Kaneda's 700th Subscriber Celebration Show!

Kaneda's Pinball Podcast (Patreon feed)·podcast_episode·9m 50s·held·Dec 19, 2023

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TL;DR

Kaneda celebrates 700 Patreon subs, criticizes pinball pricing/themes, reflects on industry drama.

Summary

Kaneda celebrates reaching 700 subscribers to his Patreon feed for Canada's A A Pinball Podcast, crediting community support and his willingness to criticize manufacturers. He expresses frustration with current pinball themes (particularly child-oriented IPs like Muppets), criticizes pricing of premium editions, and reflects on recent industry controversy involving award show governance and accusations of toxic behavior. He also praises Barrels of Fun's launch while lamenting their game choices.

Key Claims

Canada's A A Pinball Podcast has more subscribers than every other pinball podcast combined
medium confidence · Kaneda, speaking on his celebration show, claims 'We have more subscribers than every single show combined' referring to subscriber numbers at 700.
Foo Fighters (Premium/LE) machines have depreciated from $13,000 to around $9,000 in one year
medium confidence · Kaneda cites secondary market pricing: '$13,000 for a Foo Fighters (Premium/LE). Now it's all the way down to around $9,000. People were losing $3,000 to $4,000 in one year.'
Recent pinball LEs (Ghostbusters, Batman, Jurassic Park) did not lose value on secondary market in past 5-6 years
medium confidence · Kaneda rhetorical statement: 'Did anyone lose to on Ghostbusters (LE) on Batman 66 (LE) on Jurassic Park (Premium/LE) every single LE that came out over the last five to six years? The answer is nope'
Barrels of Fun had games ready to ship on launch day
medium confidence · Kaneda acknowledges: 'It wasn't the fact that they had games ready to go on launch day because I knew that was going to happen.'
Kaneda was aware Barrels of Fun would make Labyrinth before it was announced
low confidence · Kaneda states: 'It wasn't the fact that they made Labyrinth because I knew that was happening.'

Notable Quotes

“The majority of people in this hobby are super cool. They're not afraid of Canada's A A Pinball Podcast. They not afraid to speak their mind about companies that are charging us on unnecessary toys putting less magic in these games than ever before and jacking the price up.”
Kaneda — Expresses core ethos of the podcast: holding manufacturers accountable and not accepting premium pricing for perceived lesser value.
“It's about staying the course and not bending to the will of the weak. And that is what they tried to do. They handed over the award show that we all love to weak-minded people who didn't even love the show.”
Kaneda — Direct reference to recent Twippy Awards governance controversy; suggests Kaneda views changes to award show management as capitulation to critics.
“I don't care about burning bridges to the manufacturers. I care about delivering the most entertaining, most informative, and most straight-to-the-point pinball podcast on the planet.”
Kaneda — Articulates design philosophy of the show: prioritizing critical commentary over industry relationships.
“Can somebody put a freaking game in a box that I want to buy? Can someone put a game in a box in 2024 that's Take My Money Now? I don't want another game with Muppets in it, people. I don't want Muppets. I'm a 47-year-old man.”
Kaneda — Reflects frustration with theme licensing strategy; suggests adult-oriented players feel alienated by child/family IP focus in recent releases.
“The most surprising thing was they named the damn company Barrels of Barrels of Fun. That might have been the most surprising move in the history of pinball.”
Kaneda — Humor and critiques Barrels of Fun's company name choice despite acknowledging respect for their execution and launch strategy.
“These aren't the best themes. Because if they were, we wouldn't see these machines, right? $13,000 for a Foo Fighters (Premium/LE). Now it's all the way down to around $9,000. People were losing $3,000 to $4,000 in one year.”
Kaneda — Connects theme quality perception to secondary market depreciation as evidence that recent releases underperform collector expectations.

