Kaneda Does It Again - Pinside Can Suck It :)

Kaneda's Pinball Podcast (Patreon feed)·podcast_episode·3m 12s·analyzed·Aug 16, 2024

Analysis

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TL;DR

Kaneda confirms Stern's next game is X-Men (Jack Danger design), outlines predicted pipeline, vents about community lag.

Summary

Kaneda announces that Stern Pinball's next game is X-Men (not X-Men '97), designed by Jack Danger, following months of prior knowledge in the community. He also predicts the subsequent release pipeline: King Kong (Keith Owens/Stern), Jersey Jack's Margaritaville or Batrix, and hints at Metallica Remastered after X-Men. Kaneda expresses frustration that the pinball community (particularly Pinside forum members) is only now catching up to information he claims to have had for months.

Key Claims

Stern Pinball will announce X-Men (not X-Men '97) as their next game next Friday with a teaser video
high confidence · Kaneda stating he received confirmation from 'three people four people' today, and Stern will put out teaser next Friday during 'the month of Marvel'
X-Men will be designed by Jack Danger
high confidence · Kaneda: 'I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine'
Kaneda has known about X-Men being the next Stern game for 'so many months'
medium confidence · Kaneda: 'We've known it's X-Men for so many months'
King Kong (Keith Owens/Stern) will follow X-Men
medium confidence · Kaneda: 'And then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong'
Jersey Jack Pinball will release either Margaritaville or Batrix next
medium confidence · Kaneda: 'And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix'
Metallica Remastered is coming after X-Men
medium confidence · Kaneda hints at Pinside users starting a thread about 'Metallica Remastered is after X-Men' but doesn't explicitly confirm it

Notable Quotes

“I've got More Brewing Company subscribers than every single pinball podcast combined.”
Kaneda @ early — Boasts about podcast audience size and subscriber base relative to competitors
“next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video of what their next game is. We know it's the month of Marvel.”
Kaneda @ mid — Indicates timing and theme of Stern's next announcement
“You already know this You know it it's gonna be an X-Men machine. It's just not X-Men 97”
Kaneda @ mid — Explicitly rules out X-Men '97 branding, clarifies the IP is X-Men
“I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine”
Kaneda @ mid — Credits Jack Danger as the designer of X-Men
“now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us that it's X-Men. Wow, great. Like we didn't know this for like four months.”
Kaneda @ mid-late — Expresses frustration with Pinside community catching up late to news he's held for months
“This is why you subscribe to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast.”
Kaneda @ late — Pitch for podcast value proposition based on scoops

Entities

Kanedaperson Jack DangerpersonKeith OwenspersonStern PinballcompanyJersey Jack Pinballcompany PinsideorganizationMore Brewing CompanycompanyX-Mengame

Signals

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announcement: Stern Pinball to announce next game (X-Men) via teaser video next Friday during 'month of Marvel'
high · Kaneda states 'next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video' and references 'the month of Marvel'
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machine_intel: X-Men machine designed by Jack Danger; confirmed IP is X-Men (not X-Men '97)
high · Kaneda: 'I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine' and 'It's just not X-Men 97'
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rumor_hype: Kaneda predicts Stern/JJP release sequence: X-Men → King Kong (Keith Owens) → Jersey Jack Margaritaville or Batrix → Metallica Remastered
medium · Kaneda outlines sequence: 'it's gonna be an X-Men machine... And then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong. And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix... Metallica Remastered is after X-Men'
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leak_detection: Kaneda claims months of prior knowledge about X-Men being next Stern game; community (Pinside) only now realizing it
medium · Kaneda: 'We've known it's X-Men for so many months' and 'I'm not gonna get these scoops anywhere else'
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industry_signal: Tension between Kaneda's podcast (claiming early access/insider knowledge) and Pinside forum community (perceived as late to information)
high · Kaneda's repeated dismissal of Pinside: 'now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us... Like we didn't know this for like four months'

Topics

Stern Pinball's upcoming game announcements and pipelineprimaryX-Men pinball machine design and brandingprimaryCommunity information lag and Pinside forum dynamicsprimaryPinball podcast credibility and scoopssecondaryJersey Jack Pinball's upcoming releasessecondaryDesigner assignments (Jack Danger, Keith Owens)secondary

Sentiment

mixed(0.3)— Kaneda is boastful and triumphant about his scoops but frustrated and condescending toward Pinside community members for being late to information. Tone shifts from reluctant obligation (opening) to energetic revelation to disdainful dismissal of rival forums.

Transcript

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Do I really have to do this? Does Kaneda really have to take time away from his Friday? I'm about to have some bubbly with my beautiful wife. We had an amazing birthday yesterday. Do I have to just keep giving you gifts? People saying that I'm not telling people what the news is, that I need to beg people for subscribers. I've got More Brewing Company subscribers than every single pinball podcast combined. Alright, but we're just gonna do it really literally now because apparently all the clues I've been dropping aren't enough and now my inbox is blowing up. People are starting to realize what's about to happen. Now look, next Friday Stern Pinball is gonna put out the teaser like video of what their next game is. We know it's the month of Marvel. Alright, I'm just gonna tell you right now what three people four people told me today. You already know this You know it it's gonna be an X-Men machine. It's just not X-Men 97 right that's the big news. We've known it's X-Men for so many months So just take those two damn numbers off it and it's gonna be X-Men and I think it's gonna be Papa Duke awesome that Jack Danger is gonna make an X-Men machine Terms of discussion Terms of discussion Valentine P S Zhen I'm not gonna get these scoops anywhere else. Alright, so now you can go to Pinside and say the caveman confirmed for us that it's X-Men. Wow, great. Like we didn't know this for like four months. Alright, and Pokemon is not next. Yeah, and then it's gonna be Keith Owens King Kong. And then it's gonna be Jersey Jack Pinball Margaritaville or Batrix. And you know, this is why you subscribe to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. I gotta go have some champagne. I can't take this anymore. Guys, it's just, you know, just do me a favor though. The fact that nobody's gone to Pinside and started a thread that says Metallica Remastered is after X-Men, just go do that. Don't worry about the babies on Pinside trying to challenge K-Man. They're never gonna get anywhere near where this show and where this community is at later. Kaneda's Pinball Podcast.