The Pinball Show Ep 192: Different Pinball Companies, Different Strategies, But Who Does It Best?
The Pinball Show Episode 192: Different Pinball Companies, Different Strategies, But Who Does It Best? Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball Production Updates - Pokemon Pinball Breaking Records - Which Comes First? The Next Stern Or Jersey Jack Game? - Does The Next Stern LE Join The 'More Than MSRP' Club? - Is Jersey Jack Pinball No Longer Interested In Making A Standard/Entry-Level Model? - The Different Systems Of Sales Focus Between Manufacturers - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP CONTENT: What Each Pinball Manufacturer Needs To Do To Take Their Company To The Next Level - I Purchased A GIANT Pinball Collection - Additional Pindustry News Remember to purchase your next pinball or arcade machine from Flip N Out Pinball! flipnoutpinball.com zach@flipnoutpinball.com email: thepinballshow@gmail.com youtube: youtube.com/@ThePinballShow instagram: @thepinballshowpodcast tik tok: @thepinballshow store: flipnoutpinball.com
Kineticist’s take
Stern's Pokemon dominates sales; industry diverges on scarcity vs. volume strategy.
Synopsis
Zach Minnie and Dennis Creasel discuss pinball industry strategies, with heavy focus on Stern's Pokemon sales dominance (fastest-selling game in company history, 2.5x revenue of other machines, highest-returning pinball machine of last 25 years per George Gomez), production timelines showing May gap before next Cornerstone announcement, and contrasting business models of Spooky Pinball (limited production, FOMO-driven scarcity) versus Stern's tiered Pro/Premium approach. Secondary discussion examines whether Spooky and emerging manufacturers (Barrels of Fun) are creating sustainable competitive advantage through artificial scarcity or pricing incorrectly.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Addams Family· game
- Beetlejuice (Spooky)· game
- Dune (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Evil Dead (Spooky)· game
- James Bond (Stern)· game
- Jaws (Stern)· game
- Jurassic Park (Stern)· game
- King Kong (Stern)· game
- Pokemon (Stern)· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog (rumored JJP)· game
- Stranger Things (Stern)· game
- Transformers (rumored Stern)· game
- Uncanny X-Men (Stern)· game
- Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Replay Magazine· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Dennis Creasel· person
- George Gomez· person
- Zach Minnie· person
- Inside Pinball· product
- Insider Connected· product