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Episode 152 - Stern+ Incoming?
PodcastAnalysis updated 4d ago1 hr 6 min listenBy Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski
Pinball: The guys discuss Stern Pinball hiring Seth Davis as president, the new Jurassic Park Pin by Stern, and Jersey Jack Pinball announcing achievements for Guns N' Roses Not In This Lifetime...
Highlights
- Seth Davis is 43 years old and spent 13 years at Disney on the executive team responsible for Disney+ and ESPN+
- Stern Pinball has not had an independent president position before; Gary Stern remains chairman and CEO while Seth assumes some duties
- Jurassic Park Pin is $4,599 MSRP and is designed as a home game without coin mechanisms
- Jack Danger's Jurassic Park Pin is his first pinball game design
- Star Wars pin sales were strong enough to justify greenlighting Jurassic Park pin
- Raw Thrills' Big Buck Hunter requires $40/month subscription for online integration
- Godzilla Pro pricing increased $700 over previous Pro models
- Premium and LE Godzilla models feature building mechanic instead of Newton ball magnet
- Pizza West tournament had 22 players post-pandemic, which is high for that venue historically
- Seth Davis's hire is primarily for succession planning, with potential future CEO transition from Gary Stern
Notable quotes
“I think if you bring in somebody who spent that many years working on one style of project, it's because you want the experience with that style of system, in my opinion. So I think it's something to be afraid of.”
“The dude sitting at home who makes a phone game has to sell it for $2.99 no matter and has no knowledge if he's going to sell any copies or not... the program like the rules pinball is not we talk about depth in pinball and pinball is deeper than it has ever been before It not video game deep at all”
“I mean, You're talking like a multi-arcade cabinet a foosball table air hockey billiards dartboard this is like the most expensive of all of that it is”
“I don't think You can charge $200 to be able to play the mini wizard modes as a separate, you know, as a separate option.”
“The T-Rex head is great. Like, that's going to be the attention grabber. And the fact that it does have ball interaction, I mean, that's more than the pro had.”
“this is the best looking pin layout of any of them... I think I think it looks like it's a fun shooter”
“I bought my first new in-box game in 2015. It was $200 more than this to my door... And now it's like If you want something new You will I mean Yeah It's a requirement At this point”
“Some people were just surprised they weren't trying to promote from within and it's like well but who yeah and you have to factor in if they want it or not”
Entities
- Deep Root· company
- Disney· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Raw Thrills· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo· event
- District 82· event
- Pizza West· event
- Godzilla Pro· game
- Jurassic Park Pin· game
- Star Wars Pin· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Gary Stern· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Robert Blakeman· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Travis Murray· person
- Stern Insider Connected· product
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