Pirates of the Caribbean (LE)
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Quoted from maglar:The reason Stern stopped making POTC is because it was almost impossible to manufacture. It was such a pain in the ass to get to work correctly they threw there hands up and said, never again. Don't expect to ever see a rerun.
Huh?
Quoted from DeeGor:I would rather they focus on getting new games out than re-running old ones. JJP will never get to releasing multiple new machines per year if they go back to re-releasing old ones with some new trim package.
My Guess is their business model is to build games and make profit not a title catalog. So if building game sales by continuing to run WOZ, POTC, GnR, Wonka, whatever makes sales that seems to be a model that works and at a Much lower risk and cost than hoping the next title is a win. Smart business in my view.
Quoted from DeeGor:They're struggling to fulfill the GNR orders they currently have. They jacked up the price by $1000 and there are still people getting in line to buy one. I don't think they're worried about losing out on JJPOTC money right now.
Besides, there would be outrage if they started up a second line to do another JJPOTC run. I ordered GNR LE on day 2 and am still waiting. It's been over 6 months.
I understand there people out there that would love to get a retail priced JJPOTC, but people had their chance and passed on it. Good for those that got them when nobody wanted them.
In my view your post is key. It was hard to build and make money building POTC the first time Without having a hot firecracker of a game like GnR on the tracks. Can only imagine those waiting 6 months to a year on a GnR having to wait longer cause they want to simply squeeze a game into production. Add to that, while it was possibly (assuming) a tight profit margin on POTC several years ago This year (from what our company is seeing) materials, components, wood, etc are up in some cases over 40% in cost. That would bleed any possible profit out of that game sadly unless it was released at crazy money.
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