# Kaneda's LIVE PREDATOR reaction.

**Source:** Kaneda Pinball Podcasts YouTube Lives  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-06-18  
**Duration:** 13m 18s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W31bHoAGEs

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## Analysis

Kaneda livestreams a reaction show delayed due to confusion over Predator Pinball's reveal timing (9 PM vs 9 AM). He discusses mounting frustration with Pinball Brothers' extended teaser campaign, addresses the AI art controversy on Harry Potter Pinball (dragons, crests, architecture appearing artificially generated), and previews podcast topics including King Kong's sales decline, Dune's rescue mode, and criticisms of pinball streaming production quality.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Jenis (Pinball Brothers) gave conflicting times for Predator reveal — told Kaneda 9 AM but Facebook post said 3 PM Eastern (9 PM his time) — _Kaneda directly recounts the miscommunication in opening segment_
- [MEDIUM] AI art or art filtering was used on Harry Potter Pinball artwork, visible in dragon, crest, locomotive, and castle elements — _Kaneda describes specific visual anomalies (two-eyed dragon, weird crest, locomotive issues, windows through trees) and notes uncertainty between AI generation vs. filtering_
- [HIGH] Brett Abbas (Jersey Jack contact) confirmed they know about Potter issues, are working on fixes, and understand community feedback — _Kaneda states he reached out and Brett got back to him confirming awareness and fixes in progress_
- [MEDIUM] King Kong sales have 'pretty much flatlined' — _Kaneda states this as his assessment, suggesting personal observation or market signal_
- [MEDIUM] Gatling gun on Predator doesn't fire pinballs but has 'cool Gatling gun action' — _Kaneda's speculation based on teaser information, not confirmed mechanic details_
- [MEDIUM] Stern is realizing these expensive machines ($7k+) need permanent home quality and will commit to fixes like X-Men — _Kaneda's opinion on manufacturer responsiveness to expensive home products_
- [HIGH] Dune Pinball has a new 'rescue mode' recently released — _Kaneda mentions as confirmed fact in his podcast outline_
- [HIGH] Pinball streams with split-screen views (player camera, playfield, screen) are ineffective viewing experience — _Kaneda expresses strong opinion based on observation of streaming format_

### Notable Quotes

> "No more Jenis teasers. God help us. God help us. No, Jenis, we love you. We're just tired of the teasers, bro."
> — **Kaneda**, ~1:30
> _Expresses community fatigue with Pinball Brothers' extended teaser campaign for Predator reveal_

> "I'm so over it. I just want to see the damn game."
> — **Kaneda**, ~2:45
> _Emphasizes frustration with delays and build-up hype cycle_

> "I feel bad for them. I don't think they realized it. I think it's subtle until it's not subtle. And it's embarrassing to get caught with it like that."
> — **Kaneda**, ~8:00
> _Sympathetic take on Jersey Jack's AI art usage, suggesting accidental rather than intentional deception_

> "I'm worried about like Warner Brothers like finding out and being like, 'What is this?'"
> — **Kaneda**, ~8:15
> _Raises concern about IP licensor reaction to AI art controversy on Potter_

> "I think they're going to fix it all and I don't understand, I don't, I to me the more annoying people are the Potter fanatics that are saying the game is great as it is."
> — **Kaneda**, ~10:30
> _Acknowledges Jersey Jack's commitment to fixes while criticizing defensive community members_

> "You see it. I see it. There's a dragon with like two eyes on one side. The crest is a little weird. The locomotive is all over the place. The castle's got all weird stuff going on."
> — **Kaneda**, ~28:00
> _Specific technical description of AI art artifacts observable in Harry Potter Pinball artwork_

> "It is the worst way I believe to experience a pinball machine...What you really just want is someone to shoot it in a way that gets you excited and you to be focused on the thing."
> — **Kaneda**, ~35:00
> _Critique of multi-camera pinball streaming format and call for better production values_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kaneda | person | Host of Kaneda Pinball Podcast, streaming and content creation, known for live commentary and community engagement |
| Pinball Brothers | company | Manufacturer of Predator Pinball, criticized for extended teaser campaign and communication confusion |
| Jenis | person | Appears to be associated with Pinball Brothers, gave conflicting times for Predator reveal (9 AM vs 3 PM/9 PM) |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Harry Potter Pinball, involved in AI art controversy and fixing issues |
| Brett Abbas | person | Jersey Jack Pinball contact who confirmed awareness of Harry Potter issues and fixes in progress |
| Predator Pinball | game | Upcoming game from Pinball Brothers with Gatling gun mech, subject of reveal stream |
| Harry Potter Pinball | game | Jersey Jack game with AI art filtering controversy, includes problematic dragon, crest, locomotive artwork |
| King Kong | game | Stern game with flatlined sales according to Kaneda |
| Dune Pinball | game | Barrels of Fun game with new 'rescue mode' recently released |
| X-Men Pinball | game | Stern game expected to receive fixes similar to Potter |
| Barrels of Fun | company | Manufacturer of Dune Pinball, attempting to revive interest with new gameplay modes |
| Warner Brothers | company | IP licensor for Harry Potter, potential concern about AI art discovery |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of King Kong and X-Men, subject of discussion about fixing expensive home machines |
| Carrie Hardy | person | YouTube content creator, Kaneda mentions not competing with for domination |
| Jeff Giz | person | Blamed by Kaneda for Predator reveal timing confusion |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Predator Pinball reveal timing and community fatigue with teasers, AI art filtering controversy on Harry Potter Pinball, Jersey Jack's commitment to fixing Harry Potter issues
- **Secondary:** King Kong sales decline and second-life prospects, Dune Pinball rescue mode and community engagement, Quality of pinball streaming production and camera formats, Manufacturer responsibility for expensive home pinball machines, Community sentiment on long teaser campaigns

