This Week in Pinball

"So I'm going to go through each category and I'm going to tell you what I voted for. Now I will say this. This was the boringest TWIPY ballot ever and you're going to see why."

Kaneda calls the 2021 TWIPY ballot the most boring ever

"Alright, so when will we see Cactus Canyon remake? [...] It's TWIPY season everybody. It's the 2021 TWIPYs which takes place at the end of March. [...] I always feel like this award shows a little too late, but it's still the de facto award show in all of pinball."

Kaneda criticizes the timing of the TWIPY awards show but acknowledges it as pinball's main award show

"Jeff and Kim, I don't know what you guys are drinking over there, but wake up. Wake up. The optics of leaving TPF off of this is absolutely asinine."

Kaneda directly calls out TWIPY organizers Jeff and Kim for leaving TPF off the ballot, calling it asinine

"Favorite pinball convention. This is probably the most controversial one because they left TPF out of the voting because there was not a TPF last year. I think that was a huge mistake because you could still have a favorite show even if it doesn't happen every year."

Kaneda criticizes TWIPY for leaving TPF out of the favorite convention category, calling it a huge mistake

"And I also want to go and fill out with all of you my 2021 TWIPY ballot. We're going to go through all the categories and I'm going to tell you what my votes were. And I think I'm going to be pretty aligned with all of you on what we're putting into the TWIPY ballots."

Kaneda announces he's going to fill out his TWIPY ballot and share his votes with listeners

"Can you see why I don't think it's gonna be the most exciting award show? They're gonna need animated and entertaining hosts to make this show fun to watch because it's gonna be real boring."

Kaneda predicts the TWIPY award show will be boring and need entertaining hosts to make it watchable

"I love that I've made it harder for me to win a TWIPY. Are we still going to win a TWIPY? I think so."

Kaneda acknowledges he made it harder for himself to win a TWIPY award but still thinks he can win

"If I don't win, I will absolutely congratulate whoever does take it this year."

Kaneda says he will congratulate whoever wins the TWIPY if he doesn't win

"I don't see the numbers and the TWIPYs are coming up in January. I will say this, it will be amazing if Kaneda's Pinball Podcast can win the TWIPY after doing what I did. I made it more challenging for myself doing it this way, just doing my show for the fans."

Kaneda thinks it would be amazing if he could win the TWIPY award despite making it more challenging for himself with his approach

"Look for the Honda Civic Type R doing a 180 into the parking lot. And I'm just going to come out, put my arms up with my four TWIPYs, put them on top of the Godzilla pinball machine and drive off."

Kaneda boasts about his four TWIPY awards in a dramatic fantasy scenario

"is this how you win five TWIPYs absolutely it's how you win five TWIPYs in favorite pinball podcast because you know that the other shows out there that have relationships with Stern that know people over at Stern that are trying to get interviews with people over at Stern they would not have disclosed this information"

Kaneda contrasts his approach with other shows that have Stern relationships, suggesting they wouldn't share insider information like he does, which is why he wins TWIPYs

"Now I'm staring at right now to Stage Left, the 2020 TWIPY Award for Favorite Pinball Podcast. I finally got it in the mail. So thank you to everybody who voted."

Kaneda mentions receiving the 2020 TWIPY Award for Favorite Pinball Podcast and thanks voters

"I mean, how many more TWIPYs do we have to win before people realize this is the most positive, entertaining podcast about pinball going?"

Kaneda argues that his multiple TWIPY wins should prove his show is the most positive and entertaining pinball podcast

"I've got the four TWIPYs to prove it. The best pinball podcast in the world, four years straight."

Kaneda boasts about winning four TWIPY awards and claims to have the best pinball podcast in the world

"are you voting in the TWIPYs and no not at this time what why not you know it's just not on my radar to be honest I mean you know it's just I'm a pinball enthusiast but try not to get into the politics too much right can we ask for your vote right now on the air Dave come on"

Kaneda encourages his guest to vote in the TWIPYs when the guest says it's not on his radar

"We'll be back with my best picks of 2020 as we head towards TWIPY Voting which opens up January 1st. So get ready it's voting season people. All the big guns are coming out later."

Kaneda promotes the upcoming TWIPY voting season and his coverage of it

"And I'm going to do a show soon Where I predict what I think is going to win At the TWIPYs The big one is Game of the Year It's going to be an exciting thing Game of the Year Designer of the Year."

