Wait for New Multimorphic Pinball Machine Now 1 Year; Still Aiming for 2 New Games in 2023

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Dec 22, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Multimorphic reports 12-month P3 delays but plans 2 new games in 2023.

Summary

Multimorphic announced a business update showing continued production but significant delays: new P3 orders face ~12-month wait times, with the company approximately 10-12 weeks behind original shipping estimates. Despite delays, Multimorphic plans to release two new full game kits with playfield modules in 2023, which combined with third-party game Drained and existing modules will bring total P3 modules to eight.

Key Claims

Multimorphic is approximately 10-12 weeks behind original shipping estimates for new P3 orders
high confidence · Direct statement from Gerry Stellenberg's business update
Wait time for a new P3 order placed today is approximately twelve months
high confidence · Direct statement from Gerry Stellenberg's business update
Multimorphic plans to release two full game kits with new playfield modules in 2023
high confidence · Reiteration of previously mentioned plans from Multimorphic
Combined with third-party game Drained and five existing modules, the total will be eight P3 playfield modules
high confidence · Mathematical statement in business update
Multimorphic has continued to produce games at a steady, uninterrupted pace since last update
high confidence · Direct statement from business update despite reporting delays

Notable Quotes

“The wait time for a new order placed today is approx twelve months.”
Gerry Stellenberg (via Knapp Arcade) @ n/a — Critical market signal: severe production constraints creating year-long backlog for customers
“Multimorphic is still approximately 10-12 weeks behind its original estimates for shipping new P3 orders.”
Gerry Stellenberg (via Knapp Arcade) @ n/a — Confirms ongoing supply chain challenges and production delays affecting customer fulfillment
“it is planning to release two full game kits with new playfield modules in 2023. These new games, when combined with the new third party game Drained and the five existing modules will bring the number of P3 playfield modules to an emoressive eight.”
Gerry Stellenberg (via Knapp Arcade) @ n/a — Roadmap commitment for P3 ecosystem expansion despite current production constraints

Entities

Multimorphiccompany Gerry StellenbergpersonSarah StellenbergpersonP3productDrainedgameKnapp ArcadeorganizationSilverball Museumorganization

Signals

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business_signal: Multimorphic maintaining steady production pace despite reported delays, suggesting manufacturing challenges rather than cessation of operations
high · Statement: 'The company's manufacturing team had continued to produce games at a steady, uninterrupted pace since the last update'
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community_signal: Multimorphic conducting Live Q&A session on Twitch for game owners to address concerns about delays and roadmap
high · Announcement of scheduled Q&A: 'The Company will be conducting a Live Q&A session go game owners who have questions that they would like answers next week, at 2pm Central Time on Thursday Dec. 29'
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product_strategy: Multimorphic P3 orders facing 12-month wait time with 10-12 week delays from original estimates
high · Gerry Stellenberg's direct statement: 'The wait time for a new order placed today is approx twelve months' and 'approximately 10-12 weeks behind its original estimates'
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product_strategy: Multimorphic planning two new full game kits with playfield modules in 2023, expanding P3 ecosystem to eight total modules
high · Business update states 'planning to release two full game kits with new playfield modules in 2023' and enumerates module count expansion

Topics

Production delays and supply chain constraintsprimaryP3 modular platform ecosystem expansionprimary2023 game release roadmapprimaryCustomer wait times and fulfillmentprimaryCommunity engagement and Q&A sessionssecondary

Sentiment

mixed(0.35)— Positive toward company's continued production and future plans, but concerning delays and year-long wait times create significant negative sentiment about market accessibility and fulfillment challenges

Transcript

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First and foremost, congrats to Multimorphic's Gerry Stellenberg and his wife Sarah on their new baby boy! Earlier today while I was out playing pinball, Gerry sent a detailed business update on Multimorphic. Here's the highlights: The company's manufacturing team had continued to produce games at a steady, uninterrupted pace since the last update. Despite this, Multimorphic is still approximately 10-12 weeks behind its original estimates for shipping new P3 orders. The wait time for a new order placed today is approx twelve months. The Company will be conducting a Live Q&A session go game owners who have questions that they would like answers next week, at 2pm Central Time on Thursday Dec. 29 aon Twitch, https://twitch.tv/multimorphic. As Multimorphic mentioned in its last update, it is planning to release two full game kits with new playfield modules in 2023. These new games, when combined with the new third party game Drained and the five existing modules will bring the number of P3 playfield modules to an emoressive eight. That's not mentioning the downloadable mini-games for the P3, which is plans to release more of going forward. P.S. Thanks to Rob for driving while I wrote this on my phone on the way home from the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ.