The Pinball Show Ep 160: The Uncanny X-Men Episode
The Pinball Show Episode 160: The Uncanny X-Men Episode Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Production Updates - The Uncanny X-Men Pinball Machine Is Revealed - The Uncanny X-Men...
Highlights
- Stern reduced LE production from 1,000 units to 811 units for Uncanny X-Men, creating intentional FOMO scarcity.
- Stern maintained flat pricing across Pro/Premium/LE models despite two-plus years of inflation, positioning this as a consumer value strategy.
- Uncanny X-Men LE units are shipping this week with domestic shipments likely following the next week.
- X-Men #1 (1991) sold 8.2 million copies, cited as rationale for theme selection.
- No major new releases from manufacturers other than Stern for 6-8 months prior to Uncanny X-Men announcement, creating market hunger.
- X-Men 97 animated series is 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and revitalizing the franchise with a nostalgic 'Stranger Things move.'
Notable quotes
“You can't not see this game. This game looks like a living, breathing comic book, in my opinion.”
“Our criticisms here, in my opinion, are going to be more preference and style-based than actual merit and abilities here because he's proven himself. Even some of his worst art packages are better than 95% of the rest of the industry.”
“Stern Pinball not only has climbed that rock, but I think they may have just stabbed that flag into its granite core.”
“As a business perspective, if I'm Stern Pinball... you're not going to increase sales substantially with a gameplay video or stream.”
“It's extremely busy, and it's the disjointedness of it... Everything's framed.”
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Avatar: The Battle for Pandora· game
- Uncanny X-Men· game
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Charlie Benante· person
- Chuck Ernst· person
- David Dennis· person
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Greg Bone· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Joel· person
- Kevin Koldzij· person
- Waysen Chang· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Zombie Yeti (Jeremy Packer)· person
- Days of Future Past· product
- X-Men 97· product
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