Prediction: He plans to do a show predicting what will win at the TWIPYs, including Game of the Year and Designer of the Year.

"this is why this is going to be the fourth TWIPY for canator because I'm the only one who has the guts to get up and say you're selling your Rick and Morty because it doesn't shoot great"

Kaneda claims he will win his fourth TWIPY award because he's willing to speak harsh truths others won't

"it's always fun as we head into January and we get into TWIPY season it brings out the best in every pinball podcast"

Kaneda comments that TWIPY season brings out competitive spirit in pinball podcasters

"I had a bunch of conversation last night on my two year wedding anniversary night and this is always what happens in pinball like my phones blowing up it's Jeff Patterson over at this week at pinball being like dude what are you doing why you saying this stuff about the twitties"

Kaneda describes Jeff Patterson from This Week in Pinball calling him to question his comments about the TWIPYs

"What if you are like Kaneda, and you are a polarizing pinball podcaster? I am either going to be someone's favorite, or I am most likely not going to be on your list at all. But I might have the most amount of favorites, and I might not be on other people's lists as one, two, or three, but I might lose, and I can very easily lose, to someone who accrues the most number two votes throughout everyone's voting"

TWIPY voting system change is designed to work against polarizing personalities like Kaneda

"Don't vote for me in the TWIPYs. I don't care."

Kaneda dismisses the TWIPYs (This Week in Pinball awards) while defending his enthusiasm for Guns N' Roses pinball

"I read an interview with this week in pinball in which they were interviewing Robert Mueller. And I think you two, and you guys talked about how you guys met and discussed Bible adventures and Robert came up with fire and Brimstone."

Kaneda references reading a This Week in Pinball interview with Robert Mueller about Bible adventures and Fire and Brimstone.

"It's amazing how they were all reading from the this week in pinball website. Like this is the script. We got to stick to it. It's like, okay, I get that you're reading what you saw. But how did you feel? What did you think? Can you even formulate an opinion?"

Kaneda criticizes This Week in Pinball for providing a script that correspondents stuck to instead of giving their own opinions

"so This Week in Pinball went on to ask do you know when the manufacturing will start"

Kaneda references This Week in Pinball asking Circus Maximus about manufacturing timeline for Kingpin remake

"And then Twips said when do you plan to go back to pythons pinball circus after kingpin is this a way to help fund that project"

Kaneda quotes This Week in Pinball asking Circus Maximus about their Python's Pinball Circus project funding

"I'm getting these facts from this week in pinball's website"

Kaneda cites This Week in Pinball as a source for facts about Kingpin pinball machine history

"There's a great story on this week in pinball in terms of Jeff interviewed all these different people in the pinball Industry about how they are making it through this time and I would definitely recommend you read that if you haven't"

Kaneda recommends a This Week in Pinball story where Jeff interviewed pinball industry people about dealing with COVID-19

"And if you look at the games from 2019, I mean really just look at the TWIPYs. Look at everything that was up for awards."

Kaneda references the TWIPYs (This Week in Pinball awards) as a way to evaluate the quality of 2019 pinball games

"And again, I think the TWIPYs are a great marketing tool for these companies to understand what people want."

Kaneda views the TWIPYs as a valuable marketing tool for pinball companies to gauge consumer preferences

"I mean, even when you look at go put the monsters next to Willy Wonka. I didn't really notice this until I saw the twips when you put them side by side it is embarrassing how barren the Willy Wonka looks next to the monsters."

Kaneda credits seeing machines at the TWIPs event for helping him notice the stark art quality difference between games

"the critics of the TWIPYs will say well it's not fair because it's not really the best it's the most popular and if more people go see or buy Jurassic Park then you have two times three times the voter base versus wonka"

TWIPYs voting is unfair popularity contest rather than merit-based awards

"Well you already voted for the TWIPY so it's too late. We're going to march in there and hopefully get the third one soon."

Kaneda mentions voting for the TWIPY awards and hopes to win a third one

"You know who I think should really host it? I think Ed Robertson would make the best host on the planet"

Ed Robertson should host the TWIPYs instead of divisive personalities

"I feel like it all could have waited until after the TWIPYs. And I'll explain why a lot of work goes into the show, a lot of planning goes into the show, a lot of energy goes into celebrating the best in Pinball at Texas Pinball festival. And I just feel like everyone just like, you know, the cards just all went up in the air."

