The reason why you don't see pinball at a lot of arcades and places like Dave & Busters is because they operate on a formula that determines profit per square foot. Pinball machines don't bring in enough profit and they break down far more than other video based arcade games. So for a place like Dave & Busters, it makes more sense to put one giant pac man or space invaders instead of 2-3 pinball machines.

I think the only way we'll see a large-scale pinball concept to take off would be if it is virtual or video based.