New Wave Toys Black Hole Pinball Announced!

Cary Hardy·video·8m 35s·analyzed·Jan 16, 2024

Analysis

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TL;DR

New Wave Toys releases 1/6-scale non-playable Shane Black Hole pinball collectible replica.

Summary

Cary Hardy announces New Wave Toys' 1/6-scale non-playable Shane Black Hole pinball machine replica ($200; $389 for Collector's Choice Twin Pack). He purchased two units—one for personal review/collection and one for patron giveaway. The mini-pin features interactive functions (attract mode, coin-op, simulated gameplay, knocker) but is designed as a display piece rather than functional game.

Key Claims

New Wave Toys is releasing a 1/6-scale Shane Black Hole pinball machine replica priced at $200 (or $389 for Collector's Choice Twin Pack)
high confidence · Official product listing referenced; Cary confirms pre-order availability on New Wave Toys website
The mini-pin is non-playable but features attract mode, coin-op action, super attract mode, simulated 1-4 player gameplay, match play, functional knocker, and neon vapor light cabinet illumination
high confidence · Direct product specification quotes from shop page
Dimensions are 9.25 inches length, 5 inches width, and approximately 12 inches height
high confidence · Official product specifications cited
A MINI PINS discount code provides 20% off, saving approximately $75 on the Collector's Choice Twin Pack
high confidence · Cary personally used code and confirmed savings amount
Product is not available for direct shipping until Halloween
high confidence · Stated by Cary based on website information

Notable Quotes

“And it looks cool, doesn't play, and it's $200. Oh my god. Yeah, I bought two of them.”
Cary Hardy@ 0:13 — Establishes immediate purchase decision and reaction to non-playable aspect
“I don't think it would be fun to play on a 1-6 scale anyways. It might be kind of nifty at first, but I just don't see us sitting down playing a 1-6 scale pinball machine.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:47 — Defends non-playable design decision; contextualizes value proposition as display piece
“I think aesthetically, you going to get the visuals of what Shane Black Hole did as it was sitting in an arcade or in your own personal home and stuff like that I think aesthetically, it's probably going to be right on mate.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:15 — Articulates appeal of collectible as aesthetic display rather than functional game
“I'm going to be giving the other one of my collector's edition to one of my patrons and uh that is i've had plenty of time evidently to figure that out”
Cary Hardy@ 8:11 — Describes patron reward/giveaway mechanism for second purchase

Entities

New Wave ToyscompanyCary HardypersonNap's ArcadeorganizationKevinpersonShane Black HolegameLeapcompanyStreet Fighter 2gameReplicatecompany

Signals

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sentiment_shift: Mixed community reception to non-playable mini-pin design; some patrons deterring based on lack of gameplay, others already purchasing
medium · Cary reports seeing patron hesitation about non-playable aspect while also noting some patrons already purchased units
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market_signal: Emergence of non-playable miniature pinball collectibles as new product category; positioning between arcade replicas and full-scale machines
medium · New Wave Toys expanding product line from arcades to pinball; first-time announcement of functional-but-non-playable mini-pin category
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market_signal: Premium pricing for display collectibles ($200 base, $389 Twin Pack) in miniature scale; 20% discount available via MINI PINS code
high · Confirmed product pricing; discount code MINI PINS saves ~$75 on Twin Pack purchase
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announcement: New Wave Toys officially announced 1/6-scale non-playable Shane Black Hole pinball machine replica with interactive cabinet functions
high · Product listing on New Wave Toys website with detailed specifications; pre-orders available; Nap's Arcade posted announcement article

Topics

New Wave Toys product announcement (Shane Black Hole 1/6-scale replica)primaryCollectible non-playable pinball machine replicas as display artprimaryPatron giveaway/reward mechanism for content creator subscriberssecondaryPricing and discount strategy for miniature arcade/pinball collectiblessecondaryCommunity sentiment on playability vs. aesthetic value in collectiblessecondaryInteractive features in non-functional display machines (attract mode, coin-op, knocker)mentioned

Sentiment

positive(0.78)— Cary expresses enthusiasm about product aesthetics and quality, defends non-playable design, but acknowledges some patron hesitation due to lack of gameplay. Optimistic about starting a collection and confident in New Wave Toys' execution based on prior arcade replicas.

