# Kaneda Does It Again - Pinside Can Suck It :)

**Source:** Kaneda's Pinball Podcast (Patreon feed)  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2024-08-16  
**Duration:** 3m 12s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.patreon.com/posts/kaneda-does-it-110226635

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## Analysis

Kaneda announces that Stern Pinball's next game is X-Men (not X-Men '97), designed by Jack Danger, following months of prior knowledge in the community. He also predicts the subsequent release pipeline: King Kong (Keith Owens/Stern), Jersey Jack's Margaritaville or Batrix, and hints at Metallica Remastered after X-Men. Kaneda expresses frustration that the pinball community (particularly Pinside forum members) is only now catching up to information he claims to have had for months.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball will announce X-Men (not X-Men '97) as their next game next Friday with a teaser video — _Kaneda stating he received confirmation from 'three people four people' today, and Stern will put out teaser next Friday during 'the month of Marvel'_
- [HIGH] X-Men will be designed by Jack Danger — _Kaneda: 'I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine'_
- [MEDIUM] Kaneda has known about X-Men being the next Stern game for 'so many months' — _Kaneda: 'We've known it's X-Men for so many months'_
- [MEDIUM] King Kong (Keith Owens/Stern) will follow X-Men — _Kaneda: 'And then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong'_
- [MEDIUM] Jersey Jack Pinball will release either Margaritaville or Batrix next — _Kaneda: 'And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix'_
- [MEDIUM] Metallica Remastered is coming after X-Men — _Kaneda hints at Pinside users starting a thread about 'Metallica Remastered is after X-Men' but doesn't explicitly confirm it_

### Notable Quotes

> "I've got More Brewing Company subscribers than every single pinball podcast combined."
> — **Kaneda**, early
> _Boasts about podcast audience size and subscriber base relative to competitors_

> "next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video of what their next game is. We know it's the month of Marvel."
> — **Kaneda**, mid
> _Indicates timing and theme of Stern's next announcement_

> "You already know this You know it it's gonna be an X-Men machine. It's just not X-Men 97"
> — **Kaneda**, mid
> _Explicitly rules out X-Men '97 branding, clarifies the IP is X-Men_

> "I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine"
> — **Kaneda**, mid
> _Credits Jack Danger as the designer of X-Men_

> "now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us that it's X-Men. Wow, great. Like we didn't know this for like four months."
> — **Kaneda**, mid-late
> _Expresses frustration with Pinside community catching up late to news he's held for months_

> "This is why you subscribe to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast."
> — **Kaneda**, late
> _Pitch for podcast value proposition based on scoops_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kaneda | person | Host of Kaneda's Pinball Podcast; claims early knowledge of Stern pipeline; expresses frustration with community delay in learning news |
| Jack Danger | person | Pinball designer; credited as designer of the upcoming X-Men machine for Stern |
| Keith Owens | person | Pinball designer; mentioned as designer of upcoming King Kong machine for Stern |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; releasing X-Men next, followed by King Kong; announcing via teaser video next Friday |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer; next release predicted to be either Margaritaville or Batrix |
| Pinside | organization | Online pinball forum; Kaneda expresses frustration that members are only now learning news he's known for months; targets of his sarcasm |
| More Brewing Company | company | Referenced by Kaneda as having subscriber base larger than all pinball podcasts combined (unclear relation to podcast, possibly sponsor or unrelated) |
| X-Men | game | Upcoming Stern Pinball machine designed by Jack Danger; not X-Men '97 branding; next game to be announced next Friday |
| King Kong | game | Predicted Stern Pinball machine by Keith Owens; expected after X-Men in release pipeline |
| Margaritaville | game | Potential next Jersey Jack Pinball release (uncertain; alternative is Batrix) |
| Batrix | game | Potential next Jersey Jack Pinball release (uncertain; alternative is Margaritaville) |
| Metallica Remastered | game | Hinted as coming after X-Men in Stern's pipeline; Kaneda suggests Pinside users start a thread about it |
| Kaneda's Pinball Podcast | organization | Podcast platform for Kaneda's scoops and commentary on pinball industry |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Stern Pinball's upcoming game announcements and pipeline, X-Men pinball machine design and branding, Community information lag and Pinside forum dynamics
- **Secondary:** Pinball podcast credibility and scoops, Jersey Jack Pinball's upcoming releases, Designer assignments (Jack Danger, Keith Owens)

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.3) — Kaneda is boastful and triumphant about his scoops but frustrated and condescending toward Pinside community members for being late to information. Tone shifts from reluctant obligation (opening) to energetic revelation to disdainful dismissal of rival forums.

