Pinball Hype Index Updates: March 2023

The Pinball Hype Index has gone through its monthly update cycle! We have now reviewed 41,816 (+581) pieces of content. There are a total of 1,638 (+14) unique pinball IPs tracked in our system (we only include the top 200 or so in our public index).

Lots of change coming to the index after this month as Foo Fighters, Galactic Tank Force, and The Godfather will all be officially moving to “graduated” status now that they have been confirmed by Stern, American Pinball and Jersey Jack, respectively. 

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February 2023 Hype Index Updates
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February 2023 Hype Index Updates

Top 10 Most Wanted Pinball Themes for March 2023:

1. Back to the Future
2. Jaws
3. Venom
4. Evil Dead
5. Harry Potter
6. Foo Fighters
7. Beetlejuice
8. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
9. The Goonies
10. Ozzy Osbourne

Biggest Jumps (top 200):

1. Galactic Tank Force (+58)
2. Adventure Time (+52)
3. Elton John (+30)
4. The Return of the Living Dead (+20)
5. The Godfather (+15)
6. Nightmare Before Christmas (+11)
7. Scarface (+8)
8. Hello Kitty (+8)
9. Power Rangers (+6)
10. Foo Fighters (+5)

Biggest Jumps (whole index):

1. Operation (+626)
2. Gorillaz (+590)
3. Anpanman (+555)
4. Men at Work (+475)
5. Crowded House (+490)
6. Alf (+395)
7. Metallica (+376)
8. Winnie the Pooh (+291)
9. The Stooges (+224)
10. The Meg (+222)

Biggest Drops (top 200):

1. Daft Punk (-4)
2. Fortnite (-4)
3. Theater of Magic (-4)
4. Prince (-3)
5. Archer (-3)
6. Little Shop of Horrors (-3)
7. Dungeons & Dragons (-3)
8. Robin Hood (-3)
9. Assassins’ Creed (3-)
10. Resident Evil (3-)

Biggest Drops (whole index):

1. Pirates of the Caribbean (-40)
2. White Water 2 (-21)
3. Marvel Zombies (-13)
4. Studio Ghibli (-13)
5. Sam & Max (-13)
6. Michael Jordan (-13)
7. One Punch Man (-13)
8. Full Metal Alchemist (-13)
9. The Sandman (-13)
10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (-13)

Pinball Themes New to the Index:

1. Rocco’s Modern Life
2. Courage the Cowardly Dog
3. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
4. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
5. Casino
6. Hasbro
7. Milton Bradley
8. Guess Who?
9. Spacehog
10. Sponge
11. Turner & Hooch
12. Deep Blue Sea
13. Pogs