The Pinball Show Ep 172: Things Are Heating Up
The Pinball Show Episode 172: Things Are Heating Up Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - The 2025 Trough Jam: SO MANY NEW GAMES COMING Q2! - When Does Stern Pinball Decide To Launch? Are They In The Driver's Seat? - Is Jersey Jack Pinball In The Toughest Position To Launch? Or Are They Holding Aces? - Can Pinball Brothers Handle The Heat? - Does Barrels Of Fun Sneak In And Surprise The Industry AGAIN?! - Non-US Markets & How Recent Governmental Changes May Affect The Hobby - Stern Pinball & Spooky Pinball Production Updates - Other Pindustry News - Pinball Market Trends™ - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP CONTENT: Deal Of The WTF?! Dennis Laughs & Zach Cries Remember to purchase your next pinball or arcade machine from Flip N Out Pinball! flipnoutpinball.com zach@flipnoutpinball.com greg@flipnoutpinball.com email: thepinballshow@gmail.com website: thepinball.network youtube: youtube.com/thepinballshow instagram: @thepinballshowpodcast tik tok: @thepinballshow review: thisweekinpinball.com/the-pinball-show/ store: flipnoutpinball.com
Kineticist’s take
Stern production surge, market tariffs, and 2025 release logjam analysis
Synopsis
Zach Minney and Dennis Creasel discuss the upcoming pinball release logjam in Q1/Q2 2025, analyzing Stern's production strategy, inventory management, and the three-cornerstone model. They examine market headwinds from tariffs and international sales impacts, while covering D&D code updates, King Kong trademark news, and Kevin Smith's unexpected involvement with a potential Jay and Silent Bob pinball project.
Entities
- Aimless Pinball· company
- American Pinball· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- NAP Arcade· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- Jay and Silent Bob· game
- King Kong: Myth of Terror Island· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Kevin Smith· person
- Zach Minney· person