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (-0.15) — Frustrated with Predator teaser delays and AI art controversy, but optimistic about Jersey Jack's fix commitment and Stern's responsiveness. Sympathetic to manufacturers while critical of execution and streaming practices.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** AI art debate on Harry Potter with defensive community members vs. critics, potential Warner Brothers IP concern (confidence: medium) — Kaneda notes controversy and expresses worry about IP licensor discovering undisclosed AI usage
- **[sentiment_shift]** Community fatigue with Pinball Brothers' extended teaser campaign for Predator reveal (confidence: high) — Kaneda repeatedly expresses frustration and notes 'everyone's just relieved that it's over'
- **[design_philosophy]** AI art filtering or generation visible in Harry Potter Pinball artwork (dragon with asymmetrical eyes, weird crest, locomotive issues, castle with windows through trees) (confidence: high) — Kaneda describes specific visual anomalies and identifies pattern across multiple artwork elements
- **[market_signal]** Manufacturers (Stern, Jersey Jack) realizing expensive home machines require permanent quality commitment and post-launch fixes (confidence: medium) — Kaneda expresses belief that companies now understand pinball machines as permanent home purchases requiring long-term support
- **[market_signal]** King Kong Pinball sales have 'pretty much flatlined' according to Kaneda's assessment (confidence: medium) — Kaneda states this as observed market fact in podcast outline
- **[market_signal]** Pinball Brothers communication failure: conflicting reveal times (9 AM vs 9 PM/3 PM Eastern) causing community confusion (confidence: high) — Kaneda directly recounts receiving 9 AM while Facebook advertised 3 PM Eastern (9 PM manufacturer time)
- **[product_strategy]** Dune Pinball receiving new gameplay content (rescue mode) to revive community interest (confidence: high) — Kaneda mentions recent release of rescue mode as confirmed fact
- **[product_concern]** Jersey Jack aware of Harry Potter issues and actively working on fixes with understanding of community feedback (confidence: high) — Brett Abbas confirmed to Kaneda that they know about issues and are fixing them

