Episode 1197: "Pokemon LE Prices Hold Strong & A Juicy Spooky Beetlejuice Rumor"
Plus David VanEs all but confirms Dungeon Crawler Carl is coming....just not next.
Kineticist’s take
Pokémon LE arriving soon with strong secondary market, exclusive Beetlejuice crew games rumor, competitive landscape shifts.
Synopsis
Kaneda discusses Pokémon LE's imminent arrival (10 days out), predicts secondary market pricing will stabilize around $20k, and examines Stern's rapid production strategy. He also shares an exclusive rumor about Spooky making 30-50 additional unnumbered Beetlejuice machines for Tim Burton film crew/cast, addresses Spooky Speak reliability issues on Beetlejuice, and speculates on upcoming reveals (Barrels of Fun's next IP, Transformers mech innovation). Commentary on industry competitive shifts, American Pinball branding struggles, and Pinball Brothers' Predator underperformance (only 200 units made, poor sales).
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Chicago Gaming· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Beetlejuice· game
- Harry Potter· game
- Pokémon· game
- Predator· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog· game
- Transformers· game
- Winchester· game
- Brian Madigan· person
- Cary Hardy· person
- David Van Ness· person
- George Gomez· person
- Kaneda· person
- Tim Burton· person