WOWCube Review - $300?! What are they thinking?!?
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- My review of the WOWCube 3D digital puzzle gaming device. It's neat, technically impressive but probably limited in appeal and very expensive. More info: wowcube.com
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Honestly if I saw this thing in a store I wouldn't pay more than like $50 for it. It would get used a few times, I'd show it to friends, and then it would collect dust. So... actually I guess I'm saying I wouldn't waste my money on it.
Basically $50 is even a waste
Considering the battery connections might not last two hours, probably a wise decision.
i dont like it either but the whole "smart-cube" thing is big among actual cubers. its not really meant for the general population, and definitely not for the people who will compare this to something like a switch.
@@fezzes428 "Not meant for the general population." Understatement of the year.
35,- bucks no more.
I love when you find the weird stuff and make a video about it. I think I speak for many of us that there's no way we would've ever seen this thing in particular had you not made a video about it.
Just like with all those kitchen gadget reviews I don't want any of it (especially not for 300 dollars or more, lol), but it's cool to have someone demonstrating it
It is an absolute travesty the (low) number of MJR subscribers there are. Very smart, polite, and informative TH-camr.
I think the weird stuf finds MJR, and not the other way around.
@@fames4514 - True! Maybe. I don't know how much skulking he does in the periphery of the gaming world. Lol
Dude gets sent this stuff, he doesn’t spend hours online scouring the deep web.
Huge potential, its just the price point which obviously cannot go lower due to the parts and complexity. If it was $100, I would strongly consider it.
It likely would eventually, but I don't see there being a big enough market to get economies of scale going or for the hardware itself to get cheaper.
it's a novelty. i dont see how it could ever be more than that.
Even if it was cheap as hell and worked flawlessly with zero bugs, it's still going to get boring after an hour. It's just not a very good idea for a product.
Customer base is too small and made even smaller by the price, which will remain high because you have 8 separate computers, 8 separate batteries, 24 separate screens... it's too expensive to produce for a consumer-friendly price, even if there were economies of scale, which there won't be because it's market appeal is too narrow.
I don't see how this has any potential outside of being a novelty.
For perspective’s sake, all well made cubes (used for cubing & speed cubing) come with screw drivers generally.
It can be used to not only dissemble & resemble but also to tighten and loosen the cube itself. Not everyone likes the same amounts of resistance. :)
That makes sense. 👍
disassemble* reassemble*
Interesting, never knew that
One of the things I appreciate about this channel is the positive honesty. Even when you can't recommend, it's done in a constructive way. This is a cool proof of concept but that's about it. Even when the bugs are worked out, hundred bucks tops. I don't see this thing succeeding
Can you imagine these things getting tumbled and jumbled around in the hands of consumers, and metal was being careful with it, and it still had errors and the Battery disconnected. I foresee a lot of complaints and returns if it gets released anywhere close to that state.
Even if they improve it, there's no way in hell something this complex is gonna avoid being incredibly fragile. These things are not going to last long.
Yep
Or the engineers behind might be more clever than you and thought of a way to make it well, that's also a possibility 🙂
@@AleksandarIvanov69 This guy was being careful with it and it still broke after only a couple hours! No way you weren't paid to say that nonsense.
@@mattpace1026 wowcube actually posted a drop test video, modules can be placed back on easily if they fall off when dropped
I'm sure it took a ton of work to get this thing to function properly. I can only imagine the kind of bug you might run into with 20 screens lol. I gotta give them props there. Definitely way to expensive for the average consumer but feel like this is more so made for the people that collect Rubix Cubes and what not.
24 screens
Yeah, seems like it should've been a one-off cool project/build rather than a commercial product
You know why both PS3 and GameCube failed? Too expensive. This cube is walking the same way
@@solouno2280lol hey the PS3 managed to be the most successful failure ever somehow.
@@solouno2280 Multiple million dollars in sales is a failure?
I had the same opinion on price of the playdate. I'd pay around 60$ for such a limited device but at nearly $200 it's a no go for me.
