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The Pinball Show Ep 192: Different Pinball Companies, Different Strategies, But Who Does It Best?
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The Pinball Show Episode 192: Different Pinball Companies, Different Strategies, But Who Does It Best? Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Production Updates - Pokemon Pinball...
Highlights
- Pokemon is the fastest-selling game in Stern's history, with initial quantities sold out between mid-February and end of April.
- Pokemon is earning 2.5x more revenue than other machines, making it the highest-returning pinball machine of the last 25 years across all manufacturers.
- Stern has no plans to remake Stranger Things, with only 2-3 Premium units remaining in inventory; same for Uncanny X-Men (3 Premiums left, no remakes planned).
- Stern has no future plans to produce James Bond pinball machines.
- May production schedule shows Pokemon Pro/Premium only, with nothing else scheduled, suggesting next Cornerstone announcement coming in May with production beginning end of May or early June.
- Spooky Pinball has achieved three consecutive game releases selling above MSRP on secondary market, a rare phenomenon not seen before with other manufacturers.
- Barrels of Fun is approaching the secondary-market-premium phenomenon, with Winchester 'tickling' MSRP and Dune likely to exceed MSRP within next 1-2 months.
- Pokemon appeals to a broader demographic including children and families, unlike Marvel titles, because of Pokemon's cultural ubiquity in card games and broader pop culture.
- Jersey Jack has stopped production of Harry Potter Arcade and Wizard editions until fall, creating competitive timing dynamics with Stern's rumored Transformers launch.
Notable quotes
“Pokemon by Stern Pinball is the fastest selling game in their history. Initial quantities have sold out.”
“Pokemon is currently earning two and a half times more than other machines, making it the highest returning pinball machine of the last 25 years.”
“No, it's of all pinball machines in the last 25 years from any manufacturer...based on the data that we've received now, it's irregardless of the manufacturer.”
“It's probably filling the cash box to the best of any game. I totally believe that.”
“Pokemon is going to finally have a game that kids would want to put quarters in...Pokemon, it's a different level. It's not the obsession. It's just different.”
“Spooky is very happy with how it is...They see what it would take to do that, and they don't think that juice is worth that squeeze.”
“It is not actually, I think, long term healthy to be a company where your reputation ends up being you're the company I can't buy from, even though my money is perfectly good.”
“I think you're right...I think I am right. Yeah, they've got to build something.”
“Both of those may be the biggest games of the year, so it's hard for me to say. Or do we have somebody else coming from the back of the pack and passing both of them?”
“The difference now between then, and it's a big difference, is that the value after the games were built has gone up now. And back then they would often crater.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Addams Family· game
- Beetlejuice (Spooky)· game
- Dune (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Evil Dead (Spooky)· game
- James Bond (Stern)· game
- Jaws (Stern)· game
- Jurassic Park (Stern)· game
- King Kong (Stern)· game
- Pokemon (Stern)· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog (rumored JJP)· game
- Stranger Things (Stern)· game
- Transformers (rumored Stern)· game
- Uncanny X-Men (Stern)· game
- Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Replay Magazine· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Dennis Creasel· person
- George Gomez· person
- Zach Minnie· person
- Inside Pinball· product
- Insider Connected· product
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