avg price€57.49

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.

20%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 54
Top-5 product click share67%
Open market20%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)9· 1 succeeded
Avg rating3.6★
Avg reviews474

Top Retrowave products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€4K€7K€11K€15K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Temoo41%
  • Whatsko17%
  • MANNOL9%
  • Lihaian8%
  • Xpwghap6%
  • Airuidas5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Retrowave demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume194KCVR0.3%Products16Brands12Top 5 Brands80%OOS Rate55.4%Rating3.6★Reviews474Avg BSR#60
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.1×

Top Retrowave search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • retrowave41K/yr
  • g11 pro konsole20K/yr
  • retro wave11K/yr
  • g115K/yr
  • g11 pro36K/yr
  • g 11 pro retro konsole5K/yr
  • retrowave g11 pro61K/yr
  • retro wave g11 pro3K/yr
  • retro konsole g11 pro4K/yr
  • retrowave g11 pro 100000 spiele5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Retrowave

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt13%

Das Produkt macht einen hochwertigen Eindruck

Gesamtgröße11%

passt perfekt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

Die Konsole ist für den Preis ok

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%

Hält sein Versprechen

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis8%

Spielspaß

What buyers complain about

84% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt22%

Müll

Funktionalität insgesamt16%

Läuft nicht flüssig

Audioqualität10%

Den Ton hätte man noch besser machen können

Aufladen9%

Es fehlen ladekabel und Speicherkarte

Touch-/Tastensteuerung8%

Pfeiltaste nach unten ohne Funktion

Retrowave return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Funktionalität insgesamt
27%
2Defekt Material/Teile
11%
3Kompatibilität – insgesamt
9%
4Gesamt anzeigen
5%
5Gesamtgröße
5%

Common Retrowave questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Retrowave 41/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €37K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -64.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Retrowave on Amazon Germany peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.1× the quietest.