Entities

KanedapersonCanada's Pinball PodcastorganizationBarrels of Funcompany Labyrinthgame Foo Fightersgame[name withheld pending review]eventColinperson

Signals

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community_signal: Kaneda references recent controversy involving Twippy Awards governance changes, suggesting community conflict over award show leadership and accusations of toxic behavior directed at his podcast. Uses rhetoric of vindication: 700-subscriber milestone achieved on same day voting opened.
high · They handed over the award show that we all love to weak-minded people who didn't even love the show. And this is what we get in life. On the very day they opened up voting, we crossed the finish line of 700 subscribers.
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market_signal: Kaneda cites significant depreciation in Foo Fighters LE pricing (from ~$13k to ~$9k in one year), suggesting weak collector demand or perceived overpricing. Contrasts with stable prices for older LEs (Ghostbusters, Batman, Jurassic Park).
medium · $13,000 for a Foo Fighter LE. Now it's all the way down to around $9,000. People were losing $3,000 to $4,000 in one year.
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content_signal: Canada's Pinball Podcast reached 700 Patreon subscribers; Kaneda claims this exceeds subscriber count of all other pinball podcasts combined. Attributes growth to willingness to criticize manufacturers and operate behind paywall.
medium · We have more subscribers than every single show combined. We took it all behind the paywall. 20-minute shows. You get everything you need to know about pinball in just 20 minutes or less.
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sentiment_shift: Kaneda expresses frustration with recent pinball theme licensing strategy, particularly child-oriented IPs (Muppets, Looney Tunes). Suggests core adult player base feels alienated and desires mature/action-oriented themes (Fifth Element, Akira, Bloodsport, Big Trouble in Little China).
high · I don't want another game with Muppets in it, people. I don't want Muppets. I'm a 47-year-old man. Can we stop with this nonsense of Muppets and Looney Tunes and all of these kiddie themes?

