Pinball Expo

"You know look, we're about a month away from Pinball Expo. We are going to see something new at the show from Pinball Brothers. We might see that mystery game show up."

"Yeah, we might see that at Pinball Expo. They better get these games out fast because once Keith Elwin's game gets released, everyone else is going to have a real hard time selling their machines."

"We're all waiting for new games to come out. We're all waiting to see if Chicago pinball Expo will reveal new games to the world."

"I have no idea if that's the theme, but I don't think we're going to have to wait very long. I think we're going to see this game unveiled at Pinball Expo in about a month."

"So the rumor is this. They are going to be at Pinball Expo and they are going to reveal their next game. They've done Aliens. They've done Queen Pinball."

"So the stage is open. The stage is open for somebody to make a move at Expo."

"I think the two games that are the most speculated will be Big Bang Bar. Or it's going to be Twilight Zone. I think it's one of those two games."

"And I think the stage is set up perfectly for this company because there's nothing else. Like Venom is DOA. Godfather sales are flatlined."

"So the stage is open. The stage is open for somebody to make a move at Expo. I'm going to give you what I think is going to happen."

"And if this mystery company can come out with a game that really feels like it's giving you your bang for the buck, I think it would be the perfect time to show it at Pinball Expo in October."

"Then we've got the Pinball Brothers who are saying they're going to reveal their next game. And it got me thinking, here's what I think is going to happen. I don't think that Pinball Brothers are going to release a new game. I think they're going to announce a partnership with Rick and Planetary."

"I think it would be the perfect time to show it at Pinball Expo in October."

"But if I were them, I would really be eyeballing Expo as a moment to reveal. I think it's the perfect time for them."

"I keep thinking about this because other than them, I don't think anyone's going to come to Expo with anything new. So I don't think it's a show where we're going to see a lot of new stuff. I don't think a lot of news is going to come out of the show."

"So if there ever was an ideal moment to march into pinball Expo, if there ever was an ideal fall to come out with a new game, I think now is the time because everyone is holding on to their money until they see Keith Elwin's next game."

"I'm still on the fence whether or not I will be going. If I do go, I'm really going to have a good time this year. They banned me from the show last year."

"I hope so because I was looking at the itinerary for Expo and there's not a lot. Like there's not a lot of reasons to go. The only real reason to go is to hang out with everybody."

"As we get into the fall, it's going to be interesting because now the next like six months, I think the conversation is going to start to revolve around Expo. Is anything going to happen at Pinball Expo? That's going to surprise us."

"I think it could possibly be big bang bar, I think it could possibly be the twilight zone, I think it's going to be a game that is in partnership with planetary pinball, remember when I told you Venom was coming out two years before everybody else and I told you planetary pinball is going to partner with paredready gaming and do remakes"

"the pinball brothers are going to unveil game number three at pinball expo in october, all right I have no idea what it is, I wonder if it's going to be playboy, I think it's going to be something else"

"I think what pinball brothers is going to unveil, are you ready for it, it's going to be a remake, it's not going to be an all new theme, I think it could possibly be big bang bar, I think it could possibly be the twilight zone"

"If I was a pinball manufacturer, I would not wanna be on the main show floor. I would have a separate area and I would allow people, I would allow people to book an appointment throughout the tournament or throughout the show to come see the product, learn about it from the coder and the designer, have a glass of whiskey or a beer."

"Just book Chicago Pinball Expert Bill. We haven't talked about this yet, but Bill, trust me. If you booked Chicago Pinball, only book Friday and Saturday. Fly out Sunday morning. Do not book Thursday. Do not book Wednesday. Do not, do not stay more than two days."

"And I mean it, like, I don't know, like, it's fun to walk around and see everybody, but you kind of see the whole show in a few hours."

"I think pinball shows suck at getting a feel for games. And I think we need to find balance here. I think pinball shows, they need to rethink some of this because I think the companies need to rethink it a little bit."

"Pinball Expo, like, two years ago was a lot of fun because it was like the first show back after COVID. I'm, I'm really on the fence about investing and going to shows, like, as often as I used to."

"These shows are relics. They're set up the way they were in the 80s and 90s as a way to sell product to operators. You now have a collector or a home buyer and you're presenting your product to them in the shittiest way possible."

"You know, I was banned from Expo last year. I was banned last year. I don't think I'll be banned this year. So I might as well go grab a room."

"It is too long being there. The show is too small. You'll see it all in an hour and you will regret going in early. Trust me. Everybody makes this mistake."

"I'll tell you this gang, like, Pinball Expo, like, two years ago was a lot of fun because it was like the first show back after COVID. I'm, I'm really on the fence about investing and going to shows, like, as often as I used to."

"Those distributors take that money, these guys go to Pinball Expo and then they announce we're delayed, we're delayed. We're not gonna be making games this year."

"You really do only get one chance to make a first impression. And for some reason in the pinball world, marketing and marketing basics continue to be a problem with these boutique companies."

"You should not show up at a show unless your game is done or your name is Stern Pinball. I mean that. Not even Stern should show up with incomplete games."

"But you should not show up at a show unless your game is done or your name is Stern Pinball. I mean that. Not even Stern should show up with incomplete games."

"That pinball expo is over. The show came and went and we saw some new pinball machines but we didn't really get a surprise. Like, I thought American Pinball was going to come out and actually show us a little bit more about their new game."

"I was hearing stuff like when the ball would drain, if you were in a song, the song would stop playing, which was really weird. Like that doesn't happen in Guns N' Roses."

"Why would you come to a show and show your product in an incomplete way that's not going to win people over? And I don't get it. I really don't get it."

"But again, why would you come to a show and show your product in an incomplete way that's not going to win people over? And I don't get it. I really don't get it."

"Welcome everybody to the only pinball podcast that is banned from Pinball Expo that's happening this weekend."

"So first and foremost, the loser kid pinball and pinball network flipping the script on autism is happening today. There's a lot of interesting items up for auction. There's also going to be a 10 hour live stream generating money. They're easily going to blow past their goal of $25,000."

"We're going to see Queen Pinball. I am curious to see what people think of Queen Pinball from the video itself. It looks underwhelming."

"We are seeing Queen Pinball at Pinball Expo. A working magic girl. There is so much happening in pinball this weekend."

"We're going to see a working magic girl. I could care less about a working magic girl. We're going to see Queen Pinball. I am curious to see what people think of Queen Pinball from the video itself. It looks underwhelming."

"Does it look like a $10,000 pinball machine? Absolutely not. But as we all know, it's 2022. And now a $10,000 machine is basically the equivalent of a $7,500 machine from just a few years ago."

"We're going to see a working magic girl. I could care less about a working magic girl."

"I think all this does whenever they do this, whenever they ban me from going to a show like I'm some big bad wolf, all it does is make the Kaneda club stronger. It just makes the words I say more impactful and more meaningful because we are all grown men, right?"

"I booked my hotel room to Expo months ago. And about a month ago, I got a note from Rob Burke over at Pinball Expo saying that because I snuck into the exit of last year's show and did a walk around of Expo that I was banned from the show."

"We showed everybody what was going to be at Expo and you watch those lives and they were great. All that did was really celebrate what was going on at the show."

"I wholeheartedly disagree that a show is better because I'm not there. I think people who love this show and are going to be there would have loved to have hung out with me."

"I am hearing that there are other people going to Expo who did not want me there. And they said basically they wouldn't go if Kaneda went. So then it was an easy decision. Let's just get rid of Kaneda's presence at the show and everyone will have a better time."