That framerate though 😬. I saw an ad for this and was intrigued. For $300 you'd expect a bit more polish. I get things are expensive especially for niche devices, but c'mon
I look forward to picking one of these up on clearance for about $50 so it can sit on my shelf next to my Ouya
@@adamt1415 LOL I'll keep an eye on eBay next year for someone looking to recoup $50 of their poorly spent money. For that price, it might be almost worth it.
Love how honest your reviews are.
Certainly looks like a unique product, but unfortunately this has 'supported for 12 months before being discontinued' written all over it. Hopefully enough people give it a chance and it succeeds, though - innovation is always good!
This isn't innovation, it's a smartphone with extra steps. These things need to bomb, because if they don't it's gonna tell other companies to make everything needlessly complicated.
If i was rich, this would be an interesting little novelty to put on my desk. But I'm not, so... maybe 20 years from now when the cost of electronics is different. Adjust for inflation. Until then there's just too much else i need $300+ dollars for, gotta prioritize.
@@derealized797 It would only get more expensive, becoming a collectors item.
@@Bwalston910 that really depends. It's hard to say what will become a collectors item... actually I've been thinking about this too lately. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so i had a lot of things i wish that i hung onto. I had star wars and ninja turtles everything, NES SNES, stacks of PSX to PS3 and original xbox games.
I ended up moving a lot and gave certain things up because at the time it wasn't that expensive. Thought I'd just replace it later. A little time became a lot of time went by and now... look online and games i never thought are going for like $300. If i just kept it, i had a LOT.
Very cool little product. I can understand why it is as expensive as it is (8 tiny computers, each with three screens, all of which talk to each other), but definitely a niche product. For the money I'd personally have a lot more fun with an Analogue Pocket, Nintendo Switch, etc.
Very true!
At this price, why the heck would someone buy this over a Steam Deck?
@@Radwar99 Novelty, only if you have cash to spare.
@@Radwar99 or a case of beer... or 100
$300 in this economy? One thing video game companies need to realize is when inflation is going crazy, luxury items need to be priced even more competitively since those will be the first items people stop spending money on. Take note, Sony.
Somehow, I doubt this is made for normal people who actually have budget concerns.
@@mattpace1026 who is this even made for?
@@metroided34 Spoiled hipsters is my guess.
I could see like, a school library having a set of these if the librarian was a bit tech savvy. Have a class on how to use them, have them as an option for students hanging out in the library, and every now and then take student recommendations on which game to get next.
This is definitely a very unique idea, and seems like it’s wild to actually play with. Seeing the interior of each computer in the cube is crazy too. Despite some bugs you came across, it shows a lot of promise. The price seems a bit steep, but I can see a market for this. Some of the games seem to cleverly utilize the hardware. Excellent video covering this man!
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Very interesting but way too expensive to be other than a tech demo
I think this would be useful actually. The videogames make it less boring than regular fidget toys and the physicality makes it calming.
...until the battery unplugs in one of your cubes. 😂
Price makes sense to me from company's point of view; R&D must have been a lot of work, and they're not a big enough company that they can just sell it at cost. But yeah, from a consumer's point of view, $150 max. Because of this, it just won't catch on. Too bad, 'cause it looks awesome!
This would be a lot of fun to play with. The idea's been around for a long time -- people have been doing scam deals on a fake version of this for years. The reason the idea hasn't yet been approached by a major toy manufacturer is likely the logistics question posed at the end of this video: the question of demographic. I do have a strong interest in such an idea, but this feels like it's not there yet.
This will definitely be on sale a few months after launch like other's have said this thing ain't worth more than 100Quid
the price comes from all the small screens in it, such high res small screens are expensive and not even close to be compare to cheap small screens for arduinus ( which rock super low res)
Sale my ass, if they can't recuperate the costs, they're going bankrupt
@@cloudboysmusic5223 Which they probably just barely will, because the spoiled hipsters this is made for will eat this right up.
@@mattpace1026 the gameboy with a crane proves stupid shit like this will recoup it's loses.
@@metroided34 I'm somehow both surprised and not surprised there were people who wasted their money on that junk.
dont ever change your content...you are one of the last chill classic style gaming youtubers out there...
great honest review. cool gadget but wouldnt be for me. still nice to see its uniqueness.
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If it ever goes on sale, I'm grabbing one!
I bet someone will get classic Doom to run on it.
