Pinball Brothers Ships Out Another Batch of Alien Machines

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·May 26, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Pinball Brothers ships more Alien machines; Queen rumored for fall 2022.

Summary

Pinball Brothers has shipped another container of Alien pinball machines to the US, with production ramping up despite supply chain challenges. The article mentions upcoming releases from multiple manufacturers in late 2022, including Pinball Brothers' second game, Queen, rumored for fall release.

Key Claims

Pinball Brothers shipped another container of Alien machines to the US
high confidence · Direct quote from company social media update shared in article
Production volume is increasing week over week despite container shortages and delays
high confidence · Official Pinball Brothers statement: 'the number of games going out continue to grow by the week'
Pinball Brothers' second machine, Queen, is rumored to release in fall 2022
medium confidence · Author's statement: 'Rumor has it that it will be released this fall'
Multiple manufacturers have new games in development for late 2022: Stern, Jersey Jack, American Pinball, Spooky Pinball, and Chicago Gaming Company
medium confidence · Author commentary about expected releases in 'the second half of 2022'

Notable Quotes

“Here we go again! A container filled with alien joy for the US left this week. We know you are waiting anxiously for your games. The good news is, despite container shortages and delays, the number of games going out continue to grow by the week!”
Pinball Brothers (social media) — Official production and shipping update demonstrating supply chain recovery and increasing output volume
“I continue to keep my ear to the ground for any information about the company's second machine, Queen, which we had a peek at a prototype of a while ago.”
Knapp Arcade (author) — Indicates author's insider access to prototype demonstrations and ongoing monitoring of manufacturer pipeline

Entities

Pinball Brotherscompany Aliengame QueengameStern PinballcompanyJersey Jack Pinballcompany American PinballcompanySpooky PinballcompanyChicago Gaming Companycompany

Signals

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event_signal: Late 2022 expected to feature significant new release activity across multiple manufacturers (Stern, JJP, AP, Spooky, CGC)
medium · Author's commentary: 'The second half of 2022 is going to be really exciting for pinball with a new Stern title in the works...'
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market_signal: Pinball Brothers demonstrating consistent production capacity and supply chain recovery despite container shortages
high · Official statement: 'the number of games going out continue to grow by the week' with multiple shipments in short succession
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product_strategy: Pinball Brothers' Queen as second title planned for fall 2022 release
medium · Author reports rumor of fall 2022 Queen release based on prototype viewing

Topics

Production and Supply ChainprimaryPinball Brothers PipelineprimaryManufacturer Release SchedulesecondaryNew Game Announcementssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Positive tone regarding production ramp-up and supply chain recovery; optimistic outlook for late 2022 releases across multiple manufacturers; no critical commentary

Transcript

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Boy the Pinball Brothers have really started to crank out those Alien pinball machines. The company just shared the following update on social media: Here we go again! A container filled with alien joy for the US left this week. We know you are waiting anxiously for your games. The good news is, despite container shortages and delays, the number of games going out continue to grow by the week! #alienpinball #pinballbrothers #cointaker #spreadthelove #pinballmadness That's a lot of machines considering the fact that another bunch just went out a week or two ago. This is good news for both new and EA customers. I continue to keep my ear to the ground for any information about the company's second machine, Queen, which we had a peek at a prototype of a while ago. Rumor has it that it will be released this fall. The second half of 2022 is going to be really exciting for pinball with a new Stern title in the works, the imminent release of Jersey Jack's next game and new games in the works from American Pinball and perhaps even Spooky Pinball and Chicago Gaming Company.