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title: "Retropie — $20K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 39/100 · $20K/yr market · 83K searches/yr · $78.79 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **retropie**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 5Growth 13Conversion 4Competition 59Returns 62Price range 48Avg price 83Brand share 45Review moat 71Quality gap 58
**Avg price**
**Great****$78.79**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****668.58**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Good****2.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Good****49%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****$11.86–$187.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****78%**
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**
**Bad****0.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
4K3KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/retropie/trend)
## **Top retropie search terms**
- **retropie**22K/yr-26.6%0.3% conv. - **retro pi**11K/yr-22.8%0.4% conv. - **raspberry pi preloaded with games**7K/yr-17.2%0.2% conv. - **raspberry pi game console**6K/yr+12.3%0.1% conv. - **raspberry pi retro gaming kit**6K/yr-20.5%0.2% conv. - **raspberry pi emulator**5K/yr-9.8%0.0% conv. - **raspberry pi gaming**6K/yr-22.8%0.0% conv. - **retro pie**4K/yr-22.2%0.0% conv. - **retropie console**4K/yr-42.4%0.0% conv. - **retropi**3K/yr-10.5%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/retropie/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$2K20%$4K30%$6K40%$8K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**$116.82**4.4★169 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084X4GCYG) [2**Retroflag GPi Case 2 for Raspberry Pi CM4 with 3.0 LCD Type C Charging Port**RETROFLAG**$33.32**3.9★72 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DPNV4HM) [3**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)**CanaKit**$187.33**4.7★1,394 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRSNCJ6Y) [4**Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)**Sonicon**$36.15**4.0★499 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9PXBRC5) [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**$58.35**4.5★41 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMQJ1TVL)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$46.48**6 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZMXZ3N3) [**Fastoe 128GB Gaming microSD Card Preinstalled RetroPie with Games for Raspberry Pi 4/400**Fastoe**$52.75**8 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQCSDYNC) [**Sonicon Preloaded RetroPie Batocera Emulator MicroSD Card w/DC/PS1/Sega/Atari/Arcade for Raspberry Pi Plug Play - 64GB (for Pi 5)**Sonicon**$36.15**499 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9PXBRC5) [**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**$161.20**374 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2WYFS23) [**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**$173.70**201 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D232HN74)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**$36.95**5.0★**▲ 322%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H1WPZ9V) [**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**$57.69**4.5★**▲ 220%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834DLMYR) [**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**$58.35**4.5★**▲ 218%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMQJ1TVL) [**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**$114.08**3.7★**▲ 210%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRCL2HSJ) [**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**$53.01**4.8★**▲ 139%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB5XR5NY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about retropie**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Assembly/Installation**17%
*“Assembly was easy as per instructions”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“all components high quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“As advertised”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Affordable”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Easy to use”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Everything fits and its cute”*
**Durability**3%
*“Durable and works great”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**3%
*“Me and grandkids have had fun with this system”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“The case and power supply feel solid, and having everything matched for compatibility makes a difference”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Prefect for running Pi-hole”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**8%
*“Bought twice and both broke”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“Assembly was not quite a straightforward as it couldve been”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“I agree with some of the other reviews that the instructions could be a little better for us noobs”*
**Noise Level**6%
*“so the fan made even a louder noise”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Skipping basic quality control completely defeats the purpose of buying a pre-made kit”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“There just isnt value here”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**3%
*“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”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“My 4GB kit didn't come with an on/off switch even though the pic advertising the kit clearly showed one”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“AVOID - Does not work as advertised”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“only slightly larger than pi itself”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Value For Money**10%
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
**Connectivity-Overall**7%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Software/Application**3%
**Constant Reboot Or Restart**3%
**Computation Performance**3%
## **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.
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