Evercade Nexus pre-order
- UK retailer Argos opened pre-orders for the Evercade Nexus handheld bundled with a Banjo Kazooie Double Pack. - The write-up positions retro handhelds like Evercade Nexus and NEOGEO AES+ as holiday contenders for collectors. - Renewed retail availability suggests retro hardware makers expect a strong Christmas season demand from nostalgia buyers (express.co.uk).
Argos has opened UK pre-orders for the Evercade Nexus, a new retro handheld that ships with a Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack and an exclusive carry case. (argos.co.uk) Argos lists the bundle at £169.99, with delivery or store collection offered for the console’s October 2026 release. Evercade’s own product page lists the same £169.99 price, plus $199.99 in the United States and €199.99 in Europe. (argos.co.uk) (evercade.co.uk) Blaze Entertainment announced the Nexus on March 31, 2026 and said pre-orders would open April 1. The box includes the handheld, the Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie cartridge, a USB-C charging cable and a quick-start guide. (gamespress.com) (evercade.co.uk) The hardware is aimed at a specific corner of the games market: players who still want boxed cartridges and dedicated devices instead of phone apps or all-in-one emulation boxes. Evercade says the Nexus has a 5.89-inch IPS screen, dual analogue sticks, wireless headphone support and local multiplayer through a feature called EverSync. (evercade.co.uk) (gamespress.com) The Banjo bundle is the clearest sign of how Blaze is pushing the machine. Video Games Chronicle reported that the Nexus is designed around 32-bit and 64-bit games, and that Funstock will also sell a 2,000-unit “Nexus 64 Edition” with Nintendo 64-style colors and extra collector packaging. (videogameschronicle.com) The wider retro market is moving the same way ahead of the 2026 holiday season. SNK and PLAION said on April 16 that pre-orders had opened for the NEOGEO AES+, with launch set for November 12, 2026 as another premium nostalgia play. (presse.plaion.com) That makes the Argos listing more than a routine store page. It shows a mainstream UK retailer giving shelf space to a cartridge-based retro handheld months before Christmas, while U.S. retailers including Best Buy are already taking $199.99 pre-orders for the same October 30, 2026 release window. (argos.co.uk) (bestbuy.com) For buyers, the pitch is simple: pay now for a dedicated machine that arrives with two familiar Rare platformers in the box. For retro hardware makers, the next test comes in October and November, when these collector devices finally have to convert pre-orders into holiday sales. (evercade.co.uk) (presse.plaion.com)
