Rubik's Cube 2.0 Released

[Yoheicube]

Hi All

Rubik cube 2.0 will out at the end of February.
this is licensed Seven Towns and (C) Rubik 2006 and pre-saled in Japan.

this cube is two new points.

one is this isn't use sticker but tiles.
more one is inner changes ball core.
http://rubikcube.jp/feature/rubiks_renewal.html

3x3x3 picture is here.
http://rubikcube.jp/products/rubiks/rubiks26.html

2x2 is here.
http://rubikcube.jp/products/rubiks/rubiks25.html


Surprisingly,Though it is released in Japan, it is not Japan color pattern but world color pattern.
I guess, many Japanese cuber use world color pattern cube now.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

Thats interesting. Just imagine if Rubik's took over the speedcubing market .

 

[ben1996123]

lol wot

 

[Noahaha]

Ball core? Hm.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

Just to let you know it says the 3x3 is 2079 yen which is 14.24 pounds or 22.51 dollars.

 

[Ross The Boss]

looks good. i'll have try it.

 

[Mikel]

Interesting, I was expecting more of a Dayan copy with torpedoes.

 

[applemobile]

Yeah, corner cutting is overrated anyway.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

That 2x2 core looks like the lanlan core that is used on the 4x4.

Does it have removable caps so one can tension the cube? (yes you can even slightly tension the 4x4 lanlan ball core).

 

[SenileGenXer]

So this early this year we get the PanShi, we get a v-cube 4 that may or may not be good, and umm... we get this. Interesting times.

Made far more interesting by the legal instruments the old guard has crafted to protect themselves. Hope they don't use those but instead get it in gear to have an actual innovation war.

 

[qqwref]

Oh wow, interesting mechanism. The detachable sunken tiles/stickers is especially new, and I don't think I've seen a 3x3 ball core like that before (although I could be wrong). I doubt it'll take over the speedcubing world but it would be awesome if they improved the turning quality of the official cubes. (And here's hoping they put a bit of lube in at the factory )

 

[RubikZz]

The made it easier for people who can't solve it, now they don't have to pull the stickers of, they just can do the caps on and off.

 

[SpeedCuberMod]

Wtf hahaha ? JK. It looks like a smooth cube..but not corner cutting "freak" haha

 

[Michael Womack]

Looks like it has embedded tiles on it.

 

[Ickathu]

interesting looking... I'll probably wait until some people review it before I buy it. I think that'd be cool if Rubik's actually had a good speedcube, comparable to a dayan

 

[uniacto]

interesting looking... I'll probably wait until some people review it before I buy it. I think that'd be cool if Rubik's actually had a good speedcube, comparable to a dayan

that's most likely not going to happen.

 

[Michael Womack]

interesting looking... I'll probably wait until some people review it before I buy it. I think that'd be cool if Rubik's actually had a good speedcube, comparable to a dayan

Agreed and not like the walmart cubes where its like 1 out of 50 that are good finger trickable right out of the box.

 

[Yoheicube]

Package is here.
3x3x3
http://news.mynavi.jp/photo/news/2013/02/07/130/images/002l.jpg

2x2x2
http://news.mynavi.jp/photo/news/2013/02/07/130/images/004l.jpg

New 2x2x2 is smaller than now cube.
New is 46mm. Now is 57mm.
http://news.mynavi.jp/photo/news/2013/02/07/130/images/006l.jpg

Rubik Cube is sold before 33 years in Japan.
This year is The 33rd anniversary.
33 is like 3x3x3.
So i guess this cube is pre-saled in Japan.

 

[ben1996123]

the tiles look really nice, I might get one just to have it.

 

[Owen]

Agreed and not like the walmart cubes where its like 1 out of 50 that are good finger trickable right out of the box.

I had one of those, but I gave it to my friend a couple years ago. I kinda want it back