It looks more interesting than I originally expected. But it's not $300 worth of fun for me 🤷
Even at $50 I'd be on the fence, because I know it wouldn't get played with after a few days. That's probably the maximum I'd consider paying
My first thought when seeing this is that it would definitely be a very interesting toy for developers. Designing things to run on an inherently parallel system(s) like that would definitely be novel. It reminds me a bit of the (fake) system you code on in the game TIS-100 by Zachtronics.
I've seen this before because I'm also subscribed to channels about Twisty Puzzles/Speedcubing, but it's really cool when channels about things I like crossover and share stuff.
Very curious device.
Also the little green guy in Cut the Rope is named "Om Nom".
2d layout on a cube(or any shape) with a total of 24(or x amount) screens that interact with each other is a pretty sweet playground for the next step in technology software, so if they make it so coders can play with it then it would be nice.
but as for gamers or people looking for entertainment, i dont see it going well
You can already go online, download a development environment for your computer, and develop for this thing. It has a terrible API.
There are some TH-cam videos on programming it if you look around.
Seems like a miserable experience and I suspect no third-party will care or do anything.
Super neat product. I'd love to review it one day when it's 20 years old
It's an alien device, you have to think in 3D to use it.It also opens portal to another dimension after you complete the game.
And it then releases cenobites to show you the many pleasures of Hell
Talked with these guys coming on my channel for an interview I’m excited about this product
I like the idea of the cube but only when you got to that car game. That looked like genuine fun.
I had sifteo cubes about 10 years ago. They were a cool idea but needed more games. I wonder if this is the same developers.
Sifteo cubes were the inspiration for our cube. However, the developers are completely different. WOWCube® Entertainment System is the product of Cubios, Inc.
@@WOWCube Oh that's cool. I really like the WOWcubes but am going to wait for them to hit the $200 range before I pick them up.
Has to be expensive, it's like 24 Apple Watch screens stuck together.
Whole new meaning for GameCube
I bet my daughter would love one. She is 1.5 😀 well i want one, just soo cool and innovative, they will probably fix the bugs before release
Amazing device! It is sad that innovative and original devices are so often held back by high pricing.
also by lack of fun.... i cant imagine these little puzzle games could entertain me more than maybe about 10 minutes lol
this is objectively not amazing
I think its pretty stupid. Like really stupid
I really love your honesty about the product. Pretty cool thing but the price is out of this world
I wonder how this idea would do as a VR app! Especially if it was an accessory that could get added to valve's virtual loft apartment. As a five to fifteen dollar digital item purchase, would be pretty rad. Man I think I just discovered what I should make for a living.
Sounds like a good idea buddy gl you can do it and sell to vr chat
Hey, that's actually not bad thinking. Putting this into VR solves the price issue completely, it solves the problem of the computers glitching completely, no charging, etcetera. The biggest downside I see is that you lose the tactile feel of actually holding and turning the cube, which is a definitely a big con, but all the pros might out-weigh that. I'd never buy this $300 cube in a million years, but if it was a puzzle app in VR that only cost a couple bucks, I might try it out. (Plus in VR you're not limited to a 2x2 cube. You could have a regular 3x3 cube, or even crazy 100x100 cubes. Puzzle cube fans would go crazy for that feature alone.)
I say go for it 👍🏼
Ragnarok Odyssey in the intro, I loved that game on Vita and played the heck out of it with my gf. Thought it was a big niche title, really awesome to see it here \o/
…yeah, but can it run *Crysis?* 😏
I would try that LOL
I'm totally loving the WOW Cube! It's like a cool new version of the old Rubik's Cube, but way more awesome with its different dimensions. I went all in and upgraded to the black edition, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. Seriously hoping it arrives before the end of the year - that would make for an awesome Christmas gift!
I definitely want to get this...I love puzzle games and the fact that you have to tinker with it sometimes when something is wrong is more a feature then a bug for me because I love solving simple problems like a disconnected battery. This device is way more complex but when you got in there to see what could be wrong reminded me of getting into a Nintendo DS to see what's wrong with it.
