Can you buy a brand new pinball machine for less than $1000?
Can you buy a brand new pinball machine for less than $1000?
Wonderland Amusements has launched a Kickstarter Campaign with the aim to deliver a brand new pinball machine for less than $1000. They plan to do this by building a machine that is 20% smaller than a commercial pinball machine. Their campaign is fully funded. So, what does a $1000 pinball machine look like? ~~~~~~~~ Social Media Links ~~~~~~~~ tiktok.com/timballs twitch.tv/timballs
Kineticist’s take
Sexton skeptical of Wonderland's sub-$1k pinball promise despite $600K Kickstarter success.
Synopsis
Tim Sexton analyzes Wonderland Amusements' Kickstarter campaign for Alice Goes to Wonderland, a sub-$1,000 home pinball machine (80% scale with 22mm ball). The campaign raised $600K+ from 620 backers. Sexton expresses significant skepticism about the $800-$1,000 price target, arguing that manufacturing costs for custom components, labor, playfield production, and software development make this economically unfeasible at scale, despite the company's claims of Arcade OneUp manufacturing expertise.
Entities
- Arcade OneUp· company
- HomePin· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- ThinkUp· company
- Wonderland Amusements· company
- Zizzle· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Alice Goes to Wonderland· game
- Blues Brothers (HomePin)· game
- Jurassic Park (Stern)· game
- Thunderbirds (HomePin)· game
- Jerry· person
- Tim Sexton· person