Ayaneo Taps Pure Game Boy Nostalgia With Konkr Pocket Advance

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Ayaneo has unveiled a retro gaming handheld inspired by Nintendo's popular Game Boy Advance that released in 2001 and went on to sell over 81 million units. Releasing through its Konkr brand, the same that brought the Game Boy-inspired Pocket Block to gamers, the new Konkr Pocket Advance even pays homage to the classic handheld in its model designation, though the nod to nostalgia runs much deeper.

Ayaneo CEO Arthur Zhang recently shared the first detailed look at the Konkr Pocket Advance handheld's design during a recent livestream. The upcoming handheld is stylized after the original GBA with a familiar wide-body design language, but sports an upgraded display for the modern era while still being suitable for retro gaming, including GBA emulation.

Built For 4x Pixel Scaling

The Konkr Pocket Advance sports a bigger 3.5-inch display versus the 2.9-inch screen that Nintendo designed its original GBA around. Crucially, however, Ayaneo...

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