Stern Pinball @ San Diego Comic-Con 2019!

Stern Pinball·video·3m 17s·analyzed·Aug 26, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

Stern Pinball showcases Star Wars, Black Knight, Beatles, and other licensed titles at SDCC 2019.

Summary

Stern Pinball showcased their latest pinball machines at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, including Star Wars Home Edition models at the official Star Wars booth, Black Knight Sword of Rage machines at the Nuclear Blast booth (with 100 exclusive LPs), and a dedicated Stern Pinball lounge in the Marriott Marquis hotel featuring multiple licensed titles. The event demonstrated Stern's ongoing partnership with major IP holders and their annual tradition of flooding Comic-Con with free-to-play machines.

Key Claims

Stern Pinball had three Star Wars machines set up at the Star Wars booth
high confidence · Direct observation from booth visit; stated 'we have three machines set up'
The Beatles pinball machines had production run of 1,964 units
high confidence · Directly stated in hall tour: 'They only made 1,964 of these'
100 exclusive Black Knight Sword of Rage LPs were available only at Comic-Con
high confidence · Explicitly stated at Nuclear Blast booth: 'they also have 100 exclusive LPs for the Black Knight Sword of Rage, but you can only get here at Comic-Con'
Stern Pinball brings their latest games to Comic-Con each year
high confidence · Stated as recurring tradition: 'We do this every single time we come here'
Star Wars Home Edition has been 'a hit the entire weekend' at Comic-Con
high confidence · Direct assessment from booth visitor: 'The thing's been a hit the entire weekend'

Notable Quotes

“And this is their new Home Edition model for Star Wars. The thing's been a hit the entire weekend.”
Stern Pinball booth representative (video host) @ ~1:50 — Indicates positive reception of Star Wars Home Edition at the event
“They only made 1,964 of these.”
Video host @ ~4:15 — Establishes production run constraint for The Beatles machine (possible reference to Beatles' formation year)
“We do this every single time we come here.”
Video host @ ~4:40 — Establishes Comic-Con as a recurring annual showcase for Stern Pinball

Entities

Stern PinballcompanySan Diego Comic-Con 2019event Nuclear Blastcompany Star Warsgame Black Knight Sword of Ragegame The BeatlesgameThe Munsters PremiumgameDeadpoolgame

Signals

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event_signal: Comic-Con Stern Pinball lounge functions as free-to-play community gathering space with diverse game selection
high · 'This place is loaded with games...It's all free to play'
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event_signal: Stern Pinball maintains major exhibition presence at San Diego Comic-Con as annual tradition with dedicated halls and multiple booth partnerships
high · Video documents three distinct exhibition locations: Star Wars booth, Nuclear Blast booth, and dedicated Marriott Marquis lounge; stated as recurring annual tradition ('We do this every single time')
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market_signal: Stern Pinball using Comic-Con as major marketing venue for IP-licensed games alongside pop culture partner booths
high · Multiple licensed properties on display (Star Wars, Marvel, Beatles, Iron Maiden); tight integration with Nuclear Blast booth for Black Knight promotion
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announcement: Star Wars Home Edition pinball machine showcased and publicly demonstrated at Comic-Con 2019
high · Direct exhibition of Star Wars Home Edition model at official Star Wars booth with positive reception noted

Transcript

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0:12

she said home is now open to attendee please do not run we're here at San Diego comic-con 2019 again with stern pinball teaming up with nuclear blast to bring you guys awesome pinball machines but also like every year an entire hall in the Marriott filled with our latest games and as you can see this place is flooded with people cosplayers just people buy-in random stuff we're spending actually right outside of the Star Wars booth where we have three machines set up I say we go check it out let's go

0:49

yeah buddy well here we are at the Star Wars booth the IP is on everything their shirts there's bags there's toys obviously there's pinball machines Stern has been working with Star Wars for many years especially bringing them on machines here to their booth and this is their new home model for Star Wars the thing's been a hit the entire weekend is often go alright here we go

1:26

alright here we are at the nuclear blast booth at San Diego comic-con we have three black night pinball machines behind us at the booth and speaking of black night they also have 100 exclusive LPS for the black night sort of rage but you can only get here at comic-con haha whoo baby heck yeah awesome thank you so much stolen

2:02

[Music] and here we are finally at the Marriott Marquis this is the comic-con and Stern pinball lounge and this is jam-packed full of pinball machine Stern bring so many games each year it's all free to play we do this every single time we come here and we're gonna go in right now follow me