Multimorphic Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity Pinball Production Update, Price Increase, Code

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Aug 2, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Multimorphic delays production, raises module prices by $500+, releases major Weird Al code update

Summary

Multimorphic founder Gerry Stellenberg announced a significant production update showing the company is approximately two months behind schedule with delays expected to increase another couple of weeks before catching up. The company also announced a $500 price increase for Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity and corresponding increases across other Multimorphic modules starting September 1st, while releasing a major code update (0.9.6.2) for Weird Al featuring new wizard modes, multiball enhancements, and performance improvements.

Key Claims

Multimorphic is approximately two months behind on previously announced shipping estimates
high confidence · Official company announcement from founder Gerry Stellenberg via email
Delays are expected to increase by another couple of weeks before catching up
high confidence · Official company announcement from founder Gerry Stellenberg
Current wait time for new orders is approximately 12 months
high confidence · Official company announcement
Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity price increases by $500 starting September 1st
high confidence · Official pricing announcement
Code update 0.9.6.2 includes 'You Make Me' mini-wizard mode, Drink From The Firehose, enhanced UHF multiball, major video performance improvements
high confidence · Official code release notes

Notable Quotes

“while it has taken longer than it had hoped, its team has grown significantly over the past few months”
Gerry Stellenberg / Multimorphic — Contextualizes production delays as related to team expansion and scaling challenges
“It is now approximately two months behind on its previously announced shipping estimates. As before, Multimorphic still has plenty of parts for games, enough to fulfill its current orders.”
Gerry Stellenberg / Multimorphic — Key reassurance that supply chain is not the bottleneck; delays are operational/manufacturing
“The approximate wait time for orders placed with the Company today has grown to 12 months.”
Gerry Stellenberg / Multimorphic — Substantial lead time reflects strong demand and production constraints

Entities

Multimorphiccompany Gerry Stellenbergperson Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilaritygame Knapp Arcadeorganization

Signals

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business_signal: 12-month lead time for new Multimorphic orders reflects severe production bottleneck relative to demand; coupled with price increases, may signal margin pressure and operational scaling challenges
medium · Wait time for orders placed today is '12 months'; company simultaneously raising prices and acknowledging delays will worsen before improving
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market_signal: Multimorphic implementing across-the-board price increases starting September 1st, with Weird Al rising $500 and other modules increasing proportionally ($3,500, $3,250, $3,000, $1,800); counterbalanced by $200 reduction on mini-games and ROCs
high · Official pricing announcement with specific dollar amounts and effective date of September 1st
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product_strategy: Multimorphic production delays deepening: approximately 2 months behind with additional 2-week delay anticipated before catch-up begins; new order wait time stretched to 12 months
high · Official company announcement stating 'approximately two months behind on its previously announced shipping estimates' with expectation delays will 'increase by another couple of weeks'
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technology_signal: Major code update (0.9.6.2) for Weird Al delivers substantial feature additions (new wizard modes, multiball enhancements) alongside claimed 'major' video performance improvements, suggesting ongoing platform optimization
high · Official release notes detailing specific features: 'You Make Me' mini-wizard mode, Drink From The Firehose, enhanced UHF multiball, major video performance improvements, dozens of feature changes and bug fixes

Topics

Production delays and schedulingprimaryPricing changes and market signalsprimaryCode updates and feature releasesprimarySupply chain and manufacturing capacitysecondaryMultimorphic P3 platform and modulessecondary

Sentiment

mixed(0.35)— Negative on production delays and pricing increases (headwinds for customers and preorder holders), but positive on code quality and feature delivery. Company framing emphasizes team growth and operational improvements, somewhat mitigating delay messaging.

Transcript

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A few minutes ago, the founder of Multimorphic pinball, Gerry Stellenberg, sent out an e-mail containing several announcements. First and foremost from my perspective is its production update. The Company stated that while it has taken longer than it had hoped, its team has grown significantly over the past few months. It is now approximately two months behind on its previously announced shipping estimates. It expects that delay to increase by another couple of weeks before they start to catch up. As before, Multimorphic still has plenty of parts for games, enough to fulfill its current orders. The approximate wait time for orders placed with the Company today has grown to 12 months. Prices for the company's products remain the same for orders placed before the end of the month and for any previously ordered modules. Starting September 1st, the price of the Weird Al module will increase by $500. The prices will increase on other Multimorphic models as follows: -- Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity: $3,500 -- Heist: $3,250 -- Cosmic Cart Racing: $3,000 -- Lexy Lightspeed - Escape From Earth: $3,000 -- Cannon Lagoon: $1,800 Multimorphic did lower its prices for the downloadable P3 Mini-Games, ROCs and Grand Slam Rally by $200 to $199. In the letter Gerry also announced the release of a major code update for its latest pinball module, Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity. The code update, version 0.9.6.2, includes the game's previously announced "You Make Me" mini-wizard mode, Drink From The Firehose, and an enhanced UHF multiball, as well as "major" video performance improvements and dozens of feature changes and bug fixes. In addition to the code update, Multimorphic released a new Limited Edition Asset Pack for Weird Al that adds LE translite images to the backbox image selection menu in the game app and "in a forthcoming Launcher carousel."