Dyer, IN
Quoted from SilverUnicorn:Did you ever see "Tilt: The battle to sve pinball"? It is a pretty interesting documentary. Apparently Williams had already decided to close the pinball side (WMS gaming was making huge profits on the slots) and they gave the designers one last shot to make something more profitable. They did JUST THAT with Pinball 2000, but they closed them down anyway.
The suits only looked at the numbers. They didn't care about collectors. When the team made something that DID make money, they didn't even give it a chance. Say what you want about Stern or Gary personally, but he does seem to listen to what people want. Even if it is at a price that many can't afford. If it were not for Stern, I don't think we'd have ANYBODY making pins now.
Chris
I saw the movie and it looked like what killed it was Williams didn't have a backup game ready to go in case SWEP1 failed like it did. Why pay employees on the line to sit around and do nothing for a pinball that makes marginal profits when you could close the whole thing down and focus on a huge profit maker in their gaming division?