### Signals

- **[announcement]** Stern Pinball to announce next game (X-Men) via teaser video next Friday during 'month of Marvel' (confidence: high) — Kaneda states 'next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video' and references 'the month of Marvel'
- **[machine_intel]** X-Men machine designed by Jack Danger; confirmed IP is X-Men (not X-Men '97) (confidence: high) — Kaneda: 'I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine' and 'It's just not X-Men 97'
- **[rumor_hype]** Kaneda predicts Stern/JJP release sequence: X-Men → King Kong (Keith Owens) → Jersey Jack Margaritaville or Batrix → Metallica Remastered (confidence: medium) — Kaneda outlines sequence: 'it's gonna be an X-Men machine... And then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong. And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix... Metallica Remastered is after X-Men'
- **[leak_detection]** Kaneda claims months of prior knowledge about X-Men being next Stern game; community (Pinside) only now realizing it (confidence: medium) — Kaneda: 'We've known it's X-Men for so many months' and 'I'm not gonna get these scoops anywhere else'
- **[industry_signal]** Tension between Kaneda's podcast (claiming early access/insider knowledge) and Pinside forum community (perceived as late to information) (confidence: high) — Kaneda's repeated dismissal of Pinside: 'now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us... Like we didn't know this for like four months'
- **[content_signal]** Kaneda uses insider scoops as primary value proposition for podcast subscription; boasts subscriber base relative to competitors (confidence: high) — Kaneda: 'I've got More Brewing Company subscribers than every single pinball podcast combined' and 'This is why you subscribe to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast'
- **[sentiment_shift]** Kaneda expresses frustration/superiority toward Pinside forum and broader community for slow information uptake and perceived plagiarism of his scoops (confidence: high) — Tone shift from reluctant to revelatory to dismissive; repeated criticism of Pinside members; encouragement to 'go do that' (seed threads) rather than credit his source

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## Transcript

Do I really have to do this? Does Kaneda really have to take time away from his Friday? I'm about to have some bubbly with my beautiful wife. We had an amazing birthday yesterday. Do I have to just keep giving you gifts? People saying that I'm not telling people what the news is, that I need to beg people for subscribers. I've got More Brewing Company subscribers than every single pinball podcast combined. Alright, but we're just gonna do it really literally now because apparently all the clues I've been dropping aren't enough and now my inbox is blowing up. People are starting to realize what's about to happen. Now look, next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video of what their next game is. We know it's the month of Marvel. Alright, I'm just gonna tell you right now what three people four people told me today. You already know this You know it it's gonna be an X-Men machine. It's just not X-Men 97 right that's the big news. We've known it's X-Men for so many months So just take those two damn numbers off it and it's gonna be X-Men and I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine Terms of discussion Terms of discussion Valentine P S Zhen I'm not gonna get these scoops anywhere else. Alright, so now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us that it's X-Men. Wow, great. Like we didn't know this for like four months. Alright, and Pokemon is not next. Yeah, and then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong. And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix. And you know, this is why you subscribe to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. I gotta go have some champagne. I can't take this anymore. Guys, it's just, you know, just do me a favor though. The fact that nobody's gone to Pinside and started a thread that says Metallica Remastered is after X-Men, just go do that. Don't worry about the babies on Pinside trying to challenge K-Man. They're never gonna get anywhere near where this show and where this community is at later. Kaneda's Pinball Podcast.

_(Acquisition: groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_

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