"SouljaGame Flip appears to just be a Retroid Pocket Flip 2, except that it costs more than double ($435 vs $210) and will be shipped to you from some other warehouse. "Not a single gamer buying this. Especially at that price," one person earnestly responded on Instagram. "Play some games on it. Where's the gameplay? Is it an emulator??? Rather get a Steam Deck for less that does more.""
"This is far from the first time that Soulja Boy has pulled this stunt. In 2018 he started flipping other Chinese-made retro emulation devices, only for some of them to come installed with ROMs for Nintendo games. The infamously litigious Mario maker did not take it well. He claimed Nintendo wouldn't sue. "I had to boss up, I didn't have a choice," he posted on X after being threatened."
Soulja Boy promoted a handheld called the SouljaGame Flip on Instagram that appears identical to the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 but is priced at $435 versus the $210 retail for the original and ships from a different warehouse. Retroid says it did not license or authorize any rebranding and holds U.S. patents on the Pocket Flip 2. Online reactions criticized the high price and lack of gameplay demonstrations. This follows previous incidents in 2018 and 2022 when Soulja Boy resold Chinese-made retro emulation devices, some preloaded with Nintendo ROMs, which drew legal threats and criticism.
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