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Pinball Industry News: September 2018 Re-cap

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 13 min listenBy Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten
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Recap of the pinball industry news of September 2018, review of the Vancouver Flip Out show and an interview with Pinball Expo chairman, Rob Berk.

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Highlights

  • Monster Bash remake is awaiting Williams approval, with Chicago Gaming developing two game versions (classic and new code)
  • Stern will not reveal any new games at Pinball Expo 2018 to avoid cannibalizing Deadpool sales
  • Joe Balser of American Pinball is pushing to have Oktoberfest Pinball on Tap ready for Pinball Expo (3 weeks away)
  • Houdini has strong secondary market demand with distributors reporting resale every two weeks
  • Stern was making small batch Metallica production (estimated 20 units) despite earlier denials
  • Pinball Magazine No. 5 will not be distributed via Amazon due to excessive fees ($15-20 per unit) and international shipping costs
  • Rob Burke hired Roy DeSharp's marketing company and local marketers to promote Pinball Expo with emphasis on recovering walk-in local attendance
  • Chicago Gaming and Jersey Jack had booth reservations at IAAPA Euro Attractions but provided no games due to stock/timing issues

Notable quotes

“Stern will not be revealing a new game in Expo, I'm telling you now.”
Martin (Pinball News)
“They've got games made very quickly in the past and maybe you think that that wasn't a good thing either... if that's a result of designing a game under pressure and just trying to live up to a deadline that you set for yourself, then maybe don't set the deadline.”
Jonathan (Pinball Magazine)
“The game could have been designed for a long time and a white wood ready for some time and the game, all the shots and the flow and everything dialed in on the playfield and the only thing that's taking the time is the software and the sounds and maybe a bit of artwork.”
Martin
“We have been struggling for years what to do with the vendor hall... we noticed that the attendance was waning over the years. So just the decision was made just to drop the banquet.”
Rob Burke
“I'm the first to admit that the show was waning in interest. And I just needed a shot in the arm.”
Rob Burke
“So the fees that Amazon is applying is one thing but obviously for me to ship the magazine to the US there are postal costs involved as well... the magazine would be more expensive with Amazon than it would be in my own web shop.”
Jonathan
“A lot of the same exhibitors are coming back, but they're also coming back with new excitement and bigger boosts, more energy, and they're just glad to be back to the show.”
Rob Burke

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Chicago Gaming· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Williams· company
  • IAAPA Euro Attractions· event
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Vancouver Flipout· event
  • Deadpool· game
  • Houdini· game
  • Metallica· game
  • Monster Bash· game
  • Oktoberfest Pinball on Tap· game
  • Pirates of the Caribbean· game
  • Ashley Davis· person
  • Dave Ficks· person
  • Doug Dubas· person
  • Jack Guarnieri· person
  • Joe Balser· person
  • Jonathan Yoston· person
  • Martin· person
  • Rob Burke· person
  • Roy DeSharp· person
  • Pinball Magazine· publication

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