Looks dope. Might get one for my grandpa to exercise him mind 🤘🤘
This thing looks insane. 😳 The games look fun, and I'm not gonna lie, the lil error screens looked adorable. 😂 The price is just too much for just a casual fan who, like you said, might be into it for 15 min.
Thank u for stating price at beginning of video. Others try to hide outrageous price at the end after they build it up
Wow, amazing product! How did they think to build something like this, just amazing 👍
Thank you for the nice words ☺
Team up with them and release a replica of the hair wig with each unit.
I would definitely rather buy a Switch and a regular rubix cube.
I feel like this would be a good flashy, weird gift for an adult that doesn’t really play video games. They might play it for 7 minutes once a month, but they’ll enjoy it because it starts conversations.
There are specialty rubiks cubes that are extremely expensive. the 21x21 cube costs $1,500
If the price was not prohibitive, I could see a whole new set of competitions growing out of the cubing community for this fantastic thing. Of course, there's the glitchy things that you wouldn't want to be there during a timed competition setting.
If you'e talking about the Rubik's cube, this thing has no similarity to it except that they're both cubes. Someone who actually knows how to solve a Rubik's cube would find this pathetically easy and useless.
@@vorpal22 You sound like a moron. Cubers is EXACTLY who this is for. And saying it has no similarities to the Rubik's cube is such an un-informed thing to say. Cubers will usually have a couple dozen cubes of all sorts of configurations and shapes and scales. A dedicated cuber would more than happily give the $300 for this thing. It IS a bit much for how little it provides, but it's still the perfect little device a cuber would cherish in their collection.
The 2x2x2 is a cubing classic, and it is the best option for a device like this. This thing will sell well, in spite of it's price because of the very people you seem to think would find it "pathetically easy and useless"
BTW, Rubik is literally one of the lowest quality brands for cubing that isn't just a knock-off.
@@frogfox4287 I may sound like a moron to you, but this is a glorified pocket cube with an incredibly slow frame rate and a very poorly thought out programming language.
Yes, I am well aware that this could be used as a 2x2x2 Rubik's Cube, of which any configuration can be solved in three moves. People who are serious about cubing are not going to pay $500 for a digital 2x2x2 pocket cube.
I also know that people who are serious about cubing often have many three dimensional regular polygonal puzzles. There are also others: my PhD supervisor had a couple dozen variants, but they are usually more complex that the Rubik's Cube, and not less complex, and I emailed him about this trash and we had a good laugh over it.
LOL you are the idiot if you think a dedicated cuber would pay $300 (and that is not the price that they are planning on selling it for) for this digital trash. You can buy a 2x2x2 cube for around $5.
This thing is going to crash and burn because the sales have been abysmal so far by admission of their own website (and the release keeps getting delayed). No third party manufacturer will make software for this when they could focus instead on a massive market, like smart phones or the Switch.
I'm referring to Rubik's Cube specifically because that is what people know. It's like saying Kleenex instead of facial tissue, Benadryl instead of diphenhydramine, Tylenol instead of acetaminophen / paracetamol, etc. When I go to the store, I don't buy the well-known name brand because it usually isn't the best quality and you pay a huge markup for the name but otherwise people don't recognize it. Specifically I was addressing the majority of ignorant comments that specifically compared this to a "Rubik's Cube," but that seems to have eluded you.
Thanks for the laugh, dude. I have a PhD in math / computer science, so I understand the math behind cubing to a reasonable degree in theory. I don't enjoy cubing personally but I love abstract algebra. It's like how I long ago stopped playing Sudoku because the mathematical theory of Sudoku is far more interesting than writing numbers in a latin square of order 9 with added restrictions. I also know that this will be a programmer's nightmare based on the videos here on TH-cam and on the API pages for the programming libraries for this.
I'd be willing to make a serious wager that - provided it is released in December 2022 this time - by December 2023, this will be landfill waste. Based on the reviews I've seen, it's the "digital puzzle playing" equivalent of having a pet gerbil: it's fun for an hour or two, and then you wonder why you made a horrible mistake and should have bought something else instead.
