Jack Guarnieri
person"It's funny that Jack would say that. Hello Guns N' Roses. Hello Hobbit, Lord of the Rings. Jack has made games that have been made before."
Jack Guarnieri contradicting himself about not making themes that already exist
"You know who's leaking this game? Someone had to get this image. This image came internally from Jersey Jack... Four letters. The leak of all Jersey Jack images. The leak of all Jersey Jack future titles is J-A-C-K. It's Jack. Jack leaks everything."
Jack Guarnieri is the source of all Jersey Jack leaks, sharing early images with millionaire friends and buyers
"Jersey Jack got up on stage and put up two middle fingers one for Harry one for Potter. He told every other pinball company out there F you and you're as a consumer you shouldn't buy from any of my competitors and you guys just all took it nobody said anything."
Jersey Jack put up two middle fingers at competitors telling consumers not to buy from anyone else
"And when Jack got up there and announced Harry Potter, he knew Avatar sales were over. They were over... He also knows how close Harry Potter is. And I think he did everybody a solid. Just wait. He doesn't even probably want people to buy Avatar right now because he doesn't want someone to sink 15 grand into an Avatar when he knows what Harry Potter is going to bring."
Jack Guarnieri did everyone a favor by announcing Harry Potter at TPF, knowing it would kill Avatar sales
"Mark's up there trying to sell his game, get people interested in his game, and then you just pull the rug from underneath him like that. That could not have been the plan. Ken Cromwell probably had no idea that was about to happen."
Jack Guarnieri announcing Harry Potter at Texas Pinball Festival was disrespectful to Avatar
"it's Jack Guarnieri, the guy that thought Toy Story 4 was good. The guy that thought the Godfather would sell"
Jack Guarnieri has poor judgment on theme selection
"I love Jack Guarnieri, but he's the reason why they made Godfather and Toy Story 4. And as long as Jack is picking the titles, he's so far from what people really want"
Jack Guarnieri is responsible for Jersey Jack's theme failures
"Well Jack, do you understand why? Why we're somewhat cynical of JJP? It's because of moves like this... No, you need to make a game that makes us more positive. Jack, that's where the solution lies. It's not our fault."
Attack on Jersey Jack Pinball's communication and business practices
"It's funny that Jack said that because he makes so many games without the right assets and doesn't make them the right way."
Jack Guarnieri criticizes asset availability but makes games without proper assets
"They freaking won up Jersey Jack pinball, who's been in pinball for over a decade, who got beat by a startup company that is embarrassing. This startup company beat a billionaire at his own game, embarrassing."
Startup Barrels of Fun embarrassed billionaire Jack Guarnieri
"Jack Guarnieri is kind of like a snake oil salesman to release a game like that. How are you going to say something is limited and then not say what the limit is?"
Harsh criticism of Jack Guarnieri's Yellow Brick Road marketing as disingenuous
"Jack, you are selling Guns N' Roses new for what, $11,500? They are everywhere for $8,000. $7,500 is coming real soon. And look, I'm not asking Jack to say stuff that's disparaging towards his company. But when you come out and say these things, you are outright lying to the pinball community because it's just not true."
Jack Guarnieri lying about Jersey Jack Pinball quality and resale values
"We don't want you to talk about how well Godfather sold because we know it's not selling well. We know that toy story did not sell well."
Jack Guarnieri is delusional about Godfather and Toy Story 4 sales performance
"And I think the sad reality is Jack Guarnieri, his name is on the company. He's the one who's been steering the ship on theme selection. He's the one who picked Toy Story 4. He's the one who picked Godfather. He's the one who picked Elton John. I don't get it. I really don't get it. It's a head scratcher."
Jack Guarnieri's theme selection is problematic for Jersey Jack Pinball
"At what point does Jack Guarnieri become held accountable for? He's the guy that picks the themes. So he picked Toy Story 4. He wanted the Godfather. Jack Guarnieri wanted the Godfather."
Jack Guarnieri should be held accountable for poor theme choices
"Jack's bet was wrong, his bet on this was wrong, his bet on Toy Story 4 was wrong, his bet on the Hobbit was wrong, the only two bets that Jack got right were Wizard of Oz and Guns N' Roses... most of us could sit in a room and pick better licensed themes than what they've been coming out with"
Jack Guarnieri has poor theme selection track record with only 2 successes out of many attempts
"I just feel like something's missing the soul of this company was always Jack Guarnieri and I can't imagine he has much say now in these games and once this company has moved to Chicago I don't know now man I really don't know what's going on"
Jack Guarnieri's reduced involvement has hurt Jersey Jack's soul
"Jack, you need to wake up. Like this isn't the time to play jokes or have fun or play games. Your company is in a little bit of a tailspin. You've got no more swagger and excitement right now."
Harsh criticism of Jack Guarnieri posing with Harry Potter image
"Jersey Jack always finds a way to make licensing mistakes. Like they never really get the licensing right. And it's weird to me when Jack gets up there and says we always get everything for our games. It's like the complete opposite."
Jersey Jack always makes licensing mistakes and never gets everything
"Like, I was shocked at TPF when Jack got up there and said, we always put everything into our games. It's like, no, you didn't. You didn't with Wonka. You didn't do it with Pire to the Caribbean. You didn't do it with the Hobbit. You didn't do it with almost any of your games, Jack."
Jack Guarnieri claiming Jersey Jack always puts everything into their games
"Jack said something like, when we go after a license, we get everything with that license. And I'm like, what? How did Jack even come to that conclusion? I mean, if Jersey Jack is famous for anything when it comes to licensing a property, it's what they don't get with the license."
