Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 52: Wiping Buns
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 52: Wiping Buns Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie Stern sent out the invite and we accepted! We've got a shorter episode than usual but still a...
Highlights
- Stern invited the hosts to an all-expenses-paid factory tour with no strings attached, no NDAs, and no content restrictions except in certain areas
- George Gomez presented detailed seminar on licensing challenges and BOM (bill of materials) costs affecting game pricing
- Stern employees were instructed to clear their desks of future projects and keep screens clear during the tour to avoid showing unreleased content
- The hosts describe the tour as 'access journalism' and commit to transparency about receiving preferential access
- Stern employees showed genuine passion and enthusiasm for their work across the facility
- A tournament was occurring simultaneously during the facility visit, creating logistical challenges for content creator networking
- Stern indicated they want both positive and negative content creator feedback to inform business decisions
- Tom has a John Wick (Pro) (Pro) but is not interested in upgrading to the LE due to theme preference and artwork differentiation not justifying the price premium
Notable quotes
“It's a form of access journalism. And that's perfectly fine. A lot of times it has a negative connotation to it in this way. It could be positive for us that we need to be up front with what that is.”
“They have every right to run their business how they want. And they did. They were upfront and clear that it was perfectly fine. If we're going to be critical about what we see, they can't control that.”
“Getting to hear people's problems and you hear about their triumphs, you get both ends of the spectrum. I think that makes for a much more compelling story and a much more compelling business or company.”
“Keep doing what you're doing. Like good and bad. We want it all.”
“We're trying too hard. I don't know. What do you mean?”
“There were 30 of us in a conference room. It would have been cool if there would have been like maybe five or 10... you know, we were able to ask some tougher questions.”
“How can we as pinball content creators help you guys?”
“I truly thought it was awesome. I mean, I really did. The cabinet art is spectacular.”
Entities
- Raw Thrills· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Jaws· game
- John Wick (Pro)· game
- RoboCop· game
- Flippin' Out Pinball· organization
- Flipping Out with Friends· organization
- Fox City Pinball· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Logan Arcade· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dwight· person
- Gary Stern· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Joel· person
- Neil· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Tom· person
- Travis Moseman· person
- Zach Sharp· person
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