Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Saturday Morning Spectacular - August 29

Kaneda analyzes Stern's Fallout price hike, dealer concerns, secondary market dynamics, and upcoming pipeline.

Synopsis

Kaneda discusses Stern's announced $1,000 premium price increase for Fallout (bringing it to $10,700) and broader pinball industry pricing trends, expressing skepticism about value retention while predicting strong secondary market demand for Fallout LEs. He addresses dealer concerns, analyzes recent game performance (Transformers, The Big Lebowski, Godzilla), speculates on upcoming releases (Star Trek, Michael Jackson at JJP, Cuphead at American Pinball), and critiques Stern's business strategy and product positioning relative to boutique manufacturers.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun Pinball· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Cuphead· game
• Fallout· game
• Godzilla· game
• Michael Jackson· game
• Pokemon· game
• Star Trek· game
• The Big Lebowski· game
• Winchester Mystery House· game
• Azie· person
• Brian Vincent· person
• David· person
• Kaneda· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Melissa· person
• Seth Klarman· person
• Steve Ritchie· person
• Walter Goggins· person