- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 5,506 of 8,347 Electronics niches · −4 vs the category median of 4339
- Market size
- $20K/yr83K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -23.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 16 sellers
Flapen Score
Retropie against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, Retropie is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Retropie market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Retropie 83K times last year and spent an estimated $20K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 83K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $20K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 83K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -23.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $20Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.1× the quietest month
- Top search term
- retropie22K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $78.79.
Listings sell for $78.79 on average, from $11.86 to $187.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $78.79 that is $0 to $8K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $78.79inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $11.86–$187.33
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 250–500
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$8K
- Returns
- 2.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 18.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #966 within Single Board Computers. It carries 669 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 67%
- Prime listings
- 71%
- Out of stock, average day
- 18.1%
- Average rank
- #966in Single Board Computers
- Average rating
- 4.40 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 669per listing
- Listings tracked
- 24
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 33 months
Products
Top Retropie products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 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)
- Price
- $116.82
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 169
- Age
- 6y ago

Retroflag GPi Case 2 for Raspberry Pi CM4 with 3.0 LCD Type C Charging Port
- Price
- $33.32
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 4y ago

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)
- Price
- $187.33
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,394
- Age
- 2y ago

Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)
- Price
- $36.15
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 499
- Age
- 2y ago

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+)
- Price
- $58.35
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 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
- Price
- $36.95
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 6y ago

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
- Price
- $57.69
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 6y ago

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+)
- Price
- $58.35
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 3y ago

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
- Price
- $114.08
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 191
- Age
- 3y ago

128gb Retropie 4.8 SD Card - 145 000 Titles on 60 Systems for Pi 4/400 or Pi 3/3B+ (Pi 4/400)
- Price
- $53.01
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 4y ago
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
- Price
- $46.48
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 8mo ago

Fastoe 128GB Gaming microSD Card Preinstalled RetroPie with Games for Raspberry Pi 4/400
- Price
- $52.75
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago

Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)
- Price
- $36.15
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 499
- Age
- 2y ago

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
- Price
- $161.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 374
- Age
- 2y ago

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
- Price
- $173.70
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 201
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
16
Est. top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Est. 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
Retropie search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Search terms
Top Retropie search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Retropie
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Bought twice and both broke”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Retropie questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









