retropie
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$78.79avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good668.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Good2.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay$11.86–$187.33cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-23.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$20K$20K/yr · 83K searches
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, retropie is a $20K/yr Amazon United States market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
retropie market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $20K–$39K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #966
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 71%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 18.1%
- Avg brand age
- 33 months
- Avg seller age
- 147 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
17%
- Vilros32%
- Sonicon17%
- RETROFLAG12%
- CanaKit9%
- Retro Knight Gaming8%
- GeeekPi5%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Top retropie search terms
- retropie22K/yr
- retro pi11K/yr
- raspberry pi preloaded with games7K/yr
- raspberry pi game console6K/yr
- raspberry pi retro gaming kit6K/yr
- raspberry pi emulator5K/yr
- raspberry pi gaming6K/yr
- retro pie4K/yr
- retropie console4K/yr
- retropi3K/yr
Top retropie 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Vilros Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Retro Gaming Kit with 2 USB Gamepad Controllers & Gaming Style Case 64GB Micro SD Card HDMI Cable Power Supply and Quickstart Guide (Retro Game System)
Vilros$116.824.4★169 rev
Retroflag GPi Case 2 for Raspberry Pi CM4 with 3.0 LCD Type C Charging Port
RETROFLAG$33.323.9★72 rev
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)
CanaKit$187.334.7★1,394 rev
Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)
Sonicon$36.154.0★499 rev
Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/Master System/Genesis/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 128GB 28+ Systems/12 000+ Games (for Pi 3/3B/3B+)
Sonicon$58.354.5★41 rev
Newest
by launch date
Rocket Cade 128GB Preloaded MicroSD Card for Raspberry Pi 5 Batocera + RetroPie Emulator with 19 000+ Retro Games Across 30+ Classic Systems & RGSX Game Library Plug-and-Play Retro Gaming Card
Generic$46.486 rev
Fastoe 128GB Gaming microSD Card Preinstalled RetroPie with Games for Raspberry Pi 4/400
Fastoe$52.758 rev
Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)
Sonicon$36.15499 rev
RasTech Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Kit 64GB Edition with Active Cooler 27W GaN 5.1V5A USB-C Power Supply Pi5 8GB Board 64GB Card Readers Kit Pi 5 Case Dual 4K Micro HD Out Cables and User Manual
Vemico$161.20374 rev
Vilros Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit MAX Official 8GB RAM Pi 5 Board 128GB Preloaded Micro SD Case Power Supply & Cooling Complete Plug-and-Play Kit for Beginners & Advanced Users
Vilros$173.70201 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Muluo Retropie Preloaded 32Gb Games Data System with Class 10 Micro SD TF Card Only Work for Raspberry Pi 2B 3B 3B+ Collection with Video Previews & 3D Boxart
Muluo$36.955.0★
Muluo Retropie Preloaded 128Gb Games Data System with Class 10 Micro SD TF Card Only Work for Raspberry Pi 2B 3B 3B+ Collection with Video Previews & 3D Boxart
Muluo$57.694.5★
Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/Master System/Genesis/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 128GB 28+ Systems/12 000+ Games (for Pi 3/3B/3B+)
Sonicon$58.354.5★
Kinhank Super Console X2 PRO Retro Game Console Built-in 65 000+ Classic Games Android 9.0 & EmuELEC 4.6 Dual System 4K HDMI UHD Output 2.4+5G WiFi BT 5.0 S905X2 Chip Ideal for Family Gaming & Gift
Kinhank$114.083.7★
128gb Retropie 4.8 SD Card - 145 000 Titles on 60 Systems for Pi 4/400 or Pi 3/3B+ (Pi 4/400)
Retro Knight Gaming$53.014.8★
What buyers say about retropie
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Assembly was easy as per instructions”
“all components high quality”
“As advertised”
“Affordable”
“Easy to use”
“Everything fits and its cute”
“Durable and works great”
“Me and grandkids have had fun with this system”
“The case and power supply feel solid, and having everything matched for compatibility makes a difference”
“Prefect for running Pi-hole”
What buyers complain about
“Bought twice and both broke”
“Assembly was not quite a straightforward as it couldve been”
“I agree with some of the other reviews that the instructions could be a little better for us noobs”
“so the fan made even a louder noise”
“Skipping basic quality control completely defeats the purpose of buying a pre-made kit”
“There just isnt value here”
“My main gripe is that the power supply has the shape of plug that makes it hog multiple slots in a vertical alignment of plugs so that it won't fit neatly into a power supply”
“My 4GB kit didn't come with an on/off switch even though the pic advertising the kit clearly showed one”
“AVOID - Does not work as advertised”
“only slightly larger than pi itself”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is retropie profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $20K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the retropie niche?
- 12 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in retropie?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Assembly/Installation, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 2.5%.
- When does demand for retropie peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the retropie niche?
- Listings span $11.86–$187.33; the average listing price is $78.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 669 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.