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Happy New Year! The first @pinnyarcade.bsky.social pin for 2026 will be available for pre-order on the PA store from January 9th, 4PM PT.

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The 2026 New Year Pinny Arcade pin on a black limited edition backer. The pin shows Kemper the cat riding a rocking horse.

Front and back of the 2026 New Year Pinny Arcade pin. The back image shows that the pin includes two layers and a spring, indicating that Kemper will be able to move.

January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM

PinnyPals

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PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 6.

Your 2025 Pinned wraps up with a look at the #PAXUnplugged2025 pin quest.

Here's looking forward to all the new pins in 2026!

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 6 - PAX Unplugged

Following the release of The One Ring™ pin last year, Unplugged saw two related pins from Asmodee and Office Dog Games - The Black Tower and The White Tower.

This pinny pal thinks it’s a stunner of a set #aesthetic

Most wanted pins from PAX Unplugged 2025:

Cookie Oven Fire
Planeswalker
Diced Fruit
Wolf Pup
Smiley Cookie Emoji
White Tower
Get Lit Gauntlet
Sunglasses Cookie Emoji
Dice Macabre
Unicorn Ride

January 6, 2026 at 7:23 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 5.

The #PAXAus2025 pin quest was full of great pins!

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 5 - PAX Aus

Melbourne International Games Week brought their sixth offering this year.

The cool thing about their previous pins, other than exploring great
Aussie indies, is the Augmented Reality feature on each.

Most wanted pins from PAX Aus 2025:

Lord of the Bins
Oi! Eat me! Cookie
Kawaii Cookie
Melbourne International Games Week 2025
Fairy Breadguin
Koala Dreaming
Last Responder
Gone Fission
Surly Cookie
Trust Me, I'm a Dogtor

January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 4.

We continue with a look at the #PAXWest2025 pin quest!

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 4 - PAX West

I know I may not be in the majority here, but this pinny pal was VERY EXCITED by the release of a Bubsy pin at West this year.

Bubsy’s reputation is polarising, but my
10-year-old self will always have a soft spot for this weird Bobcat, obsessed with balls of wool and t-shirts power ups.

Bubsy, Bubsy, Bubsy,
Bubsy Bobcaaaaaaaat!!!

Most wanted pins from PAX West 2025:

Chippy Bush Slide
Heart Eyes Cookie Emoji
Angry Cookie Emoji
Expedition Badge
Druid's Sigil
Slumber Cat
Monika.exe
D20 Dwarf
Forensic Seance
PAX West Metro Card

January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 3.

#PAXEast2025 gave us our first pin quest for the year.

Among Us snuck back into the pin quest with a new 3D saboteur, the fourth in their quest to take down pins.

They thought they could sneak by this year, opting to make their move at East, rather than West from the last three years attempts. But the community was savvy and found the imposter at the Shell Games booth.

Most wanted pins from PAX East 2025:
Nyan Cat Spinner
Chibi Kitsune
PAX East Metro Card
PAX East 2025 LE
Super Happy Cookie Emoji
D4 Vampire
Play Lab Stretchy Tatsugiri
Mafia Stiletto Blade
Ugin
PAX East Subway Sign

January 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned - Part 2!

Most wanted from 2025:
Nyan Cat Spinner
Chippy Bush Slide
New Year 2025
Chibi Kitsune
Lord of the Bins
Oi! Eat me! Cookie
Kawaii Cookie
Melbourne International Games Week 2025
Kemper Engine Car
Fairy Breadguin

Most traded in 2025:
PAX East 2025 LE
Play Lab Stretchy Tatsugiri
Cookie Tin? Sewing Mimic
PAX Aus 2024 LE
PAX Aus 2025 LE
Gone Fission
Last Responder
Moogle
Rage Quit
Oi! Eat me! Cookie

January 2, 2026 at 5:25 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals 2025 Pinned Part 1!

PinnyPals.com now has 2,814 users, with 210 newbies this year (more growth than 2024!)

The site saw 257 trades,
between 135 pinny pals,
sharing 2,534 messages,
to trade 2,196 pins
across 3 countries
(Australia, Canada, and America)

119 new pins were added to pinnypals.com in 2025

So, what have the pinnypals been up to?

Pbtam wasted no time, completing 35 trades through the site this year.

Gorwings took home the most successful newbie title, with 5 successful website trades this year.

And the biggest trade of 2025 was made up of 68 pins, smashing last year’s record of 54!

January 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

Happy holidays PinnyPals!

Stay tuned for your PinnyPals 2025 Pinned...

January 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

Keep a keen eye on your PAX Aus schedule this year and come join us for a pinny good time!

#PAXAus #PAXAus2025 #PinnyPals #PinnyArcade

Banner advertising the Pinny Pal panel that has been confirmed for PAX Aus 2025. Pin by Pin: Building a Collection, Building a Community!

August 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

Happy Lunar New Year PinnyPalsssssssssssssss

Just 1 hour until the New Year 2025 pin will be available to preorder at store.penny-arcade.com

#lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #enamelpins #kemper

January 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

The pin listing data is definitely not complete, so if you notice any pins that have missing or incorrect info, please let us know! There is now an "Improve this listing" button on the pin pages when you're logged in to the site, to make it easy to do this.

A screenshot from a pin page on the PinnyPals website, highlighting the "Improve this listing" button.

January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

You can also use these tags in the search, which makes it easier to find pins if you can't remember their exact names. E.g. searching for "Kemper" will now return all the pins that have Kemper in them - even if that's not part of the pin name.

January 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM

PinnyPals

@pinnypals.com

PinnyPals.com has been updated with improved pin listing data. Pins now show more information including the game, series or company the pin is from, characters depicted, the PAX it was released at, and other themes.