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Ep 89: Happy Pioneer Day

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago52 min listen
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Happy Pioneer Day from the LoserKids! Josh and Scott talk recent rumors, the market, and Texas Roadhouse in this episode.

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Highlights

  • Stern revealed they will announce new games in Q3 (August-September), not at Comic-Con
  • Ozzy Osbourne and Todd McFarlane's presence at Stern's Comic-Con booth suggests an unannounced comic book-related game
  • Venom was rumored to release in April but has been delayed
  • Jersey Jack Pinball had to flip the release order of Toy Story and Wonka due to licensing restrictions
  • Toy Story (JJP) is priced at $12,000, representing a significant increase from Guns N' Roses at $9,500
  • Secondary market prices for premium pinball machines have dropped significantly (approximately $1,000+ in many cases)
  • American Pinball does not have the Sonic license
  • Rush (Stern) has had a non-functional side scoop since January delivery
  • Cactus Canyon (Jersey Jack) has significant distributor inventory that is not selling (only ~20% of allocations sold)
  • Whitewater received quality-of-life code updates to the most recent chip, including bonus hold feature and new light show

Notable quotes

“You will just have to wait for the opto set to arrive and it can be replaced with a new suit.”
Stern customer support (quoted by Scott Larson)
“It's really how anything happens to support the customer to make them feel like they're a valued asset, right?”
Scott Larson
“If Venom had been released by now, they would be touting it at San Diego Comic-Con. That's the problem.”
Co-host
“This is the FOMO: the fear of missing out. And if there's that one game that is three years down the pipeline that you've been looking for, you're going to tunnel vision onto that and not buy the other ones.”
Scott Larson
“We were in crazy town where you would buy a pin and you could immediately sell it for two thousand more if you could get it at sticker.”
Co-host
“I think they blew through the ceiling. And I think they're going to be selling less than they wanted to.”
Co-host
“He chose Sonic because Sega was basically free to let me do whatever I wanted as long as it was a fan project.”
Scott Larson (quoting Sonic Spinball designer)
“Why in the world would Ozzy be at the Stern booth? Why in the world would Todd McFarlane be at the Stern booth?”
Co-host

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Pinside· company
  • Sega· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Saturday Morning Spectacular· content_creator
  • The Pinball Show· content_creator
  • Triple Drain· content_creator
  • David Fix· person
  • Greg· person
  • Jack Guarnieri· person
  • John Borg· person
  • Ozzy Osbourne· person
  • Ryan McQuaid· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Todd McFarlane· person
  • Tom Graff· person
  • Zach· person

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