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2008 in Beyblade
39 dated items: 26 releases, 11 announcements, 2 notices.
December 2008
Wednesday December 31, 2008
- International Update
The WBO announced it was expanding internationally, bringing an existing Mexican Beyblade group into its structure and preparing Spanish-language support for its growing base of Spanish-speaking members, while also addressing a falling-out with a Turkish fan site that had banned WBO members.
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Thursday December 25, 2008
- HAVE A VERY BEY CHRISTMAS!
WBO posted a holiday greeting to members along with a downloadable Christmas-themed image as a small gift.
On this site → - BeyLauncher L (Metal Saga) released in Japan (BB-17)
The left-spin BeyLauncher variant, first bundled with L-Drago 105F as the toyline's first left-spin Beyblade, sharing the right-spin launcher's string mechanism but with a wider, dragon-scale-textured handle whose…
- L-Drago 105F released in Japan (BB-23), 1344円
Metal System · Attack · Left-Spin
- Pisces D125BS released in Japan (BB-25)
Metal System · Stamina · Right-Spin
- Random Booster Vol. 2 Legend Pisces released in Japan (BB-25), 630円
The second Random Booster of the Metal Saga, released in Japan on December 25, 2008.
Friday December 19, 2008
- BeyUK Update || 19th December 2008
BeyUK's operator posted a new character profile for Gary of the White Tigers and shared part of the Metal Fight Beyblade manga's third chapter, credited to the Beyblade Spirit site.
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Tuesday December 16, 2008
- BeyUK Update || 15th December 2008
BeyUK's operator added a new affiliate site, posted fresh photos of the L-Drago and Random Booster Volume 2 Legendary Pisces Set, and reported that contributor Unknown God had finished the full Beyblade V-Force episode guide.
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Saturday December 13, 2008
- BeyUK Update || 13th December 2008
BeyUK's operator posted a smaller update covering a toy-stock note for retailer theINtoy, a new character profile, and a teaser for an upcoming promotional image tied to the Metal Fight Beyblade era.
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Wednesday December 10, 2008
- BeyUK Update || 10th December 2008
BeyUK's operator reported the WBO's first move into another language, a Turkish version being built with the Turkish fan site BeybladeWeb, plus a rework of BeyUK's Beyblade A-Z part listings.
On this site → - Quick announcement.
The WBO dropped its requirement that members submit personal information, citing complaints and noting a determined cheater would evade it anyway.
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Tuesday December 9, 2008
- About Beybladeweb
The WBO reported a falling-out with its affiliate Beybladeweb after that site's administrator deleted the WBO's instructional posts, with the affiliation ending as Beybladeweb's Turkish operators prepared to close the site.
On this site → - We're truly worldwide! Working with Turkey and other things
The WBO opened a dedicated discussion forum for its Turkish members and translated most of the site interface into Turkish, while leaving individual posts in their original language.
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Sunday December 7, 2008
- New Look for Beyblade Spirit/General Topic
Beyblade Spirit, the WBO's forerunner site, relaunched with a new layout and an updated news bar, adding a section listing the events it organized or sanctioned alongside the redesign.
On this site → - WBO Rules Release 2 Now Available
The WBO put out its second rules release, effective immediately for sanctioned play, clarifying equipment-selection timing, adding a ruling for a specific part, and introducing the World Battle System with a weekly battle cap.
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Thursday December 4, 2008
- BeyUK Update || 04th December 2008
BeyUK's operator posted an update noting that the earlier BeyWiki site had been renamed and relaunched as the World Beyblade Organization, and added a new character profile.
On this site → - Beywiki Relaunches as the World Beyblade Organization
The organization announced that Beywiki, founded in 2007, was relaunching as the World Beyblade Organization, an international sanctioning body running an Elo-based ranking system for real-life battle results, with the wiki continuing as a side project.
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November 2008
Thursday November 20, 2008
- Aquario 105F released in Japan (BB-21), 2625円
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
- Black Pegasis 100HF released in Japan (BB-21), 2625円
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
- Virgo DF145BS released in Japan (BB-22)
Metal System · Stamina · Right-Spin
October 2008
Saturday October 25, 2008
- Libra DF145BS released in Japan (BB-18)
Metal System · Stamina · Right-Spin
Thursday October 23, 2008
- BeyLauncher (Metal Saga) released in Japan (BB-17)
Takara Tomy's original string-pull launcher for Metal Fight Beyblade, offering stronger launches than the winder-based Light Launcher and quickly favored by top competitors, including every finalist at the 2012 Beyblade…
- Beystadium Stamina Type released in Japan (BB-18), 1,365円
A Metal Fusion-era stadium sold by Takara Tomy in Japan for 1,365 yen.
September 2008
Thursday September 18, 2008
- Aries 125D released in Japan (BB-13), 630円
Metal System · Defense · Right-Spin
- Launcher Grip (Metal Saga) released in Japan (BB-15), 525円
Also called the Shooter Grip, this Metal Fusion-era accessory attaches behind a Ripcord or String Launcher to steady and improve launch accuracy.
- Random Booster Vol. 1 Secret Aries released in Japan (BB-13), 630円
Takara Tomy's first Random Booster for the Metal Saga, released in Japan on September 18, 2008, headlined by an Aries 125D prize pull among eight possible complete Beyblades at even 1-in-8 odds.
- Wolf 105F released in Japan (BB-12), 630円
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
- Wolf D125B released in Japan (BB-11), 819円
Metal System · Balance · Right-Spin
August 2008
Saturday August 9, 2008
- Assembly Tool released in Japan
A small tool included with essentially every Metal Saga product that contains a Beyblade, also built into some Launcher Grips and offered in longer form with Metal Face and Metal Stone Face releases.
- Beypointer released in Japan (BB-16), 1050円
The Beypointer is a battery-powered accessory Takara Tomy launched alongside the BB-01 and BB-02 Metal Fight Beyblade starters in Japan on August 9, 2008, later sold on its own under code BB-16.
- Beystadium Attack Type (Metal Series) released in Japan (BB-10), 1,260円
Widely regarded as the best stadium of the Metal Fight Beyblade era, this Takara Tomy design became the primary tournament and testing standard, released solo as BB-10 alongside bundled appearances in sets like the…
- Bull 125SF released in Japan (BB-02), 1554円
Metal System · Balance · Right-Spin
- Leone 105F released in Japan (BB-08), 630円
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
- Leone 145D released in Japan (BB-04), 819円
Metal System · Defense · Right-Spin
- Pegasis 145D released in Japan (BB-05), 630円
Metal System · Defense · Right-Spin
- Sagittario 145S released in Japan (BB-03), 819円
Metal System · Stamina · Right-Spin
July 2008
Saturday July 12, 2008
- Light Launcher (Metal Saga) released in Japan (BB-34)
The standard right-spin ripcord launcher bundled with every Metal Fight Beyblade Starter from BB-01 Pegasis 105F through BB-71 Ray Unicorno D125CS, sharing its internal mechanism with the 1999 Original Series EZ Shooter…
- Pegasis 105F released in Japan (BB-00), 1554円
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
2008, month not stated
- Quetzalcoatl 90WF released in Japan
Metal System · Attack · Right-Spin
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