Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Saturday Morning Spectacular June 13

Kaneda critiques Stern's communication failures, accuses content creators of shilling, reports designer reassignments, and leaks Spooky's upcoming game pipeline.

Synopsis

Kaneda discusses Stern Pinball operational and communication challenges, including weak Transformers sales, delayed Pokemon code updates held up by licensor approval, and upcoming Jersey Jersey Jack Pinball release. He criticizes private equity's impact on Stern, calls out content creators (Loser Kid/Flip N Out) for offering unauthorized $500 discounts on unreleased Tales of the Arabian Nights, and speculates on designer shuffles (John Borg moved to AC/DC remake, Keith Elwin potentially designing Ozzy Osbourne and Star Trek). He also previews Spooky's upcoming pipeline including Gremlins, Goonies, and South Park.

Entities

• Flip N Out Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Elton John· game
• Guns N' Roses· game
• Pokemon Pinball· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• South Park· game
• Tales of the Arabian Nights· game
• Transformers· game
• Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
• Cary Hardy· person
• Gary Stern· person
• John Borg· person
• Kaneda· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Steve Ritchie· person
• Zach Meny· person