Transcript

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This is the mood today over at the Twippy headquarters, Colin and Will embracing each other. I've changed my face, I've changed my name But no one wants you when you lose Don't give up, cause you have friends Alright, now the mood over at Kinead is when we just passed 700! I get no doubt, but I get up again Cause the hell is gonna keep me down I get no doubt, but I get up again Oh, where's everybody now? Where's everybody now with all of their slings and arrows and their outrageous fortunes, everybody? We just surpassed 700 subscribers to Canada's Pinball Podcast. What a crazy milestone. What a crazy year after all of these years of being in this pinball hobby and going at these manufacturers, praising them when they do good deeds and calling them out when they give us broken play fields. Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to do this very quick show to say we did it. We did it after all of these years. And thanks to all of you, each and every one of you contributed to this milestone moment that I am now feeling. And this is the greatest holiday gift of all time. And it shows, it shows that we will not stand for this ridiculousness where we want to sort of eliminate people's ability to be recognized in pinball. I want to give a shout out to all of the content creators that are out there. I want to give a shout out to all the mod makers, all the locations, everybody out there who is into pinball and doing it their way on their terms. You know, the majority of people in this hobby are super cool. They're not afraid of Canada's Pinball Podcast. They not afraid to speak their mind about companies that are charging us to on unnecessary toys putting less magic in these games than ever before and jacking the price up 40 What are we all investors in Stern Pinball or something What are we all, relatives of David Fix? No, we're grown men, ladies and gentlemen. And grown men can't handle the heat. Yeah, you can ban me from Pinside. Sure, you can ban me from Dodge Hellcat forums because I make fun of people who don't drive their cars. You can ban me from the Neo Geo forums because those people are just crazy. And here we are after all these years. When you look at the numbers, nobody else has even come close to this. We have more subscribers than every single show combined. But it's not about that. It's not about numbers. It's not about Patreon. It's not about Twippy Awards. It's about staying the course and not bending to the will of the weak. And that is what they tried to do. They handed over the award show that we all love to weak-minded people who didn't even love the show. And this is what we get in life. Yeah, you could go cancel Thanksgiving and then replace it with nothing. That's the outcome these gentlemen want. And they once again have lost. And karma is a B-I-T-C-H. On the very day they opened up voting, we crossed the finish line of 700 subscribers. And they don't want to do it. They don't want to take their shows behind the paywall because they don't want to see what's going to happen, people. We took it all behind the paywall. 20-minute shows. You get everything you need to know about pinball in just 20 minutes or less. All you got to do is read Naps Arcade, follow Cary Hardy, and listen to Canada's Pinball Podcast. I don't got to interview everybody in the industry because everybody else will do that for me. What you're going to get here are the news rumors and speculations about these companies that nobody else will give you. I don't care about burning bridges to the manufacturers. I care about delivering the most entertaining, most informative, and most straight-to-the-point pinball podcast on the planet. And this number validates that. So thank you, everybody, so much. I look forward to doing another 900 podcasts about pinball. I'll be an old man wheeled into the room, right, at Texas Pinball Festival like 30 years from now. I remember back in the day when collector's editions were just $15,000. I mean shush they going to be like by the time I stop doing this show But I just want to say this Your support means everything because you saw what happened over the last month and a half These people didn just come at me they came at you How dare you join that show? Anyone who supports him is an evil person who's supporting toxic bullying behavior. Nobody's lost their job. Nobody's lost anything but their pride, ladies and gentlemen. But the pride is all on this side of the fence because we're having the most fun and we're dancing into the holiday season while everybody else is still making content, moping about me, moping about the award shows. The award shows are done and great. You just killed everything we enjoyed. So now we can all just go back to making fun of Galactic Tank Force, everybody. I just want to say this. On my last show, I know I left off barrels of fun as one of the 10 most surprising moments in pinball. And yes, the most surprising moment wasn't the fact that they made Labyrinth because I knew that was happening. It wasn't the fact that they had games ready to go on launch day because I knew that was going to happen. The most surprising thing was they named the damn company Barrels of Freaking Fun. That might have been the most surprising move in the history of pinball that you would put in all of this hard work and name a company that. I think we all got over it. I love the guys over there. I think they're doing it right. It kills me that they're not making Fifth Element. Just make me something. Make me Akira. Make me Bloodsport. Make me Big Trouble in Little China. I don't want another game with Muppets in it, people. I don't want Muppets. I'm a 47-year-old man. Can we stop with this nonsense of Muppets and Looney Tunes and all of these kiddie themes? We're 40 to 50 to 60-year-old men. We have to work really hard to afford these damn pinball machines. Can somebody put a freaking game in a box that I want to buy? Can someone put a game in a box in 2024 that's Take My Money Now? That's actually a theme we really want. We're going to give you the best of 2023, but here's the spoiler alert, people. The best of 2023 wasn't even close to being the best of what we know pinball is capable of. And that's why you're here. Because as much as I love Foo Fighters, I love Jack Danger. But this isn't the best. This isn't the best we got. These aren't the best themes. Because if they were, we wouldn't see these machines, right? $13,000 for a Foo Fighter LE. Now it's all the way down to around $9,000. People were losing $3,000 to $4,000 in one year. Did anyone lose to on Ghostbusters LE on Batman LE on Jurassic Park LE every single LE that came out over the last five to six years Did anyone lose to on those games The answer is nope So it a brave new world I going to create a brave new podcast and it going to be an amazing holiday People, thank you so much. This is just a short thank you show. I'm not even going to number this a podcast, but I just want to say this. Because of you and your support and your family members putting up with listening to me through the car speakers, we're at a place where no one else has even come close. And let me give a huge shout out to the individuals that got us there this week. And it wasn't Bill Brandes and it wasn't Neil McCrae. John Clark. Thank you, Ben. Thank you, David O'Donovan, my brother-in-law. Rebecca O'Donovan, my sister-in-law. We got Larry Dockner. Frightener joined the freaking show to push us over the edge. Arcade Hunters. Andrew Reamer. Julia. Scree 2. Whatever that says. Josh Hardy. Cedric T-Bone. Space Junk 420. Gilligan. Daniel. Evan B., Jeff Gordon, GMG996. I love the fact that I can call my mama today and say, Mama, I reached over 700 because of Space Junk 420. That's it, baby. Either you're hanging out with Steve Jablonski and Space Junk 420, or you're hanging out with nobody in the pinball world. Let's go party.