Transcript

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So, I hop on Facebook and see that Nap Arcade has posted an article in regards to New Wave Toys making a 1-6 scale of the Pinball Machine Black Hole. And it looks cool, doesn't play, and it's $200. Oh my god. Yeah, I bought two of them. what's up guys and welcome back to my channel where i talk and do everything pinball and a special thank you to the over 90 100 of you out there that have hit the subscribe button so i'm sure plenty of you out there have seen what new wave toys creates i have personally seen and played a nice collection that my buddy kevin has at his home of machines like street Fighter 2, and you can even play, in its entirety, Street Fighter 2. It's a little difficult to do a Hadouken, but it can be done, and they look so damn cool, and it's like, okay, cool, I like arcades and everything, but I didn't see me purchasing anything from them, but now they're doing pinball machines, so I feel like if they're as cool as the arcades look and everything, then yeah, I think I'm going to start a little collection of these without a doubt it's just that they're not available and evidently in direct for shipping until halloween damn so I on their website and you have the ability to pre like two different items Basically one is for the Black Hole X Replicated Mini Pen for Or you can get the Black Hole Collector's Choice Pack for $389. Or basically it's $390. So what I'm going to do and what I have planned and it's already been purchased. Like I said, I have purchased the Collector's Choice Twin Pack. one of these is going to be for me my own personal collection where i can do content show you guys the quality and give it a little review and then eventually start a collection of these the other one will be given out to one of my patrons and how that's going to be done is yet to be decided but it will be given obviously to those out there that are contributing to my channel on a monthly basis. Now, how all that's going to work, I will be going over that with my upcoming LE members meeting that we have on a monthly basis. We will discuss all the ins and outs on how that drawing will work. That's something I would like to discuss with them. So that's what we're going to do in regards to that. So by all means, stay tuned to how I'm going to be doing that. But it will be live. I know that. I want it to be live. That way, everyone can see that it is, in fact legit that i'm not trying to set up a system for a particular person to win it so let's go over this toy shall we now let me get up the specifications here let me just bring up the shop now page do you dare to enter the black hole replicate amusements in collaboration with got leap are proud to present black hole and replicate mini pin the criterion pinball collectible Limited Edition Replica Black Hole Pinball Machine Miniaturized in 1-6th Scale. Mini-pins are non-playable, but do feature many interactive functions, including Attract Mode, Coin-Op Action, Super Attract Mode, 1-4 Player Simulated Gameplay, Match Play with Knocker and Neon Vapor Black Light Cabinet Illumination Our goal is to continue innovating to add more features and functions as the mini pens line Evolves over time so it says here the 1 6 scale dimensions So the length is 9 point 2 5 inches now if you guys need a better visual on What 9 point 2 5 inches is then let me show you I guess about right about there I mean this is the length of the machine so how long from the backbox all the way to the shooter rod is going to be I want to make sure it's in frame right there so that kind of gives you an idea on that now it's saying the width is 5 inches so how wide it is this is how wide it is in correlation to my face and so that kind of gives you an idea right there in hands and height is almost a foot high so this is how tall they're going to be so they're definitely taller than my big ass head right here so that's a pretty good size guys i mean they're definitely going to be larger than the arcades that they have been building so they're going to be like featuring attract modes uh coin op action so you can insert many coins to add credits super attract mode simulated gameplay modes uh match play fully functional mini pin knocker coil so little stuff like that is pretty nifty and i'm already seeing including from my patrons that it's since it's not able to be played then they look at it is like they kind of don't want it and i'm also seeing in my patrons that a good amount of them have already purchased one so for me not being playable is not a make or break I think for the size and what they're putting into it around a $200 range for decoration that's pretty cool would it be better if it played well obviously yes but it got a whole slew of other cabinet features and what all it going to do I think aesthetically you going to get the visuals of what Black Hole did as it was sitting in an arcade or in your own personal home and stuff like that I think aesthetically, it's probably going to be right on the money. And I just think a lot of people are deterring it because of the fact that you can't play it. But I'm going to tell you right now, I don't think it would be fun to play on a 1-6 scale anyways. It might be kind of nifty at first, but I just don't see us sitting down playing a 1-6 scale pinball machine. I've tried playing a 1-6 scale Street Fighter 2. It's cool, but I'm not going to be like, you know what, I'm bored. Let me bring out my 1-6 scale Street Fighter 2. No, I'm going to boot it up on my arcade that I've got right here. now as of right now there is a discount code that they are putting on their website it's all capital letters mini pins and that saves you 20 right there so don't think i didn't use that when buying the collector's pack that saved a good chunk of money guys i want to say it saved me 75 bucks so there you go right there um i'll reach out to them to see about maybe getting it sooner but i'm not expecting any kind of special treatment but um i'm looking forward to it it definitely looks cool and i would love to start having a little mini collection i'll have like a custom built shelf if i need to put right here and just start a collection of these uh one six scale pinball machines for aesthetic purposes only obviously but if they if they look and do as well as the 1-6 scale other items that they've done i i think it's a pretty good deal and like i've stated i'm going to be giving the other one of my collector's edition to one of my patrons and uh that is i've got plenty of time evidently to figure that out so stay tuned guys what's your thoughts and opinions on this 1-6 scale new wave black hole is it something that you're interested in by all means let me know in the comment section down below guys