Episode 134 - $1k Increases & Stadia Fail?
Pinball: News discussion covers the thousand-dollar increase Jersey Jack Pinball has deployed for Guns N' Roses Pinball. The guys also discuss the results of the Pinball Industry Awards. Video...
Highlights
- Jersey Jack Pinball increased Guns N' Roses prices by $1,000 effective immediately for new orders
- Stern Pinball raised prices on Elvira, House of Horrors and Batman '66 by $500, canceling outstanding distributor orders
- Guns N' Roses standard editions are no longer in production
- Guns N' Roses CE model sold out quickly and is considered a 'hot potato' commercially
- Guns N' Roses 'basically cleaned up quite a few awards' at the Pinball Industry Awards
- Medieval Madness currently sits at number one on Pinside rankings for 1990s games
Notable quotes
“Everyone who's already got an order in is locked in at the old price. Well, that was smart. In some cases, that was required legally.”
“I've wondered if the whole purpose of all of a sudden...was done deliberately to try and stop more people from ordering GNR so that they can catch up and then once caught up, move on to what we assume will be Toy Story”
“Pinball machines have been spiraling in this...they're going up so far above inflation in terms of the price increases, and I'm having a lot of difficulty figuring how much of this is price gouging and profiteering”
“I just don't see the value in it. I don't see for any pinball manufacturer, why would you move on unless, like, licensor made you move on? Why would you move on when you have something that you still aren't – your output's not keeping up with the demand?”
“Grand Prix is the pick that people that don't like EM machines pick because it's Rip the Spinner. So it's like if someone asks you to name an EM that you like...just say Grand Prix and people will just lap that up.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Batman '66· game
- Elvira House of Horrors· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Straight Down the Middle Productions· organization
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Charles Acosta· person
- Dennis· person
- Emoto Harney· person
- Gavin Free· person
- George Gomez· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Tony· person
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