Best handhelds for Wii emulation

24 handhelds rated as running most or all Wii games in the reviews we cite. Wii and GameCube both run on the Dolphin emulator, so a device that handles one usually handles the other.

Nintendo Wii standing upright
Console photo: Evan-Amos, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

24 handhelds

  • Full speed
  • Most games
  • Some games
  • Not playable
  • Not tested yet
  • Retroid Pocket Nova handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket Nova

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 4.5″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$239 2 shops
  • Retroid Pocket 6 handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket 6

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 5.5″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$244 3 shops
  • AYN Thor handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: AYN, product page

    AYN Thor

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 6″ AMOLED
    • Dual screen
    • Android
    from$259 2 shops
  • Anbernic RG477M handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG477M

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 4.7″ LTPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$264.99 1 shop
  • Anbernic RG557 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG557

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 5.48″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$267.26 1 shop
  • AYANEO Pocket S Mini handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: AYANEO, product page

    AYANEO Pocket S Mini

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 4.2″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$319 2 shops
  • KONKR Pocket FIT G3 Gen3 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: KONKR, product page

    KONKR Pocket FIT G3 Gen3

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 6″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$429 1 shop
  • AYANEO Pocket S handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: AYANEO, product page

    AYANEO Pocket S

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 6″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$468.95 2 shops
  • AYANEO Pocket ACE handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: AYANEO, product page

    AYANEO Pocket ACE

    Wii Wii: Full speed

    • 4.5″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    No current price 1 shop
  • Anbernic RG 55G1 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG 55G1

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 5.5″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$135.86 1 shop
  • RG Slide handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    RG Slide

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4.7″ LTPS
    • Other
    • Android
    from$139.99 1 shop
  • Anbernic RG 406H handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG 406H

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$149.99 1 shop
  • Retroid Pocket 4 Pro handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4.7″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$159 1 shop
  • Anbernic RG 406V handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG 406V

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4″ IPS
    • Vertical
    • Android
    from$160.27 1 shop
  • Anbernic RG556 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG556

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 5.48″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$174.79 1 shop
  • Retroid Pocket 5 handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket 5

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 5.5″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$179 1 shop
  • Retroid Pocket Flip 2 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket Flip 2

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 5.5″ AMOLED
    • Clamshell
    • Android
    from$189 1 shop
  • AYN Odin 2 Portal handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: AYN, product page

    AYN Odin 2 Portal

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 7″ OLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$259 3 shops
  • Anbernic RG477V handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: Anbernic, product page

    Anbernic RG477V

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4.7″ LTPS
    • Vertical
    • Android
    from$259.99 1 shop
  • AYN Odin 3 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: AYN, product page

    AYN Odin 3

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 6″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$369 2 shops
  • AYANEO Pocket S2 handheld, product photo from the manufacturer Photo: AYANEO, product page

    AYANEO Pocket S2

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 6.3″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    from$485.95 2 shops
  • 6″ 6″ 16:9 IPS screen, drawn to scale

    AYN Odin 2

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 6″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    No current price 1 shop
  • Retroid Pocket 4 handheld, cut out from the manufacturer's product photo Photo: Retroid, product page

    Retroid Pocket 4

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 4.7″ IPS
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    No current price 1 shop
  • 3.7″ 3.7″ 4:3 AMOLED screen, drawn to scale

    Retroid Pocket Mini

    Wii Wii: Most games

    • 3.7″ AMOLED
    • Horizontal
    • Android
    No current price

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How to choose

Compare the Wii rating with the GameCube rating on the same device. Many Wii games were built around the Wii Remote's pointer and motion controls; on a handheld these are mapped to the touchscreen, sticks or gyro, so check the note on each rating for games that needed extra setup.