Quoted from rai:I wanted to post a thread of retrospective of the last 10 years which have been incredible *to say the least.*
So, though not machines, two of the biggest developments in Pinball the past decade easily were:
1) the pinball arcade mobile application. This app and some other pinball apps reminded many how great Pinball was and led many back to physical pinball.
2) the rise of Pinside. Pinside was around before 2010, sure, but it was nothing like it is today. The message board had just launched and it would take months to drop off the front page. Pinside, as it has grown and been constantly refined by Robin, has provided a great environment to discuss pinball and a great market to not get ripped off in if you are a newbie buyer.
These two things combined grew the player and collector market, which allowed all the advancement in machines we are enjoying now.