Free Show: EPISODE 1188: "Why Pokemon Might Be The Most Important Pinball Ever & The LE Will Hit $30,000!"
The energy and enthusiasm for this game is unlike anything I've ever witnessed in pinball - and that's an AMAZING THING!
Kineticist’s take
Pokemon Pinball LE units selling for $20K+ represent Stern's comeback moment with unprecedented crossover collector demand.
Synopsis
Kaneda delivers an enthusiastic analysis of Pokemon Pinball's unprecedented launch success, with LE units selling out immediately and commanding $20,000+ on secondary markets. He argues Pokemon represents Stern's strongest recovery move in years, praising the accessible-yet-deep design philosophy inspired by classics like Monster Bash and Junkyard, and predicts the LE could reach $30,000 as collector demand from the broader Pokemon community enters the pinball market. He positions Pokemon as a gateway game that will expand the hobby beyond traditional audiences while defending the 750-unit LE scarcity strategy against skeptics.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Automated Amusements· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Pinside· organization
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Kaneda· person
- Leonard Abbas· person
- Zombie Yeti· person
- Attack from Mars· product
- Back to the Future· product
- Batman 66· product
- Goonies· product
- John Wick· product
- Junkyard· product
- Medieval Madness· product
- Monster Bash· product
- Pokemon Pinball· product
- Sonic the Hedgehog· product
- Supreme· product
- Transformers G1· product
- Venom· product
- Winchester Mystery House· product