Episode 1201: "Recap of TPF News"
Not a lot of surprises, but some new stuff to discuss.
Kineticist’s take
TPF recap: Pokémon ships with incomplete software, Yukon Yeti's cheap music criticized, market cooling on LE prices.
Synopsis
Kaneda recaps the Texas Pinball Festival (TPF), analyzing new game releases and manufacturer updates. Key topics include Pokémon LE shipping concerns around incomplete Insider Connected features, John Wick (Pro) poor sales and ongoing code updates, Spooky's Beetlejuice receiving strong word-of-mouth, Turner Pinball's Yukon Yeti praised for gameplay but criticized for cheap AI-generated music, American Pinball's Houdini 100 LE with improved Franchi art, and the announcement of Cirqus Voltaire remakes. Kaneda emphasizes that secondary market prices for Pokémon LEs are cooling and the industry is oversaturated with expensive games.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Beetlejuice· game
- Cirqus Voltaire· game
- Goonies· game
- Houdini 100· game
- John Wick· game
- Pokémon· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog· game
- Transformers· game
- Yukon Yeti· game
- Chris Turner· person
- Dennis Nordman· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Kaneda· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Rick· person