Blaze Entertainment is proud to announce that the Evercade Nexus, the newest retro gaming handheld console from Evercade, is now available on Amazon, Funstock, Best Buy and GameStop, as well as other Evercade retailers across Europe and the US. Evercade continues to champion physical cartridges as the medium to relive the classic gaming experience. Buyers will receive RARE’s 64-bit classic titles BANJO-KAZOOIE and BANJO-TOOIE with the console.

Tom’s Guide: “This new handheld might be the perfect retro gaming device”

GamesRadar+: 4.5/5 “Evercade Nexus Blaze’s best handheld yet”

The Mirror UK: 4/5 “The Rolls Royce of Blaze Entertainment’s retro handheld lineup”

VGC: 4/5 “Easily the best handheld Blaze has released to date”

Retro Dodo: 9/10 “The Nexus is their best piece of hardware yet”

Andrew Byatt, CEO Blaze Entertainment Ltd said:

“The Evercade Nexus has arrived, marking a huge moment for us and an exciting new chapter for Evercade. We’ve spent years building a platform that celebrates great games, and Nexus takes that vision further than ever before. To launch with legendary names like Banjo-Kazooie and DOOM, alongside hundreds of games available on physical cartridges, is a fantastic achievement for the team. Nexus brings together everything we believe in: great games, physical ownership and the joy of discovering something new. We can’t wait for players to experience it, and there’s plenty more to come.”

The Evercade Nexus is built to play with an ultra-bright 5.89″ screen, the biggest ever screen on an Evercade, with a peak brightness of over 500nits. The new, larger design allows for dual analogue sticks, giving Evercade players the full experience of 64 and 32-bit games, and helping recreate the feel of arcade-style gaming in your hands. All of this in a new larger form factor that is still light and comfortable to use and travel with, and a sleek new look with a black colour scheme and a customisable RGB light-up logo.

At the centre of this new console is the heart of Evercade – the physical cartridge slot. Giving best-in-class emulation from over five decades of gaming, all presented in real physical gaming cartridges. Each one is a window into the best of gaming. It can highlight the works of a publisher like ACTIVISION, TAITO or RARE. Or the history of a franchise like TOMB RAIDER, DUKE NUKEM, LEGACY OF KAIN or DOOM. No downloads or wait times, just physical ownership, a full colour manual, and collectability with over 80 cartridges and 700+ games released since Evercade’s launch in 2020.

With Evercade Nexus, local multiplayer gaming on handheld is now possible thanks to EverSync! This new feature will allow players to share their game wirelessly to another Evercade Nexus console so both players can play the same game at the same time on their own screen. This new feature connects directly from console to console, and does not need WiFi or an internet connection. Only one game cartridge is required as well, meaning players can share their game even if the other player doesn’t own that particular cartridge.

Many features return from previous Evercade devices, including TATE Mode, which allows for vertical screen orientation for authentic arcade gameplay, a custom user interface with full display ratio and scanline options, the Evercade library to track cartridge ownership, and wireless updates, including bonus features like the Indie Heroes Game of the Month. Combined with USB-C charging, our critically acclaimed D-Pad and responsive controls, this makes Evercade Nexus the ultimate Evercade experience.

PRICING

The Evercade Nexus comes with the console, the BANJO-KAZOOIE Double Pack cartridge, a USB-C to USB-A charging cable and quick start guide, and is available at Amazon, Funstock, Best Buy and GameStop, as well as other Evercade retailers across Europe and the US.

PRICE: £169.99 | $199.99 | €199.99

In addition, accessories will be available to purchase separately, including an official Hard Shell EVA Carry Case with space for 6 cartridges, and a screen protector kit.

More on the Evercade Nexus: https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

Evercade Nexus – W215mm x H111mm x D34mm – 410g

Form Factor – Handheld Retro Gaming Console

Colour – Black

Controls – Dual Analogue Sticks, D-Pad and Face Buttons, Rear Bumper and Trigger buttons, Texture Grip on Rear for Comfort

Screen – 5.89″ 840×512 IPS high resolution screen with 500+ nit brightness

Processor – Quad Core 1.5Ghz

Memory – 4Gb Storage, 512Mb EMMC RAM

Connectivity – Wireless headphone support

WiFi – WiFi 6 5Ghz/2.4Ghz for console updates

Battery – 5+ hour 5000mAH battery

Charging – USB-C (cable included). 5v 2a required for charging (mains adaptor not included)

Cartridge – BANJO-KAZOOIE DOUBLE PACK included featuring BANJO-KAZOOIE and BANJO-TOOIE

Local Multiplayer – EverSync connectivity (Another Evercade Nexus required)

Extras – Customisable RGB Light-up Logo, TATE Mode for vertical screen gaming

About Blaze Entertainment

Blaze Entertainment, formed in 2018, are the creators of the Evercade – a retro gaming console that uses cartridges to deliver officially licensed, curated collections of retro and retro-inspired video games. Launched in 2020, the Evercade line-up has grown to over 700 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Capcom, Gearbox Software, Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Crystal Dynamics, Team17, IREM, Rebellion, SNK Corporation, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, Evercade has found a passionate audience around the world of retro enthusiasts, offering a high-quality and low-entry gaming option providing nostalgia for gamers and a physical range of releases for collectors. In 2023, Blaze launched a second brand, HyperMegaTech! to create more retro and gaming-focused products for a more casual gaming market, starting with the Super Pocket console with licensed versions from Capcom and Taito, before adding more versions with Atari, Arc System Works, Data East, and NEOGEO. Find out more at www.evercade.co.uk and Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky or X.