Most Stern Pinball James Bond Pros for Regular Consumers Won't Be Produced Until April 2023

TL;DR

Stern James Bond Pro consumer machines delayed to April 2023; locations get November allocation.

Summary

Key Claims

• James Bond Pro machines for locations will ship in the second week of November 2022

  high confidence · Production schedule shared by Zach Meny on The Pinball Show Podcast

• General consumers cannot reliably purchase James Bond Pro until April 2023

  high confidence · Production allocation prioritizes locations first; only April 2023 designated for non-location consumer sales

• James Bond Limited Edition ships end of November 2022

  high confidence · Production schedule provided by Zach Meny

• James Bond Premium ships early to mid-December 2022

  high confidence · Production schedule provided by Zach Meny

• Elvira's House of Horrors delayed until Q1 2023 with a price increase

  high confidence · Production schedule update from Stern

• Some conflicting information exists about whether any James Bond Pros will be available to consumers during the initial November allocation

  medium confidence · Author notes hearing conflicting information from George Gomez and another distributor

Notable Quotes

• “Home collectors who are considering buying a James Bond Pro and cannot get in on the initial allocation will have to wait until April 2023 be able to get the game.”

  Article author (Knapp Arcade) — Clarifies the consumer availability bottleneck for James Bond Pro machines

• “Well, at least I'll have plenty of time to play it on location to decide for sure whether I want one before then LOL.”

  Article author (Knapp Arcade) — Reflects community sentiment about delayed consumer access to new games

• “Locations will have first crack at the initial run of James Bond Pros for sure but some are saying that there may be a few Pros available for the general public after that.”

  Article author (Knapp Arcade), citing George Gomez and distributors — Indicates ambiguity in allocation strategy but confirms location priority

Entities

Signals

• ?

  business_signal: Widespread production activity across multiple Stern titles in October-December 2022 and Q1 2023, suggesting high manufacturing demand but also potential capacity constraints.

  high · Detailed production schedule for 7+ games with staggered release windows

• $

  market_signal: James Bond Pro consumer allocation delayed to April 2023; locations prioritized for November 2022 initial run. Indicates supply constraint or deliberate allocation strategy favoring operators over home collectors.

  high · Production schedule explicitly shows April 2023 for 'James Bond Pro for Non-Locations & second run of James Bond Premium'

• $

  market_signal: Elvira's House of Horrors receiving price increase upon Q1 2023 release after production delay.

  high · Article states 'Elvira will have a price increase'

Topics

Sentiment

neutral(0)— Article is informational with matter-of-fact reporting on production delays. Author's tone is accepting of the wait, using humor ('LOL') rather than expressing frustration.