I love Ministry of Pinball after reading this thread. They're willing to take risks on artists to put out products for a niche crowd, and they're willing to back those risks up with their hard-earned cash from their more solid investments. These guys seem like an invaluable asset and I'm going to make sure I order something from them sometime in the near future.
The irony here is that I don't see anything bad aside from your standards (OP) and especially nothing bad about this transaction.