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Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Feb 16, 2013

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TL;DR

P3 giveaway, PinDMD Gen2 release, Dutch Pinball book promotion

Summary

Pinball News reports on three industry developments from February 2013: Multimorphic is offering a free P3 machine giveaway ($9,495 value) at the Texas Pinball Festival, a second-generation PinDMD board has been released with enhanced specifications for virtual pinball builders, and the Dutch Pinball Association's 20th anniversary book is being promoted with a playable pinball display at Amsterdam's largest bookshop.

Key Claims

P3 machine production expected to start at end of 2013 with delivery in early 2014
high confidence · Official Multimorphic announcement at Texas Pinball Festival seminar
PinDMD Gen2 increased color shades from 4 to 16 and doubled frame rate to 60+ fps
high confidence · Technical specifications reported by Pinball News
First run of 100 PinDMD Gen2 units pre-sold before assembly; second run 70% pre-sold
high confidence · Official PinDMD sales data
Dutch Pinball Association's 20th anniversary book launched at Dutch Pinball Open 2012
high confidence · Book launch timing reported by Pinball News

Notable Quotes

“Production of the innovative new machine is expected to start at the end of this year with the prize delivered to the winner's home in early 2014.”
Pinball News (reporting on Multimorphic announcement) @ 2013-02-16 — Official timeline for P3 production commencement
“The number of shades supported has been increased to sixteen from the original's four, and the maximum frame rate has been doubled to more than sixty frames per second.”
Pinball News (technical specifications) @ 2013-02-16 — Key performance improvements in PinDMD Gen2

Entities

Multimorphiccompany Texas Pinball Festivalevent P3productPinDMDproductDutch Pinball AssociationorganizationDutch Pinball Openevent Pinball NewsmediaJim Jansenperson

Signals

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community_signal: Dutch Pinball Association leveraging 20th anniversary celebration with public bookshop display, playable machine, and high score competition to promote pinball culture
high · Coordinated promotion at largest Amsterdam bookshop at high-traffic location (tram stop) with window display and competition
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announcement: Multimorphic announces P3 machine giveaway at Texas Pinball Festival with $9,495 valuation and production timeline for end of 2013
high · Official seminar announcement at TPF with confirmed prize delivery timeline early 2014
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product_strategy: Pinball News indicates additional P3 announcements expected in subsequent month, suggesting ongoing development pipeline
medium · Quote: 'we'll have even more announcements of exciting developments with the P3 next month'
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technology_signal: PinDMD Gen2 represents significant upgrade in virtual pinball display technology with 4x color depth (4→16 shades) and 2x frame rate increase
high · Technical specifications and strong pre-sales demand (100 units sold before assembly, 70% of second run pre-sold)

Topics

P3 platform and Multimorphic production timelineprimaryVirtual pinball hardware upgrades (PinDMD Gen2)primaryDutch Pinball Association history and promotionsecondaryTexas Pinball Festival 2013secondaryPinball machine display and public engagementmentioned

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Upbeat coverage of industry announcements with enthusiasm for P3 development ('innovative new machine') and strong market demand signals (sold-out/pre-sold hardware). Promotion of pinball culture through bookshop display and anniversary celebrations adds to positive tone.

Transcript

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Date: 16th February, 2013 Welcome to our round-up of the latest happenings from the world of pinball. In this report we bring you news of how to win a P3 machine in a free giveaway, news of the latest improved version of a device we featured earlier, and how pinball is in the spotlight at a Dutch bookshop. WIN A P3 MACHINE It's only a few weeks until the Texas Pinball Festival is held in Dallas, and one of the exhibitors and seminar speakers has announced a free draw where the winner will receive a P3 pinball machine valued at $9,495, along with free delivery of the prize to their home. Visitors to the Multimorphic team's seminar on Saturday at 5:30pm will be able to participate in the draw and, at some point during the talk, entries will be collected and the lucky winner drawn. The Multimorphic team with the P3 Pinball News has covered the development of the P3 pinball platform ever since our exclusive first public announcement, and we'll have even more announcements of exciting developments with the P3 next month. Production of the innovative new machine is expected to start at the end of this year with the prize delivered to the winner's home in early 2014. Only visitors to the Multimorphic seminar are eligible to enter, so make sure you're at the Texas Pinball Festival in Dallas next month for the chance to join in. More details of the draw's terms and conditions are on the Multimorphic website and you'll be able to read all about what happened in Dallas in our upcoming TPF report. NEW ENHANCED PINDMD Nine months ago we brought you news of an add-on board for builders of virtual pinball machines which allowed the connection of a real dot matrix display instead of an LCD screen to emulate one. Now a redesigned second generation PinDMD board has been released with a host of improvements. The number of shades supported has been increased to sixteen from the original's four, and the maximum frame rate has been doubled to more than sixty frames per second. The second generation PinDMD board The new board uses the STM32F4 microcontroller, which allows for a simpler hardware design and eliminates any flicker with complex animations. The USB connector has also been changed to a full size one for improved reliability. The first run of 100 units were all pre-sold before assembly began, and a second run is 70% pre-sold too, so there's strong demand from machine builders. Find out more at the PinDMD website and see some examples of the board in action on this YouTube playlist. DUTCH PINBALL ASSOCIATION'S ANNIVERSARY BOOK The No Balls, No Glory book celebrating the Dutch Pinball Association's (NFV) 20th anniversary was officially launched just before last year's Dutch Pinball Open in Amsterdam. Now the book is on sale in the city's largest bookshop, and is being promoted with a front window display featuring a pinball machine which available for the public to play. Co-author Jim Jansen plays the World Cup Soccer in Selexyz Scheltema The display takes place in a window facing the tram stop where thousands of commuters stand each day waiting for their ride to or from work, giving the book and pinball in general plenty of exposure. There is also a high score competition running on the World Cup Soccer machine for a few more days, with the four highest scorers winning a signed copy of the book. If you're in city and want to see the pinball display (and win or buy a copy of the book), Selexyz Scheltema is located at Koningsplein 20, 1017 BB Amsterdam. The No Balls, No Glory book costs €20 either in-store or from the NVF through their website. Back to the News page Like this page? Share it with your Facebook friends: Back to the front page