Kaneda directly challenges Jack Guarnieri's claim that JJP gets everything with their licenses
"We did hear from Jersey Jack himself in 2021 in which he basically blamed consumers for the issues with the playfield. And we've heard that sound bite and Jack probably regrets saying that."
Jersey Jack blamed consumers for playfield quality issues
"Jack here's what people did to their machines to cause the playfields to fall apart Jack you ready for it they actually played pinball that's what they did these aren't people tampering with their machines to cause these issues these things have been falling apart by simple pinball use and I wish they would just admit that this isn't on the customer and he kind of blames the customer for these issues"
Jack Guarnieri blamed customers for playfield damage when they just played pinball normally
"this is why Jack Gwynari won't talk to me anymore because I told people to stop buying Willy Wonka because of the playfield issues"
Claims Jack Guarnieri won't speak to him anymore due to previous criticism
"it's the reason why Jack called me a horrible human being is when I would not let this go with a Willy Wonka pooling issues"
Jack Guarnieri called Kaneda a horrible human being over Willy Wonka coverage
"I feel bad for Jack but really Jack being removed from this thing is maybe the reason why it worked this time I mean when he was in charge this stuff wasn't going this efficiently and this effectively"
Jack Guarnieri being removed from Jersey Jack Pinball is maybe why it worked this time
"we really have to thank the man who was driven to create a company That would give you an alternative to Stern pinball. It really was just that simple like he wasn't happy with the products he was selling"
Jack Guarnieri deserves credit for creating competition and pushing the industry forward
"don't ever compare this high end Pinball company ever again to Jersey Mike's subs. Don't ever do it"
Jersey Jack should stop comparing themselves to Jersey Mike's subs
"I'm here to tell you right now on Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Podcasts. And it's the reason why you love this show. I'm here to tell you right now, I think that's a flat out lie. I don't think this is a move because demand was so great for their product that they had to move operations there into a bigger facility. It's cheaper."
Jersey Jack moving to Chicago - Jack is lying about outgrowing New Jersey facility
"Jack was really like just sort of like very short and kind of annoyed by the question... I was disappointed to see him answer the question in such a way and in such a manner"
Criticism of Jack Guarnieri's dismissive response to playfield quality questions
"Well I just got word that I am a terrible person. That is what someone you talk to Jack today said about me, Kaneda the Terrible."
Jack Guarnieri called Kaneda 'terrible' according to someone Kaneda spoke to
"I offer Jack the chance to just come on the show and tell us what's happening and I think it would be to his benefit to come on the show and talk to us about the issues"
Jersey Jack should communicate better about quality issues
"at least JJP speaking up which can't be said for all manufacturers who are basically either well keeping the conversation to themselves. Let's call it that... But I think it's a good thing that he speaks up he's not hiding and if people have an issue then they can contact him"
Jack Guarnieri speaking publicly about the playfield issues shows good leadership compared to other manufacturers
"How can you be off the grid in 2019 while an issue that is at your front door that is severely going to impact people's desire to buy your product?"
Jack Guarnieri being unreachable during playfield crisis is unacceptable
"I don't even understand why people think that Jack is making these decisions. The decisions being made at the company level are most likely coming from the investors."
Jack Guarnieri has lost control of JJP to investors who make poor timing decisions
"someone needs to tell Jack what the lyrics are to Guns N' Roses. If he's thinking family friendly, how family friendly are these lyrics? You get nothing for nothing because that's what you do. Turn around, B-I-T-C-H"
Jack Guarnieri's family-friendly stance is hypocritical given Guns N' Roses misogynistic lyrics
"Jack is a good guy and I think Jack has a role within that company. But the role within that company is not marketing. The role within that company is not communications."
Jack Guarnieri should not be doing marketing or communications for Jersey Jack Pinball
"Right now on Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Podcast, I believe there is no way Jersey Jack will ship two new games in 2019. History tells me he cannot do that. Unless he has hired the Avengers to manufacture these games, he's never going to do that."
Jersey Jack will not ship two new games in 2019 despite his claims
"I almost feel like Jack needs to be replaced at the top of this company as the creative visionary leader of this company. I just don't think he gets it... it's at the point now where I feel like this company would be much more successful with someone else at the helm."
Jack Guarnieri should be replaced as leader of Jersey Jack Pinball - company would be more successful with someone else
"Don't you feel like it was a mistake to do it? But can't you guys understand the importance of marketing and timing and Jack wanted to own Expo and what did Gary Stern do? Go ahead, you can have Expo because all that did was hurt Jack."
Jack Guarnieri revealing Pirates of the Caribbean too early at Expo was a marketing mistake that hurt Dialed In sales
"I think theme is the final frontier for Jersey Jack Pinball. When they finally get the theme to click with the kind of pinball we know they can make, then Jack's going to see the debt water shed moment."
Jack Guarnieri keeps missing on theme selection - it's the final frontier for Jersey Jack
"Jack, why? Why? Why do you do this? Why did you say I'm going to do this and then not do it? It just annoys me and it continues to show that Jack just can't be trusted. He can't be trusted."
Direct confrontation with Jack Guarnieri over broken communication promises
"we all know that jack is never ever going to stay true to his word when it comes to limited addition variations of his machines because he does it every time"
Jersey Jack's limited editions are cash grabs and he never keeps his word about exclusivity
"I wish Jack would stop being such a sleazy salesman at times. He acts like we are all stupid and have absolutely no memory of what he's done before. Right? He treats us as if every new game we forgot what he did with the last game."
Jack Guarnieri uses deceptive sales tactics repeatedly
"Jack is not smart. He has more balls than brains and he doesn't know what the fuck he is doing. I am just tired of his shit and JJP's deadline missing shit show."
Harsh personal attack on Jack Guarnieri's intelligence and business practices