Normally a screw driver is included to adjust the cube tension. Some people like their cube real loose. Did they have anything about cube lube use? The action does seem a little stiff
This is a stunning piece of hardware and I really want one. I also kinda understand that all the tech inside it may get kinda expensive (like all those screens and mini computers). But 300 bucks for the basic edition is just too much, even if it will get additional games in the future. But then, that's what I paid for a switch. Guess I'll wait it out for a bit and look how good the cube gets supported in the future...
Edit: btw, cubers are used to high prices, some GAN cubes go for 70-100 bucks and are just a lump of plastic and don't have any hardware in it ;)
I have the impression that this machine is for people who are already into cubing. I saw it for the first time today and I'm thinking about buying it. My hands are always busy, so I have several cubes of different sizes and types on my desk. I solve them even during meetings, and thanks to the haptic markers on some of them, I don't even have to look at them. It is as if this device has been designed with me in mind.
Yo what was the name of that RPG in the intro? The one with the redhead dude and the big sword. That looked cool.
Magic 8-ball
Yes! That was what I was thinking of 😂
This guy has Ataris Montezuma for a second on his intro, true gaming right there you got a like and a subscribe just for that
There’s definitely niche items and then there’s the niche of the niche and this is one of those items, if that makes any sense. Lol
It’s definitely interesting tech. But I really have no idea how long I’d generally be interested in these games.
The one thing that was really cool during your breakdown was the screensaver when you turned out the light. It reminded me of lava lamps and the hue they would give off. Prob not as practical as a lava lamp since you the mentioned the battery life of these was only about 5 hours.
I’m indifferent on the price. It’s definitely expensive but when you pulled it apart, and showed how each cube is it’s own computer with complex circuitry, I understand the cost.
Like I said before a niche of the niche item. 😅
as a speedcuber and twisty puzzle aficionado yeah, we’d get this and add to a collection
Yeah, 100 tops. Its a gimmick. Its not really a full gaming experience.
You can get a switch, or a mini pc with emulators, or or or. Tons of better stuff. This is a gimmick.
It’s amazing the crap people create thinking it will be big
I think this thing looks fantastic. Price obvs sucks but I feel like MJR kinda missed the intent behind it? It clearly isn’t for hours long gaming sessions. This is the kind of thing you put on your desk for those 5-10 min stand up and walk around breaks. I didn’t see many really compelling games on it but I hope some developers make some really unique and cool things on it. I get the impression everybody has been trying to fit traditional style games onto it, going about it backwards and leaving loads of unrealized potential
It’s a neat little novelty. I can think of a dozen other things I’d personally rather have for $300-$500, but hey, if you have plenty of disposable cash, why not? It’d be a nice little conversation starter to have laying around.
In 1972 they played Pong on a box with wood paneling.
2022: *Allspark*
This could definitely appeal to people of an older generation, but still be intriguing enough to younger generations. So, the potential seems pretty great, aside from the steep price tag.
“You spent so much time trying to figure out if you could, you never stopped to think if you should”
Strange item for sure. Cost of living crises is happening. I cannot see this being a hit. It's a miss from me.
It definitely looks cool, I had the chance to use one at their booth at ces earlier this year. It is fun to use once you know how to, however the cost and the fact that all eight of the batteries will degrade faster since smaller batteries do that quicker than larger ones mean that it will just become more e waste.
Absolutely not. I wouldn't pay anything over $100. For $300 it better be touchscreen and actually run smoothly. Nothing here seems to exceed 10 FPS.
I saw the youtube ad for this and I thought "this is interesting" but after seeing its 300$ I realised im good
Very cool, but hopefully they could make this better with version 2.
this reminds me: there was a guy at MAGFest like 8 years ago who was devving games for Sifteo Cubes - had a platformer with each room rendered on the screens. It was something like VVVVVV in style, metroidvania-style, and depending on where the second cube was, it let you move the character to the next room, or back again, as if you were adding/removing the next rooms and physically manipulating access to the dungeon itself. Was pretty cool tbh.
That’s pretty cool / i like it / the thing is there actually a market that likes this kind of stuff / its cool technology / especially the people that like Rubik’s cube is going to love this / & if they can add speed runs in the apps they will love it even more / 🤔 actually i would like to see a bigger version of it in the future 👀
Hey, this is literally the rubik's cube of the future! Interesting.
