Of course they are - this is why Stern has adjusted their business model in the last few years to include LE with more content and higher prices. I would also argue that even though JJP has only released one pin (with a second sold in preorder), they have pulled a lot of money out of the pinball market. I don't think anyone knows actual sales, but let's hypothesize 2000 WOZ and 1000 Hobbit to be conservative (I think these numbers are low). Even though this is over a 3-4 year span, that is still a large pot of pinball money pulled away from potential Stern sales. Competition isn't just how many models are released, but the volume of machines sold.

Competition is good. Don't understand why some people have to be only pro-JJP or pro-Stern. I think both companies can make good games and I will support either when they make a game I enjoy.

Scott