Whatever happened to Eastsheen?

[TMOY]

don't know about 2x2, but lot's of those stupid little things came out at around the same time.

The Eastsheen 2^3 was the one which lasted the longest. IIRC it has been widely used until 2010, when it got repaced by the Lanlan.

 

[Robert-Y]

Viewpoint of someone that was actually around when ES was popular:

It all happened in 2009. When V-cubes came out the 5x5 died; 4x4 was killed by Meffert's (Rubik's imitation) and QJ; don't know about 2x2, but lot's of those stupid little things came out at around the same time.

I can confirm this

 

[TimMc]

Eastsheen are still active like Rubik's. They're probably both well known brands in the speedsolving world. But speedcubers have their own preferences for hundreds of various similar designs that have been released in the past decade.

ES might not be widely used by cubers here but it might be more accessible than some of our favourite cubes. Less than 30,000 people have competed in WCA competitions over the past decade when I checked a few months ago. And over 300 million Rubik's cubes have been sold.

It's not that easy for local retailers in the Western world to stock "popular" puzzles, from a speedsolving perspective, when they allegedly infringe upon patents. National distributors have a limited selection and are heavily influenced by some of their suppliers.

It'd be interesting to know how many puzzle are sold in Asia...

Tim.

 

[tx789]

I think the lanlan replaced the east sheen 2x2. I think it was the first (correct me if I'm wrong) screw spring 2x2 then the wittwo replaced that then the Dayan. And now 2x2's corner cut 45 degrees and reserve corner cut as well.

 

[JackJ]

I think the lanlan replaced the east sheen 2x2. I think it was the first (correct me if I'm wrong) screw spring 2x2 then the wittwo replaced that then the Dayan. And now 2x2's corner cut 45 degrees and reserve corner cut as well.

I think Maru came out with a screw spring 2x2 in late 2009. They both came out around November 2009, if not a tad earlier iirc.