The Pinball Show Ep 74: Godzilla Revealed, Production Timelines, & Changes In Pinball Pricing
The Pinball Show Episode 74: Godzilla Revealed, Production Timelines, & Changes In Pinball Pricing Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Reveals Godzilla Pinball - Godzilla...
Highlights
- Godzilla LE units (1,000 produced) sold out within hours of announcement
- Pro model MSRP increased $700, Premium increased $1,200, LE increased $1,300 for Godzilla
- Factory personnel believe Godzilla is Stern's best art package and comparable to Stern's Addams Family
- Stern is ordering parts 1-2 years in advance to manage supply chain constraints
- Keith Elwin has designed or co-designed four consecutive major releases, putting him in contention for greatest modern pinball designer
- Godzilla features industry-first Magna-Grab magnetic Newton ball system capable of catching from five shot paths
- LE unit count increased from 750 (Mandalorian) to 1,000 (Godzilla) despite higher pricing
- Stern is shifting away from $2,000 non-refundable LE deposits to full payment due at order
- First run of Godzilla Pro units for locations shipping within 2 weeks, starting week of recording
- Premium/LE Godzilla features motorized collapsing skyscraper with floor-based diverters and three-ball physical lock
Notable quotes
“People on the team in the factory were saying that this is Stern's Addams Family.”
“Give me a Jeremy Packer monochrome over anything in the past. I don't care.”
“I will give you $100 right now if you can find an LE with a dealer.”
“The theme itself for me listener Godzilla, I'm trying to think of how to express how little this theme does anything for me.”
“They're really really backlogged Dennis... the majority of like our Mandalorian premiums won't come until 2022”
“This is industry first, magnetic Newton ball that they're calling Magna Grab.”
“I think there's more in the kitty... I would speculate that's probably the bulk of the increase [from supply chain].”
“I think they're maximizing the marketplace right now.”
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Toho· company
- Avengers: Infinity War· game
- Godzilla· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- The Mandalorian· game
- The Pinball Show· media
- This Week in Pinball (TWIP)· media
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Harrison Drake· person
- Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti)· person
- Joe Kamikow· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Rick Nagel· person
- Zach Minney· person
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