I think this thing could have a shot if more interesting games were produced. Imagine having games beyond what look like cheap flash puzzle games here. For instance, someone could design platform games, Zelda-like adventures, all sorts of things. And they could all have customizable levels from twisting sections of the cube. If the screens were touch screens, the ones on the sides and the bottom of the cube (the ones, not currently face up) would provide the player with plenty of controls. This is currently lacking imagination, but I think it could have potential if the right people were to get involved.
First thing I thought was like I’m leave this on my desk until I saw the price
I like it as a gadget with a screen to show moving graphics, i like it if can see the time, the weather as an alarm clock generally staffs like these. Also i lke it if it can stay connected with wifi of the house and stay always synchonised with the time the weather and things that worked with internet. I wanted to see it as an rbg cube that changes colours in different colouration paterns shapes you cathch it. For gaming no, but i like the style as a device is a cool idea.
This idea seems like it could have been a $10 VR game...
If done right, I think this idea has some great potential although it would be really hard to make it worth $300.
I have Battletoads Double Dragon NES selling on eBay right now!! (Auction only at $67 right now)
I can't see this taking off, great review as always
I wouldn't pay over $100. I would have to see the final production
this reminds me of tiger electronics toys from the late 90s. it also reminds me of something you see at a Brookstone but theres a no touching sign next to the display model
I could see a D&D video game developer develop a really intricate dungeon crawler for it at the very least.
Holy cow! You have more consoles in one video than I have played in my whole life.
I have played NES. Tons and tons of Zelda II. My 2 kids and I finally beat it, but it got to the point where instead of saying "My turn. My turn." we were saying "I'm so sick of this. Someone else take over." :-)
Also SNES for Pilot Wings. And PS 3 for Call Of Duty. Zombie mashing with the grandkids.
BTW - I still think you have the rockingest intro music of any TH-cam channel :-)
Zelda 2 is my favorite Zelda. When I was a kid I used to think it was impossible, but after figuring out a couple tips, I found it much easier. Now I can beat it without leveling up my life and on another file, I made it to the firebird with a level one sword.
@@thomasrevere7916 I know. When I played it with my kids back in the 80's I think, we tbought it was impossible too. Sometimes they would start crying when Ganon started laughing :-)
@@robinbrowne5419 That's hilarious.
@@thomasrevere7916 :-)
Thought this was some forgotten kickstarter. Was surprised it’s slated for a release in the future
I really hope, someone sees this and makes a "VR" version of it. The concept of solving puzzles with rotating the cube is pretty fascinating and could work in a VR enviroment. The hardware version is sadly way to expensive... and I can't imagine, that they could cut the producing costs very much.
$300 is actually insanely cheap when you stop to consider the actual manufacturing cost of 8 processors, 8 rechargeable batteries, and 24 high res mini displays. That’s essentially 8 smartwatches stitched together with extra displays.
Thats is one weird, interesting little device, I like it!
The price, not so much, I got an Odin Pro for the same.
If it had more features, it could be worth the money. Something like bluetooth speaker (or sound at all), some licensed IP games like sonic, and Alexa.
Strangely, that's remember me the mp3 player I use to have in high school. It was call a mobiblu. Same cool factor effect, weird charging/syncho set up but at the end, I exchange it for an iPod.
I don't know to feel about a "portable gaming Robix Cube"
I would maybe get it for the desk in my office. However $150 is more reasonable a price point hopeful they have a road map to get the price down
It may be expensive but it's dam cool, if I seen this as a kid my mind would have blown.
for 300 bucks this thing better fetch me a beer from the fridge when i complete a puzzle
a first person racing game where you twist the cube to steer like a negcon
Pretty cool device. But needs a killer app.
How about arkanoid with twist controls
Not sure how precise this device even is. Maybe it's more like a wiimote
For reference, today the wowcube starter pack costs $499 (reduced from $549?!). That's $50 shy of a steam deck or equal to a nintendo switch + switch lite. Yes, you could buy 2 Nintendo handhelds for it.
I assumr they will close shop soon as VCs / investors try to cute their losses.
What a great, honest review and cool little gadget. If it was 2010, I would totally get one!
I'd buy one, then again I love wacky tech like this :D