"But Full Throttle hasn't gotten into people's hands yet. There's a lot of cool ideas in Heighway's pins, I'm looking forward to the first impressions for"
Even with Full a Throttle (which I am seriously considering picking up), there is no denying that had it been paired with the MotoGP license it would guaranteed sell like a bat out of hell in Europe. Licenses just bring with them a built in audience that instantly connects....be it purchasing a home pin or plugging in quarters on a route. Pinball is still much more niche than it was in the 1990s and earlier, hence less ability to experiment. It's all subjective though, and with a handful of new pins coming out each year, it stings a little for individual collectors when none of the machines connect theme wise, regardless if they are original or licensed.