From its preorder campaign in 2022, the WOWCube was one of the most inventive electronic games we’d seen in a while. The straightforward: What if we took the dynamics of Rubik’s Cube and made each square a miniature touchscreen. (It’s a 2×2 vs. 3×3 grid because the latter proved prohibitively expensive.) The company lined up a couple of strong retro and casual game licenses in Space Invaders and Cut the Rope and threw in a few widgets to provide utility even when it was charging on its dock. Then came an extended gestation before the products shipped last year. Cubios used some of that time, though, to design a successor. The cube is back with a smoother motion, more durable build and displays, and a Rubik’s license, which the company says raised the bar in terms of the expected experience. The new version is expected to ship this holiday season.
