Hype Index is a proprietary metric system developed by Kineticist that tracks community excitement and demand for pinball themes and intellectual properties. Originally a manual mention-counting system, it evolved into an automated continuous multi-signal tracking platform by early 2026. The index contextualizes game releases and industry trends by ranking the most buzzed themes in the pinball community, with notable data points such as The Walking Dead Remastered reaching #43 on the index.
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The Hype Index database contains 1,948 pinball theme ideas
Only the top 250 themes are typically displayed on Kineticist's website
The Hype Index has been logging theme requests since 2022
Community-driven ranking system on kineticist.com that tracks IP franchise popularity for potential pinball machine themes using automated monitoring, multi-signal scoring, and user votes
Kineticist's proprietary tool tracking community interest in potential pinball themes; crawls multiple pinball communities and allows community voting on themes
Kineticist's crowdsourced database of pinball theme requests; contains 1,948 themes as of article publication; typically displays top 250 on website.
Kineticist's ranking system tracking community demand for potential pinball themes; rebuilt from manual mention-counting to continuous multi-signal automated tracking.
Kineticist's proprietary metric tracking community excitement; Walking Dead reached #43 driven by remake rumors
Kineticist metric tracking most buzzed pinball themes and desired IP in community. Used to contextualize game releases.
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