Blaze Leisure has introduced the most recent product in its Evercade line of retro units.
The Evercade Nexus is a brand new handheld which is ready to be launched in October 2026, with pre-orders beginning on April 1.
The successor to its Evercade EXP-R handheld, the Evercade Nexus is a premium machine with a 5.89″ IPS show, versus the 4.3″ IPS display screen on the Evercade EXP-R.
It additionally provides twin analogue sticks for the primary time on an Evercade machine, in addition to wi-fi headphone assist and EverSync, a brand new native multiplayer characteristic which lets gamers share their recreation wirelessly to a different Evercade Nexus console, that means just one cartridge is required.
The Evercade Nexus is appropriate with the greater than 80 Evercade cartridges already launched since 2020 (that includes a complete of greater than 700 retro video games), however may even include a brand new cartridge containing enhanced variations of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie.
Each Uncommon video games have been customised for the console, providing efficiency and graphical enhancements, together with widescreen assist, an overhauled digicam with twin-stick assist, D-Pad management assist, unlockable content material and extra.
Different options current in earlier Evercade units return within the Nexus, together with a TATE mode which turns the display screen 90 levels for vertically oriented arcade video games, and bonus options like a downloadable Indie Heroes Sport of the Month.
The Evercade Nexus can be priced at $199.99 / £169.99 and contains the console, the Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack cartridge, a USB-C to USB-A charging cable and a fast begin information.
Retailer Funstock may even promote a restricted Nexus 64 version with a special color scheme impressed by the Nintendo 64 controller buttons. This can be restricted to 2,000 items and contains all the pieces from the usual version plus an unique Exhausting Shell EVA Case, a display screen protector pack and a collectible field with a numbered certificates of authenticity.
“Since launching Evercade in 2020, we’ve constructed a passionate neighborhood that values bodily experiences, gaming historical past, and basic video games,” Blaze Leisure CEO Andrew Byatt mentioned in a press release.
“Nexus is the results of six years of listening and studying, delivering options our gamers have constantly requested for. It’s the evolution of Evercade, and a product we will’t await individuals to expertise.”