All the pinball media reshuffling should have waited until after the TWIPYs

"Do you think I'm going to win a third TWIPY?"

Kaneda asks if he's going to win a third TWIPY award, suggesting he's won TWIPYs (This Week in Pinball awards) before.

"You know there's been a new development that this week in pinball has done that I thought is really smart and Jeff over there He's invited people to give their Thor their reviews or their early impressions of a pinball machine when it's first shown to the world [...] He's calling it first takes and he did one with stranger things premium"

Kaneda praises This Week in Pinball's new 'first takes' format where Jeff invites people to give early impressions of pinball machines.

"And I think she was talking about voting for me in the TWIPYs. Is that what you were talking about Brenda? I think it's going to happen. I think we're going to get your votes."

Kaneda mentions that his parents brought votes from Ireland for him in the TWIPYs (This Week in Pinball awards)

"If you haven't read this week in pinball today I would read it there is a phenomenal article by Dennis Kreisel about Italian bottom playfields in pinball [...] and it's great and it's great"

Kaneda enthusiastically recommends reading This Week in Pinball for a phenomenal article about Italian bottom playfields.

"What they easily could have done is they could have invited some pinball media. They could have got Jeff from this week in pinball. They could have got some other pinball podcasters. They could have got some personalities who have audiences in pinball."

Kaneda suggests Stern should have invited Jeff from This Week in Pinball and other media to play the new game and provide feedback.

"Jeff and the TWIPY staff do a great job of putting the show together and it always is a fun time of year celebrating the best the best in the pinball industry so it is going to be really cool and I look forward to seeing all the different categories and all the different things happening and encapsulating and tires you in entire years worth the pinball in that voting because it's great you get to see like oh yeah the those were all the games that came out last year those were the best art packages those were the best mods those were the best you know designs the best themes and it's just cool to sort of see it entire years worth the pinball in one place"

Kaneda praises Jeff and the TWIPY staff for doing a great job putting together the awards show and celebrating the pinball industry

"we are the TWIPY award-winning podcast too so you're the big dogs just remember"

Kaneda mentions winning a TWIPY award from This Week in Pinball, using it to establish credibility as 'big dogs' in podcasting

"You know they put out this announcement on this week in pinball even though people shared all of the different comments from Robert and his team nobody reads okay"

Kaneda notes that This Week in Pinball published an announcement with details, but criticizes readers for not actually reading the content

"I would love to go three for three with the TWIPY."

Kaneda expresses desire to win a third TWIPY award from This Week in Pinball

"I just wanted to tell Jonathan and Martin... I think that's a ridiculous thing to tell Jeff at this week in pinball for all the money and hard work he puts into it."

Kaneda criticizes others for treating This Week in Pinball's Jeff poorly and praises his hard work and financial investment

"They sent Jeff at this week in pinball, this ridiculous disclaimer, or sort of like a warning that they don't want their podcast to be transcribed on this week in pinball anymore, all because Jeff is going to be running pinball ads on his website. So those are two completely non-sequitur things. Are they trying to say that Jeff has sold out because he's just trying to make a little money for all the hard work he does?"

Kaneda defends This Week in Pinball against criticism from Pinball Magazine creators who don't want their content transcribed due to ads

"I was speaking to Jeff at this week in pinball. He also is reaching out to pinball manufacturers and playfield manufacturers about this topic to varying or I think very limiting degrees of success."

Kaneda mentions Jeff from This Week in Pinball is also investigating playfield chipping with limited success from manufacturers

"Jeff my man your site is the best go to for pinball news you don't have to explain yourself when you are going to incorporate some ads into your site in fact I don't think people really give a shit that you're gonna put some ads on your site"

Jeff at This Week in Pinball doesn't need to explain or apologize for adding ads

"Jeff's got the best site Jeff needs to just like come on Jeff you need a little bit thicker skin there and don't have to explain yourself"

Kaneda advises Jeff to have thicker skin while reaffirming This Week in Pinball is the best

"you don't have to explain yourself when you are going to incorporate some ads into your site in fact I don't think people really give a shit that you're gonna put some ads on your site"

Kaneda tells Jeff he doesn't need to justify putting ads on This Week in Pinball