Episode 802: "Kaneda Breaks Multimorphic Sales Records!"

Kaneda's Pinball Podcast (Patreon feed)·podcast_episode·20m 55s·analyzed·May 11, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Kaneda demands manufacturer transparency; discusses Multimorphic sales claims, Dutch Pinball tour, and JJP price depreciation.

Summary

Kaneda criticizes manufacturer lack of transparency regarding sales figures and production capacity, praising Dutch Pinball's factory tour while challenging competitors like Multimorphic, Jersey Jack, and others to provide concrete metrics. The episode covers Multimorphic's claimed sales record for Final Resistance, Spooky Pinball's new LED driver board, rumors of Steve Ritchie's next game being The Matrix, and declining secondary market prices for Jersey Jack's premium editions including The Godfather and Guns N' Roses.

Key Claims

Multimorphic announced Final Resistance broke their previous sales record set by Weird Al, but refuses to disclose actual numbers
high confidence · Kaneda discussing announcement from Jerry (Multimorphic CEO) about Final Resistance breaking sales records
Dutch Pinball can manufacture 10 games per week and made 40 games in this month
high confidence · Kaneda citing Barry's (Dutch Pinball owner) explicit disclosure during factory tour
Steve Ritchie's next game is The Matrix for Jersey Jack Pinball
medium confidence · Kaneda reporting rumor from 'very good source' with caveat that no one has publicly contradicted the claim
Jersey Jack Godfather Limited Edition prices have dropped to ~$10,500 from $12,000
high confidence · Kaneda observing current secondary market listings
Guns N' Roses Elite editions selling for $8,600, down nearly $4,000 from launch
high confidence · Kaneda viewing active marketplace listing
Spooky Pinball has produced approximately 350-400 Scooby-Doo machines and is distributing new LED driver boards as replacement fix
high confidence · Kaneda discussing Spooky's announcement and new three-screw driver board innovation
American Pinball's Galactic Tank Force has sold poorly with only ~20 units in the world
medium confidence · Kaneda estimating production numbers based on market observation
Jersey Jack Pinball does not want customers thinking The Matrix is next because it would suppress Godfather sales
low confidence · Kaneda's speculative reasoning about JJP's strategic interests

Notable Quotes

“If you broke your sales record, what was the sales record? Let me tell you people, this is such spin and such weirdness.”
Kaneda @ Early in episode — Criticism of Multimorphic's vague announcement without disclosing actual numbers; establishes main theme of demand for transparency
“I think we have More Brewing Company subscribers to Kaneda's Pinball Podcast than Jerry has sold of Multimorphic P3 games. I have 615 subscribers.”
Kaneda @ Early-mid episode — Sarcastic comparison implying Multimorphic's sales volume may be very modest, tied to criticism of vague announcements
“He said we can make 10 games a week. This week we made 40 games a month. Okay, now that's how it should be.”
Kaneda @ Mid-episode discussing Dutch Pinball tour — Praise for Dutch Pinball's transparency; establishes benchmark for transparency Kaneda expects from industry
“I am going to bring a new level of transparency to this hobby. And look what's happening. The companies that are actually opening the door and going live, look how good they're looking.”
Kaneda @ Mid-episode — Kaneda positioning himself as driving positive change in industry culture through transparency demands
“Sam Stern does it every Friday. Their Factory Friday tour. Nobody's wondering if Sam Stern is making games. They do nothing but make games.”
Kaneda @ Mid-episode — Stern Pinball cited as model of transparency and productivity; contrasts with secretive competitors
“I'm noticing a vibe in pinball right now where everyone just like, uh, I think we're all waiting for something major, you know?”
Kaneda @ Late-episode sentiment observation — Observation of current market malaise despite numerous game announcements; suggests community fatigue
“I don't think Jersey Jack Pinball got it right with Toy Story. I don't think they got it right with The Godfather.”
Kaneda @ Mid-late episode discussing price depreciation — Critical assessment of JJP's recent games as underperforming expectations despite premium positioning

Entities

Kanedaperson Jerryperson Barryperson Steve Ritchieperson Gary Sternperson John Popadiukperson Kevin Kulikperson

Signals

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market_signal: Jersey Jack Godfather Limited Edition units declining from ~$12,000 to $10,500; Guns N' Roses Elite dropping nearly $4,000 to $8,600. Kaneda predicts further depreciation upon Collector's Edition release.
high · Direct marketplace observations cited; pattern consistent with JJP's premium strategy failing to retain value
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sentiment_shift: Despite numerous game announcements, Kaneda observes market-wide malaise with community waiting for something major; suggests excitement has plateaued despite announcement volume.
medium · 'I'm noticing a vibe in pinball right now where everyone just like, uh, I think we're all waiting for something major'
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product_concern: American Pinball's Galactic Tank Force suffered poor sales due to weak marketing campaign; Kaneda cites Bud Light analogy on how poor marketing can undermine strong product.
high · Marketing video described as 'so bad, it turned off everybody'; only ~20 units sold; no momentum or hype
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machine_intel: The Matrix rumored as Steve Ritchie's next game for Jersey Jack Pinball; also rumored for Dutch Pinball. Kaneda cites 'very good source' but no confirmation or public denial.
medium · 'I am hearing from a very good source that this is Steve Ritchie's next game and I might be wrong right, it's just a rumor'
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manufacturing_signal: Dutch Pinball explicitly disclosed production capacity of 10 games per week and monthly output (40 games this month); contrasted favorably with competitors' opacity.
high · Barry's direct statement: 'we can make 10 games a week. This week we made 40 games a month'

