Why doesn't everyone still use the Japanese color scheme?

[Megaminxer]

I am a proud Japanese color scheme user and was musing a bit.
What event saw the downfall of this scheme? Was it the flagship 3x3x3 of the Rubik's brand? WHAT HAPPENED? Also, the Japanese color scheme is better for cubiods (according to Tony Fischer) and is, in my opinion, more aesthetically pleasing. So what's the deal?

 

[CarterK]

I am a proud Japanese color scheme user and was musing a bit.
What event saw the downfall of this scheme? Was it the flagship 3x3x3 of the Rubik's brand? WHAT HAPPENED? Also, the Japanese color scheme is better for cubiods (according to Tony Fischer) and is, in my opinion, more aesthetically pleasing. So what's the deal?

The arguments that they are "better for cuboids" and "more aesthetically pleasing" are completely subjective.

For the reason they switched, I'm pretty sure it was originally the color scheme they used today, and they switched yellow and blue for copyright reasons. As time went on, it became less and less relevant and companies started producing cubes with the color schemes that they used today.

I might be wrong, but I am 90% sure that this is what happened.

 

[Thom S.]

Also, the Japanese color scheme is better for cubiods (according to Tony Fischer) and is, in my opinion, more aesthetically pleasing.

He likes them better for Cuboids because many cuboids can only change spots from their axis(White-Yellow, Green-Blue, Red-Orange) and through our Western-Color-Scheme-Eyes, White-Blue and so on looks more scrambled.
For you, it is more aestetically pleasing, for me, it is more uncomfortable.

 

[Sajwo]

White-yellow and green-blue are very similar colors, so it's justified that they are opposite.

 

[Genesis]

Wasnt the Japanese color scheme a thing because of blue cross resulting in a white top last layer (For better recognition)

 

[Ronxu]

(For better recognition)

lol
source: am cn

 

[Genesis]

lol
source: am cn

So am I, but I do recall this was the reason quoted back then. Afterall, it was from a time when Cn was thought to be worse

 

[Tabe]

Although I only own two cubes with the Japanese color scheme on them (an original Rubik's Deluxe I bought in 1981 and then a Rubik's 4x4 that I acquired...somewhere...), I definitely prefer it to the standard color scheme. I think blue & white and yellow & green look better together in a checkerboard and I think the colors contrast better when solving.