The current Hyper Yo-Yo campaign from Bandai in Japan has been going for several years now, and full-metal yo-yos are finally being introduced in the lineup!
One yo-yo from each of the Bandai partner brands were revealed, each in a different price level, and each with its own cryptic name. Shu Takada is Bandai’s demonstrator for these new releases.
Yomega Stavity
- 52mm diameter
- 38mm width
- 67.5g
The Stavity seems to be a Yomega Dash and is priced at 3150 yen, or about 32 US dollars.
Duncan Torqave
- 55mm diameter
- 43mm width
- 66g
The Torqave does not match any current Duncan Yo-yo, but it does have the looks and specs for a decent yo-yo and even seems to come with a concave bearing. Priced at 5775 yen, or about 59 US dollars.
YoYoFactory Acronizer
- 55mm diameter
- 45mm width
- 67.5g
The Acronizer is a renamed Superstar, includes a Center Trac bearing, and is the priced at 8400 yen, or about 85 US dollars.
The yo-yos are available for pre-order online (Stavity, Torqave, Acronizer), and will be released in February 2014.
An online freestyle contest was also announced, it’s open to all Japanese players, but it requires the use of Bandai yo-yos.