Episode 1192: "Rumors I'm Hearing & Why Transformers LE Buyers Will Get Burned"

Kaneda surveys 2026 pinball pipeline and warns collector speculation at $15k+ will crash

Synopsis

Kaneda discusses the pinball industry landscape in 2026, analyzing rumors and upcoming titles across all major manufacturers (Stern, Jersey Jack, Spooky, CGC, Multimorphic, Turner, American Pinball, Dutch Pinball, and smaller studios). He emphasizes that the collector market cannot sustain itself at $15,000+ price points, warns that Transformers (LE) buyers will face significant losses, and argues that speculation-driven secondary market pricing is unsustainable despite short-term FOMO-driven peaks.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Chicago Gaming Company· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Brian Eddy· person
• Cale Hernandez· person
• Chris Turner· person
• David· person
• Dennis Nordman· person
• Eric Meunier· person
• Franchi· person
• Jack Danger· person
• Jason Knapp· person
• Kaneda· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Mark Seiden· person
• Melvin Williams· person
• Steve Ritchie· person