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retro konsole

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.7★), but weak search conversion (0.4%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 47Growth 8Conversion 5Competition 82Returns 45Price range 45Avg price 92Brand share 78Review moat 91Quality gap 98

Quality gap

Incredible3.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great€52.59

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great187.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Market size

Okay€255K

€255K/yr · 1.2M searches

Returns

Okay3.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Okay€13.10–€201.97

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Bad-33.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, retro konsole is a €255K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

retro konsole market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€526K–€657K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#119
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
48.5%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

37%

  • ASTEKID23%
  • AGSTMG14%
  • Nawchedo8%
  • Airuidas7%
  • ZHISHAN6%
  • xiskt6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -33.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Top retro konsole search terms

  • retro konsole459K/yr
  • konsole139K/yr
  • spielkonsole93K/yr
  • spielekonsole95K/yr
  • retro games47K/yr
  • konsolen36K/yr
  • console30K/yr
  • retro spielekonsole55K/yr
  • spielekonsole für unterwegs26K/yr
  • emulator konsole26K/yr
All search terms

Top retro konsole products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€8K6%€15K9%€23K12%€31K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about retro konsole

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis14%

“Super Spiele”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Preis / Leistung super”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Das Positive:”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Easy”

Touch-/Tastensteuerung6%

“Die Buttons reagieren gut”

Design insgesamt5%

“+ Kompaktes Design”

Gesamt anzeigen4%

“Display sieht ganz ordentlich aus”

Montage/Installation4%

“Leichte Installation, schneller zugang zu den Spielen,leider laufen nicht alle Spiele”

Portabilität4%

“Der GameSir Pocket Taco ist ein richtig cooles Gadget für unterwegs”

Farbe3%

“funktioniert ganz gut, man fühlt sich wieder wie ein Kind, auch sehr schöne Farbe”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Minderwertige Ware”

Touch-/Tastensteuerung9%

“Die Buttons sind etwas schwammig”

Funktionalität insgesamt9%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Gesamtgröße6%

“Drittes Problem: Mir war sie zu klein in der Hand”

Haltbarkeit4%

“Schnell funktionsunfähig”

Audioqualität4%

“Lautsprecher sind ohne Equilizer echt schlecht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Super Controller der leider etwas teuer ist”

Aufladen3%

“Spiele laden nicht mehr”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung3%

“Anleitung - gibts nicht”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“nicht wie beschrieben 128 GB”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt26%
Qualität insgesamt11%
Gesamt anzeigen8%
Defekt Material/Teile6%
Gesamtgröße6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Aufladen5%
Touch-/Tastensteuerung5%
Konnektivität – insgesamt3%
Produktzustand3%

Common questions

Is retro konsole profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €255K/yr across 54 tracked products. 7 of 36 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -33.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the retro konsole niche?
30 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in retro konsole?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Touch-/Tastensteuerung, Funktionalität insgesamt. The return rate is 3.4%.
When does demand for retro konsole peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the retro konsole niche?
Listings span €13.10–€201.97; the average listing price is €52.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 187 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.