Topics

Manufacturer transparency and production disclosureprimarySecondary market pricing and price depreciationprimaryJersey Jack Pinball game quality and receptionprimaryMultimorphic sales claims and announcementsprimaryAmerican Pinball market viability and marketingsecondaryRumored games and industry pipelinesecondarySpooky Pinball technical innovation and board reliabilitysecondaryCommunity sentiment and market momentumsecondary

Sentiment

mixed(-0.25)— Kaneda is highly critical of most manufacturers for opacity and poor game quality/marketing, yet positive about Dutch Pinball's transparency and Spooky Pinball's innovation. General pessimism about current market energy despite game announcements. Frustrated tone regarding Jersey Jack's lack of transparency and price depreciation. Some optimism expressed for industry pressure driving quality improvements.

Transcript

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Pinball Podcast, the only pinball podcaster that is smashing multi more fixed record. We're going to talk about that. We're going to talk about this Dutch pinball tour that we just saw. Barry, thank you for doing that. We're going to talk about Spooky Pinball with some new like LED board driver, but let's start out with Kenaida's Pinball Podcast smashing Multimorphic's sales record. Yes, did everybody see the news? Jerry put out an announcement that freaking final resistance from Scott Denisi has broken the sales record set by Multimorphic's previous release Weird Al. Now there's just one question I have for Jerry. If you broke your sales record, what was the sales record? Let me tell you people, this is such spin and such weirdness. If I told you Kaneda just broke the record for doing a long jump, right? I just broke the record for long jump. Isn't the first question you would have, what was the long jump record, Jerry? So how many Weird Al's did you sell? How many final resistance Games have you sold? It is so crazy to me. And this podcast has a new mission. And you can tell, ladies and gentlemen, look at what I'm doing for pinball with this boutique pinball challenge. I am bringing a new level of transparency to this hobby. That is a positive thing. We are asking companies that take our money to open up the door and show us what they have going on. And so when I read this story on Knapp's arcade, about how Jerry and Multimorphic are breaking their sales records. I have one simple question. What's the record, Jerry? Why are you talking in riddles like this? I think we have more subscribers to Kenaida's Pinball Podcast than Jerry has sold of P3 Multimorphic games. I have 615 subscribers. So I have smashed his record. I have more people who are listening to this show than he has sold STC Pei Shan combos GEORGE VE readings, SE'OXBI Each Day Delivery Lews Den feminism, Atomicbrevipper, Jerry, how many games a week can you make? Just tell us that. I have the same question for Damian over at Haggis. I have the same question for freaking Pinball Adventures. Anyone who's making pinball machines, how many can you make a week? We just got a great tour of Dutch pinball Barry opened up the door in his office He has a sign that says I love Kaneda and I love Barry for doing this tour He walked us through the entire factory. He showed us everyone there making the machines. He showed us all of the parts He showed us the process by which they make the big Lebowski The factory is so clean you could eat off the floor the games look incredible Pinball company to a customer after you know you want the game what's the other thing you know you want you want to know when you're going to get your game you want to know if these companies are legitimately making games you want to keep them honest when they tell you what the timeline is so when Barry was asked how many games a week can you make he didn't say well we broke our own manufacturing record with how many games were making this week and then say nothing else he said we can make 10 games a week This week we make 40 games a month. Okay, now that's how it should be. Now we know how many they can make a week. Now we know how many they can make a year. Now you know if you order a game, how long it's going to take to get your game. And guess what? Knowing puts you at peace. Knowing something like that allows you to relax a little bit, to not wonder, to not be in a mysterious state of when am I going to get my game. I being asked to pay for right now You don know that at Haggis Pinball You don know that at CGC with your Pulp Fiction You don know that at most of these pinball companies Do you know how many games Jersey Jack Pinball makes a week It still a mystery They been around for how long And we still don know this I am going to bring a new level of transparency to this hobby And look what happening The companies that are actually opening the door and going live I mean not some stage production video but they going live to their factory Look how good they looking And all the companies that are going to avoid doing this they going to look bad And they going to hang themselves with their silence with their inability to hit one button on a phone Everybody has a phone Everybody got Facebook in this hobby And all you got to do is hit live Walkaround and show us what's really happening at your company. I still challenge Jerry to do that. I'm still challenging Marty and Damian to do that. I'm challengingAndrew over at Pinball Adventures to do that. Stern Pinball does it every Friday. Their Factory Friday tour. Nobody's wondering if Stern Pinball's making games. They do nothing but make games. They always make games. There could be a world war going on and Stern Pinball would get out their four to six hundred games a week. Like nothing stops Stern Pinball. transformation Advice counselor