3x3x3 V-Cube!

[E3cubestore]

I think they also try to appeal to the non-cubing geeks out there. (not sure how many there is)

Also, vcubes are marketed in many toy stores in the puzzle section. Many people will buy rubiks, but let's face it: rubiks is a game/toy company now. Their newer products have very small relation to twisty puzzles and in some cases, the products aren't puzzle related at all. This is where vcube can strike because they manage to make it right next to rubiks products and someone who likes puzzles in general, will more naturally go for the vcube products.

Just my two cents.

As for our store, we may stock them, depending on initial review, but unless it's cubic, I don't think the speed cubing community will be affected by it at all.

 

[cube1313]

if it is cubic and black i will get one but it is $20 and the zhanchi is $15
we shal see how good it is

 

[pjk]

Interesting. If Vcubes target market is not speedcubers, what are they doing different than the Rubik's 3x3? Is the pillow their marketing strategy to sell this over Rubik's? I'm curious of the quality as well.

 

[That70sShowDude]

I was really hoping for a 9x9. Anyone else agree?

I don't understand why anyone on Earth would want a 9x9.

 

[Bapao]

Interesting. If Vcubes target market is not speedcubers, what are they doing different than the Rubik's 3x3? Is the pillow their marketing strategy to sell this over Rubik's? I'm curious of the quality as well.

Their packaging seems to be tailor made to attract the attention of potential buyers in a toy store. Most speed cubers buy their 3x3x3s online because one can't get them elsewhere. Why bother producing extravagant boxes?

But even if only every third potential cube-buyer in a toy store were to choose the V-Cube over the Rubiks 3x3x3, Verdes would still make enough cash to brush off the speed cubing community as a mere afterthought.

If it turns out that the V-Cube 3 isn't as good as the DaYan cubes or it doesn't perform well as a speed cube, then V-Cube probably didn't even have us in mind in the first place.

Which is fine by me. May the better cube win.

 

[Tony Fisher]

I agree, however I have never seen a physical store (in the Netherlands) that sold v-cubes.

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=52.383...KXkQNaatqQg&cbp=12,213.99,,1,6.5&z=16&vpsrc=0

This ones in Amsterdam and there's another I accidentally found walking to the Dutch Cube Day in Eindhoven. Haven't been to either in the last couple of years though.

 

[choza244]

so now Verdes is going to start suing Dayan and other companies because now they have a 3x3, and they will say that the others 3x3 are kOs...

 

[blakedacuber]

so now Verdes is going to start suing Dayan and other companies because now they have a 3x3, and they will say that the others 3x3 are kOs...

They already did with the guhong? But they dropped it after a while

 

[Bapao]

so now Verdes is going to start suing Dayan and other companies because now they have a 3x3, and they will say that the others 3x3 are kOs...

I'm pretty certain that won't happen. But you never know...

 

[RNewms27]

I find it hard to believe that it was accidentally posted on amazon. But you know, it's Verdes.

 

[Michael Womack]

so are the going V-5,V-6,V-7,V-2,V-3,V-4,V-8,V-9,V-10, then V-11

also can someone find it on the USA amazon store so i can add it to my wishlist

 

[Bapao]

Why would you...no, wait, sod it! I'll leave it to the others...

 

[emolover]

so are the going V-5,V-6,V-7,V-2,V-3,V-4,V-8,V-9,V-10, then V-11

also can someone find it on the USA amazon store so i can add it to my wishlist

No. They are going 5 6 7 2 3 dead.

 

[Tony Fisher]

I find it hard to believe that it was accidentally posted on amazon. But you know, it's Verdes.

Pretty easy to imagine sellers being told and even supplied early. I would speculate that a misunderstanding between a Greek and a German resulted in the German jumping the gun. The fact that it changed very quickly after I revealed it almost proves the listing was done in error. Otherwise the German would sit back and let the orders role in.

 

[TheAwesomeAlex]

heres the link to it translated to english using google translate http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.de%2FZauberw%25C3%25BCrfel-3x3-pillowed-Original-Innovations%2Fdp%2FB006T0HQ8O%2Fref%3Dsr_1_26%3Fs%3Dtoys%26ie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1325804641%26sr%3D1-26%26tag%3Dvig02-21&act=url

 

[Pete the Geek]

I don't understand why anyone on Earth would want a 9x9.

I can't speak for others, but I enjoy focusing my attention for the time it takes to solve the bigger cubes and dodecahedra. I enjoy the rhythm of the solving task, and I look forward to the clear transitions between different parts of the solve (scramble, centres/faces, edges, etc). I do enjoy "speed" solving 3x3s, but my middle-aged dexterity is holding me back on the smaller puzzles in a way that is not as apparent with the larger puzzles. If V-Cube had offered a 9x9 for preorder I would have jumped at it.

 

[rubiksarlen]

It's quite obvious their primary target here is not speedcubers. People who are saying they're making a bad business decision are naive.

if that's so, then they should be selling it in toy stores (toy's r us, etc.) because only non-cubers would buy from stores and not online like we do.

 

[JHB]

Knowing what I know about the expense of designing and producing a new cube, I suppose Verdes Innovations must have done well enough out of their 2x2x2 cubes to warrant developing the 3x3x3 next. After all, they’re breaking into an established and flooded market, rather than fulfilling a severely empty niche market for “big” cubes (8x8x8, 9x9x9, 10x10x10 and 11x11x11). :confused:
A lot has been said about the risk of producing a cube that cannot be used in official competitions and seeing that future developments may hinge on the success of this cube, I hope they know what they’re doing. Pardon the pun, but it's a "puzzling" move when you weigh up the different ideas we have contribted.
I don’t think I’m alone when I say that V8,V9, V10 and V11 are all eagerly anticipated. I’m certainly not saying that V-cubes are the best cubes, but I do like them. I thought that the V5 was great and was hoping for a similar quality for the 3x3x3. I hope that they get this right....Only time will tell.

 

[AvGalen]

#76: Lol, no Greece
#77: Pete the Geek

I read Pete the Greek

 

[GlowingSausage]

No. They are going 5 6 7 2 3 dead.

or we have to wait another 3 years ...