Scheduled Year-End Stern Pinball James Bond Production May Be Pushed Back to Fall 2024

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Aug 15, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Stern James Bond pinball pushed from late 2023 to Q3 2024; full roadmap released.

Summary

The Pinball Network's flagship podcast (The Pinball Show) reported that Stern Pinball has signaled to distributors a "large likelihood" that the James Bond Pro and Premium production run scheduled for end of 2023 will be delayed to Q3 2024. The article also includes a comprehensive production roadmap for Stern through Q4 2024, including shipping status updates for current titles and upcoming releases.

Key Claims

James Bond Pro and Premium production scheduled for end of 2023 has a 'large likelihood' of being pushed back to Q3 2024
high confidence · Stern Pinball expressed to distributors via The Pinball Show podcast (TPS Ep 135)
Stern factory move was pushed back from mid-August 2023 to late-August 2023
high confidence · The Pinball Show production update
Venom Pro scheduled for late August 2023, Venom LE for mid-September 2023, Venom Premium for late September 2023
high confidence · The Pinball Show production update
Deadpool Pro and Premium scheduled for October 2023
high confidence · The Pinball Show production update
Star Wars and Mandalorian are scheduled for sometime in 2024
medium confidence · The Pinball Show production roadmap (vague timing)

Notable Quotes

“Stern Pinball has expressed to its distributors that there is a "large likelihood" that the James Bond Pro and Premium production run that was scheduled for the end of 2023 could get pushed all the way back until Q3 2024.”
Knapp Arcade (paraphrasing The Pinball Show) @ article publication date — Primary news hook; indicates significant production delay for major licensed IP title

Entities

Stern PinballcompanyThe Pinball NetworkorganizationThe Pinball Showevent Knapp Arcadeorganization James Bondgame Jurassic Parkgame Foo Fightersgame Venomgame

Signals

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business_signal: Stern factory move delayed from mid-August to late-August 2023, indicating operational challenges or logistics constraints
high · Factory move pushed back one week from mid-August to late-August 2023
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event_signal: The Pinball Show providing regular production update visibility into manufacturer pipelines and industry roadmaps
high · Episode 135 of The Pinball Show featured detailed Stern production update through Q4 2024
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product_strategy: James Bond Pro and Premium production pushed from scheduled end of 2023 to Q3 2024 (approximately 6-9 month delay)
high · Stern expressed to distributors via The Pinball Show that there is 'large likelihood' of delay to Q3 2024

Topics

Production delays and schedulingprimaryStern Pinball manufacturing roadmapprimaryLicensed IP pinball releasessecondaryDistributor communicationssecondaryFactory operations and logisticssecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0.4)— Article is factual and informational, reporting production delays neutrally. No expressed opinion about impact, though delay news could be seen as negative for pre-order customers.

Transcript

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Earlier today, The Pinball Network published a new episode of it's flagship podcast, the Pinball Show (TPS). During the episode, they provided their usual Stern Pinball production update. To me, the most noteworthy piece of news from the update was that according to the show Stern Pinball has expressed to its distributors that there is a "large likelihood" that the James Bond Pro and Premium production run that was scheduled for the end of 2023 could get pushed all the way back until Q3 2024. Here's the rest of the production news, courtesy of TPS: - Currently Shipping: Jurassic Park Pro & Foo Fighter Premium have been shipping the past several weeks. - Mid-August 2023: Stern factory move was pushed back from mid-August to late-August; probably starting in a week or so. - Late August 2023: Venom Pro - Mid-September 2023: Venom Limited Edition - Late September 2023: Venom Premium - October 2023: Deadpool Pro and Premium and a small run of Foo Fighters Pro and Premium - November / December 2023: Godzilla Premium. - Sometime in 2024: Star Wars and Mandalorian. - Q2 2024: Foo Fighter Pro - Q3 2024: Godzilla Pro - Q4 2024: Jurassic Park Pro Those of you who are interested in listening to the episode can do so via the link below: The Pinball Show Ep 135: Where Is Pinball Heading? https://thepinballnetwork.podbean.com/e/the-pinball-show-ep-135-where-is-pinball-heading/