Maybe Stern could try this idea - make pins based on city names - you could even keep the playfield the same design and just provide the different pictures each city would require. Just like the US Mint does with the quarters. Could be a big hit? And no license fees required. Maybe do a world theme? Lame? Perhaps. But no more lame than WWE Smackdown is to anyone over 10....

I think the Wii/PS2/Xbox, etc is a neat idea too.

Still, I find nothing more fun to watch than seeing otherwise competent gamers trying to hit a silver ball with a flipper. Very funny. I catch myself saying, "You do understand you need to hit the ball, right?"