Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Saturday Morning Spectacular September 12

Kaneda confirms JJP's next game isn't Van Halen, discusses Sonic struggles and licensing challenges in candid industry chat.

Synopsis

Kaneda's wide-ranging Saturday morning podcast episode mixing personal commentary, pinball industry gossip, and confirmed insider information about upcoming Jersey Jack Pinball and Stern releases. Key revelations: JJP's next game is not Van Halen or Michael Jackson but an atmospheric title by Mark Seiden on new hardware; Sonic faces sales challenges and rule adjustments; Steve Ritchie may be his last JJP game; Spooky's Goonies is generating exceptional hype; Japanese licensing (Sonic, Pokémon) creates significant approval delays and complexity.

Entities

• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Twippies· event
• Fallout· game
• Goonies· game
• Harry Potter· game
• Sonic· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• This Week in Pinball· organization
• Brian Vincent· person
• Colin· person
• David Van Es· person
• Jack Guarnieri· person
• Kaneda· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Leonard· person
• Luke· person
• Mark Seiden· person
• Steve Richie· person
• Tommy Jazz· venue