Episode 81 - Killer Clowns from Metro Exodus
Pinball: The guys discuss that Stern Pinball's Munsters Pro models are shipping, Spooky Pinball's talk about Killer Clowns from Outer Space, Jersey Jack Pinball's indications about releasing two new...
Highlights
- The Munsters (Pro) units are already being shipped out, with 403 Club location receiving theirs
- Spooky Pinball discussed but rejected a Killer Clowns from Outer Space pinball theme, determining it wouldn't sell well enough
- Jersey Jack Pinball plans spring and fall 2019 releases, both based on well-known licenses
- The two Jersey Jack 2019 releases will be designed by Pat Lawlor and Eric Meunier, both existing JJP staff designers
- Speculation suggests Pat Lawlor is designing the spring JJP release (theorized to be Willy Wonka) and Eric Meunier is designing the fall release (theorized to be Toy Story)
- An industry source questioned whether releasing a pinball game in sync with a movie actually increases sales or location plays
- Dennis negotiated Texas Pinball Festival time off as a condition of accepting his new executive director position
Notable quotes
“they liked the idea but they didn't think that it would sell well enough to actually do as a theme”
“I totally get it, but I just want to fanboy out a little bit on it, because it's such a funny movie... It's not meant to be funny. It's just totally campy, is the thing.”
“Well, the thing that would come to my mind would be that they want there to be more sales on Pirates first. And there could be a concern that as soon as you announce the next title, people will start holding their money for that.”
“I'm gun shy on Jersey Jack when they talk about stuff coming out.”
“Someone in the industry said they've never actually seen any evidence that releasing a pin with a movie actually increases its sales or gets it more plays on location.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Dialed In!· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Killer Clowns from Outer Space· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- The Munsters (Pro)· game
- Toy Story· game
- Willy Wonka· game
- Pinball News· organization
- Replay Magazine· organization
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Ben Heck· person
- Dennis· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Jack Guarnieri· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Tony· person
- 403 Club· venue
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