Tom trên проект, Data Books Inc seul Lekshkar na simplel sy scenerya He would have been able to do what he did because you would have opened the door to Sidware and saw that clown doing nothing every day. Just twiddling with Zombie Yetis artwork. He had nothing going on. He didn't know how to make a game. He was just making things light up, sit in a chair by himself and cry himself to sleep. That was John Popadiuk Factory. If you open up the door to Kevin Kulik Factory, when he said, I'm going to make predator, right? And then you had all these people vouching for him. Oh, he's got the license. Send them your money. So you open up the door to Kevin Kuliks Factory, right? Skitbee Pinball. And he's making his games in his mom's basement, in his mom's kitchen. He was like building a game in a trailer park, it looked like. And would you have sent him your money if we were doing this Boutique Kaneda challenge? No freaking way. The same is true with Andrew Highway. I mean, almost every single day, AndrewHighway's factory was not running. He would make fake stage production videos that he would put up on Alien Day, but every other day, Everything he was doing was smoking mirrors. If you couldn't actually see they had a stove, they have the patties, they have the buns, you need to see stuff. That's why most burger joints let you see into the kitchen. And if they were to say no, you're not allowed to see it, but you got to prepay for your burger, you would be skeptical of a $10 item. And yet for many of you out there, you're spending $10,000 and you're not asking to see behind the door at Haggis Pinball. Think about how a name that is. Think about how ridiculous that is. Think clothes, The origin of all these tours was the Kaneda Pinball Boutique Challenge. I did good for pinball and I just wish they would give me credit when I actually do something that is bringing a lot of positivity into the pinball space but I don't do it for them. I'm still the number one pinball podcaster in the world for a reason and this is why because I'm just on your side as consumers. If we were even to comically call this pinball journalism or media that is the responsibility of Fun fact, I am a fan of Pinball, I really do love Pinball. Spooky Pinball has said they have a new driver board for their LEDs, this driver board is better and look it's three screws. I watched the video, it's like a three minute video. This is the easiest thing to replace in your game. I think it's great that they caught an issue. I think it's great that they're passing this on to everybody who has an existing Scooby-Doo. I think they're around like 350 or 400 have been made so far So this is gonna be an easy fix for everyone who has one the other thing I was thinking about this week, right? I reported that Steve Ritchie's next game is gonna be the matrix. That's the big rumor Now I also hear that like Dutch pinball has been rumored to be in the mix for getting the matrix license Hartmann in Hollyublic Fan Prince form the Indiana aMuppetMich Finest But I am hearing from a very good source that this is Steve Ritchie next game and I might be wrong right it just a rumor I not saying I have confirmation I haven seen it right I haven seen like this picture of a matrix game with Jersey Jack logos all over it but I do know this nobody has come out and said I wrong now normally when I wrong on something like this somebody will come out of the woodworks and say Kanae is reporting it Steve Ritchie the matrix and he incorrect and he an idiot and why would we listen to him I love it every single time I do these big rumors. This is a big one because Jersey Jack pinball does not want you to think that the Matrix is next because if you feel like the matrix is next you're not going to want to buy Godfather and speaking of Godfather Godfather prices are really starting to sink on the Ellie's and I'm starting to see the Ellie's now be already around ten thousand five hundred All of these games are new. Why would you want to buy one for $12 when you can have it for $10.5? You could take that $1500 bucks and buy your wife amazing meals. Now maybe you do that already Derek. Why would anyone want to spend more money for the cardboard box? It makes absolutely no sense and this is just the beginning of Godfather prices going down. I'm looking at a Guns N Roses Ellie right now with a pinwoofer in it and mintkins Elie of GNR, 8600 bucks. 8600 bucks! I mean, this is the thing now, like this is crazy like these Jersey Jack Elies are losing $4,000 almost in value. We know we're going to see Godfather CEs once they make these. I mean, they haven't made any of them yet. Once people start unboxing the CE of Godfather, what direction do you think that price is going to go in? It's going to go south. It's going to go south. People will get it for like 13,000. You could have saved $2,000. The wh topp 누� duelотив The If it doesn't really innovate or bring anything new and special to pinball and it just starts to immediately lose value lose interest lose hype lose Excitement then what then what with those games and you're not gonna be able to make those games for eight months and keep your line going And that's why you got to make sure you get it, right? I don't think Jersey Jack got it right with Toy Story I don't think they got it right with Godfather I think American pinball is in big trouble with galactic tank force people games still not sold outtera t Senatoral takeovermlorey6 institutional relevant video. This week is Friday night. 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What are they going to do? They're going to wheel it around shows and get a handful of orders and that's it. There are probably only 20 at most galactic tank force games in the world. 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