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## Transcript

Now we've got the live chat. All right, we're we're going live here. We're one minute late. We're always late to our own party. Let's get people in here. Share. Ed Boon. Ed Boon. Let's watch Predator live together. Together forever. Ed Boon. Ed Boon. Who we got in the house here? We got Charles. We've got Dave Sanders. Armen mean Billy. What's up? Cup of Joe went to tell Tommy Jazz last night. We're all off tomorrow for Junth. Sound and chat are fine now. We got it going, baby. We got it going. You know, Canad's going to always, always, always hang out when the party's starting around pinball. And this is a game that I think everyone's just relieved that it's over. The wait, we've got 13 minutes. No more Jenis teasers. God help us. God help us. No, Jenis, we love you. We're just We're just tired of the teasers, bro. Stop. He always takes it personal when I make fun of the slow roll out. And I'm just like I I just like just show me the game. Show me the game. Show me the money. Show me if you're gonna get my money is what the whole thing's about. H We're all tired of teasers. The Facebook says 3 PM Eastern Standard Time. Did Jenis give me the wrong time? Are you serious? He told me 9:00 a.m. Oh, great. All right. So, what? what? God. So, we have to wait even longer. So, we have to wait even longer. I'm going to show you where he said he in the chat. He told me 3 p.m. 9:00 a.m. I I You know what? I don't even I'm at the point now where I don't even care anymore. This whole thing is just stupid. Wait, I don't even understand. Is it 900 p.m. his time? I It's 9:00 at night. hit. Oh, I thought he meant the morning. Why would they do it at night? All right, so I got the time wrong. Obviously, let me even check my calendar if I can even redo this at three. I don't even want to I don't even want to wait. Um, I guess I could do it at three. So, come back at three. It's like we want to Let's just hang for a little bit. I'll do my podcast now. Um, let me just let people know it's at 3 o'clock. I just assumed it was the morning. It was my bad. Um, let me just change this photo. It's just the weight, gang. It's just been forever and a day and I think everybody's over it. I'm so over it. I just want to see the damn game. Oh god. You know what's gonna happen now? It's like it's just gonna leak. It's going to leak because someone's just going to like they they all have the assets and now what's going to happen is it's going to leak early and then that's it. I'm going to have to like I'm it's going to spoil I'm just updating my cover photo. Uh, hold on. I'll be right I'll be right back with you. So annoying. Can it is so annoying. All right, let's get rid of that. Let's get rid of that. All right, hold on. I'm just updating H I hate I hate having to do stuff like this because you know I like to be on time. I like to be accurate with my stuff. I'm never accurate. You know that. I'm just joking. Here we go. How's everybody doing? How's everybody doing? Hold on. I'm just uploading both Patreon. Okay, we're good now. All right, let's just talk for a little bit. Then I'm gonna do my show. Um, good morning Vietnam. I blame Jeff Giz for all of this. Yeah. No, I look I'm not I'm not gunning for Carrie Hardy's Facebook or sorry, his YouTube domination. Um, the AI art on Potter is going to be one of the topics I talk about today. It's I feel bad for them. I don't think they realized it. I think it's it's subtle until it's not subtle. And it's embarrassing to get caught with it like that. I'm worried about I'm worried about like Warner Brothers like finding out and being like, "What is this?" Like I don't know what happened. Yeah. Like it's bad. Like I don't know if it's like AI or it's just more of like an art filter they put it through. Cana you lied. Switch 2 sucks. Mario Kart has no soul. What do you mean? I love Mario Kart 2. The strategy of it is like I love the knockout rounds. Was the last Mario Kart better? See, to me, Mario Kart was always Mario Kart 64. Um, Mario Kart World plays like Mario Kart Arcade. Ah, okay. What What don't you like about it? See, I haven't been I haven't like been through the Mario Kart iterations. Took skill. Yeah, I I think that's the one thing I didn't notice is like is you like is like you don't even want to be in the lead and it doesn't matter like you just end up losing because of a power up like in the last second. Photoshop has an AI assisted blend thing. Um, look, I I think that there's a you know, you know who reached out to me was uh I reached out to him to talk and let's see. I reached um I reached out to uh Brett Abbis to talk about Potter. He got back to me. They They know they're working on it, gang. and they know the issues and let me tell you they um they understand what the feedback's been and I think they're going to I think they're going to fix it all and I don't understand I don't I to me the more annoying people are the the Potter fanatics that are saying the game is great as it is and it's just like it's not because of the code but again I think they'll get it there. I also do think Stern will get X-Men there now. I think these companies now are realizing what these things are to us. They're very expensive things that we want to have them in our homes permanently. And I don't think people Should we do something I haven't done before? I'll do a little bit of editing, but can I do you guys just want to hang out here while I do my podcast and just hit record and and you can see how with no notes uh I do an episode of Canad Pinball Podcast. There might be some moments I like resay something because I might fumble it again because I don't do any notes. I don't have any editing. But if you guys want to hang out here and hear an episode of Canad's Pinball Podcast live and see that that's where the talent is, baby. Ain't no guests required. I hear people are doing interviews, but do you want to just hear it? Get a little free episode on YouTube. Let's do it. All right, let's do it. All right. Now, you can see how my mind works in shaping together a show because it's kind of all over the place. But that what that means is I'm not going to be reading your things. This is not going to be like interactive. It's going to be we go live, baby. Let's do it live. Damn it. All right. Welcome to Canadas Pinball Podcast live on YouTube because we all thought that Jenis meant 9:00 a.m. was going to be when the Pinball Brothers finally revealed Predator Pinball to the world. We're all tired of the teasers. No, Jenis. We're not tired of you. We are tired of the slow roll out of this game. And today is finally going to be the day where all the questions are answered. Is Predator Pinball going to be worth it? Are we finally going to see a game that has interactive mechs? We know Arnold is not in the game, but that Gatling gun is pretty cool. I don't think it fires any pinballs, but it's got some cool Gatlin gun action. We've got a lot of drama brewing over in the Harry Potter thread because of artificial intelligence. Was AI used to generate the artwork on Harry Potter? Something's going on there, right? John Youssi it. I see it. There's a dragon with like two eyes on one side. The crest is a little weird. The locomotive is all over the place. The castle's got all weird stuff going on. There's like windows coming through trees. What happened with the filtering of the artwork on this game? We're going to talk about that. We're going to talk a little bit about King Kong. Is that game going to have some sort of second life? Because I think sales have pretty much flatlined on that machine. Dune Pinball has a new mode out there, rescue mode. I want to talk about if barrels of fun can actually get people excited again about this game and if pinball streams are the way to go because I just have to be candid. You ever see like a pinball stream and it's like a dude he's in a dark room and one camera's on him, one's on the playfield, one's on the screen of the game and it's all happening at once and it is the worst way I believe to experience a pinball machine. What you really just want is someone to shoot it in a way that gets you excited and you to be focused on the thing

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