Opinions are just like assholes, everyone has got one. The problem here is none us know jack shit and have no idea how a Hot Wheels pin would look, sell , or play IF it is even true. Anyone who says that a Hot Wheels game will put American Pinball out of business put up or shut up. I will wager a crisp benjamin ($100) to each and everyone who thinks A.P. will not produce another game after Hot Wheels. Wager is void if Hot Wheels is not produced or is a redemption type game.

The bet for $100 is if Hot Wheels is produced by A.P. that A.P. will not produce another machine AND go out of business.

OK who is in?

Yep, you get it.

A Tween Theme?

Tell that to the 40 something collector paying $500 a pop for red line Hot Wheels?

I love how the naysayers say that Hot Wheels is a kiddie toy/theme. What the hell do think a pinball machine is? It's a glorified toy that happens to take your money. A good pinball is a good pinball, I don't care if it's called Little Mermaid.

An amusement device, commonly filled with toys, shouldn't be considered a toy? OK.

How the hell do you play with a coke machine? Put your money in a pinball, you play a game. Put your money in a coke machine and you get something to drink. A coke machine is a vending machine, a pinball machine is an amusement device. It's a big fricken toy that costs money to play.

Have you seen "Bad Grampa'? That is the only exception.

For the most part, I agree with your arguments other than the above statements. The original Willy Wonka is an amazing movie for it's time and a movie that all of us pinball owners grew up with. If it's on TV, I will probably watch it for a while. Brings me back to memories of the innocence of being a kid and seeing that movie for the 1st time. The Pirates franchise, which is worth over a billion dollars in movies, toys, and other revenues, is meaningful and enjoyed by many more than just a tween girl. Much of the innuendo and jokes are VERY adult.

For A.P. , if they are doing Hot Wheels and it's done well, my opinion is they will have the big winner they have been looking for. I had a shitload of hot wheels as a kid, and believe I would really enjoy this theme. Sorry if some of you played with Barbie's instead.

So people who bought 99 cent Wonka/candy bars are not buying $9K JJP Wonka pins?

Can't have it both ways

Hot Wheels or not, the bottom line is we are all playing a game of point, counter point. Everyone has reasonable points for or against a Hot Wheels pinball. The real truth is none of us know jack shit about how well a Hot Wheels machine would sell or even play until they roll off the assembly line. Dollars and sales speak volumes, not a bunch of grade school conjecture.

Somebody thought the Corvair was a great idea, someone else told Ford the Mustang would never sell.

Bulllllssssshit. Hot wheels has had animated series and a live action movie in the works.

You know what the good news is? If you don't like Hot Wheels and you don't like the pinball machine(if and when it comes out), no one is forcing you to buy one.

Isn't that a great option?

Only if I like it........

I am 48 and I love the fucking Goonies! Pretty straight forward, not confusing at all. As for Willy Wonka, try watching it just for the brilliant performance by Gene Wilder. Oh no....stop....please.

I bet he enjoys playing with his rubber duck!

This theme was just all wrong for a 2nd machine. That being said, it a great game, just not for a location. To get through all the different themes and choices, someone would have to pump 20 to 30 bucks in it on location and that just wasn't going to happen. If I had the spending cash and more room, I would own an Oktoberfest in my collection.

I sincerely hope that Hot Wheels is an amazing game with simplified rules that will appeal to operators AND home buyers. I can tell you for a fact that the powers that be at A.P. visited a few of their distributors and operators a few months back and asked for suggestions and ideas.

So far off base, Hot Wheels is a huge collectible in the adult world today.

"Through the years, Hot Wheels cars have been collected mostly by children, but since the late 1990s, there has been an increase in the number of adult collectors. Mattel estimates that 41 million children grew up playing with the toys, the average collector has over 1,550 cars, and children between the ages of 5 and 15 have an average of 41 cars. Most believe the collecting craze started with the Treasure Hunts in 1995. Mike Strauss has been called the father of Hot Wheels collecting; he has organized two collectors' events each year in some form since 1986. The first event was the Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention, normally held each year in the fall. The convention occurred in various locations around the country until 2001, when the first Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals was put together. Since then, the Conventions are held each year in southern California. The Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals rotate among cities outside of California during the spring. Strauss has also published the quarterly Hot Wheels Newsletter since 1986 and was one of the first to unite collectors all over the world. He also writes the Tomart's Price Guide To Hot Wheels, a book listing history, car descriptions and values, which is used by almost every collector to learn more about the hobby and their collection. Strauss sold his collection in 2011 and retired from the Hot Wheels Newsletter.

There are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of web pages dedicated to Hot Wheels collecting. Collectors are seeking everything related to Hot Wheels, from only new castings to only Red Lines and everything in between."

Only the narrow minded believe Hot Wheels belongs just to to "kiddies".

If Stern were making Hot Wheels, LE's would sell out in seconds.

Did you have great memories of playing with stamps as a kid? Or was it post office you played?

Correct version: I'm sure there are tens of thousands of grown men who collect little metal cars. This is reality whether you like it or not.

Take the blinders off, will ya? Why does someone have to be a Hot Wheels collector to buy a pinball machine?

And I am a firm believer that if Stern had announced a Hot Wheels pinball there would be pinball collectors high fiving, bragging and tripping over themselves for it.

You nailed it man! A pinball machine is just an overpriced toy for all of us grown men. Hot Wheels is kiddie shit, but Toy Story and Muppets are not? Give me a break.

All the whiners can only hope for a Barbie Machine.

I am so sorry you do not know the difference between a vending machine and an amusement device. But hey, to each his own I guess.

Knock yourself out with this one.

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I just don't get the defensiveness of some when a pinball machine is called an expensive toy. What is the issue? Is it offensive?

You play a game on a pinball machine. It has off the shelf TOYS on the playfield. Some add extra TOYS/figurines to their playfields. Some put TOYS on top of their machines. But god forbid you call the actual pinball machine a TOY?

You don't play games with a candy machine or a pop machine. You certainly don't play games with a roller coaster(unless maybe you were Michael Jackson and had your own Neverland).

Whatever. Screw this, I am going to play some Apollo 13, it's one of my big fucking toys! Let's go, who has a buck to lose?

Hungry Hungry Hippos after a 12 pack of Little Kings is a serious thing. Just making that reference for a friend.

Serious question, would you feel the same if JJP or Stern announced a Sponge Bob or even a Bozo's Circus pin?

I believe this to be somewhat true. I believe some are bagging on Hot Wheels just because it is A.P.

I am done with this until after the reveal. We are all justifying love or hate for a title that might be an if, so, or maybe. My thought that Hot Wheels is a great theme is no more right than those who say it is a terrible theme. Wait and see the game, then make a judgement.

Nah...just a kiddee game/theme... horrible idea....LOL!

I have no idea how it plays, but the 1st impression is well, impressive!

Look at this way, mods are just 99 cents at your local Walmart!!!!

No price point yet, that will be interesting.

I love how all these so called experts keep using the term BOM and I bet half of the have no clue what it really means. This is just laughable. Show us the price point and then we can talk about the bill of materials. If AP prices this like a Stern Pro, you can all wipe your asses with the BOM!