Today's licensed themes from 30 or 40 years ago are nothing to really get excited about. If they are sticking with outdated licensed themes now, at least they could pick some good ones.
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Quoted from jayhawkai:Striker Xtreme and Grand Prix are based on the two most popular sports in the world (ok, ignoring any debate over whether auto sports are true sports), and they didn't sell well.
Fishing is just as popular today as when Williams released Fish Tales which sold over 13,000 units. However today's pinball geek may have a hard time biting or even swallowing that kind of unlicensed theme today.
Quoted from jayhawkai:I think those numbers are artificially inflated due to B/W's one-sided contracts with distributors.
Even so, It turned out to be a very popular game that still has many fans today, even without being licensed.
That being said, as long as Stern keeps giving pinsiders what they ask for, we may never see another quality license or unlicensed theme from them again. Pinsiders in general are asking for the most mundane themes these days. And Stern is delivering. But they aren't the only ones...
Quoted from Tickerguy:Not good things, IMHO.
Operators being priced out of being able to put games on location to earn money is a big death blow for pinball.
And the fact that pinball machines are now geared towards home collectors that beg for licensed themes until the makers of these games give in shows pinball's soul is dying or already has.
These are indications that pinball as it was, will never be again. And what was once a staple of pop culture is now a novelty at best.
Quoted from jwilson:Stern just doesn't do "funny" and I have no idea why.
They did Kiss, didn't they?
Quoted from trunchbull:It's interesting that pinball started out as a cheap diversion for the masses, and is now almost exclusively for the wealthy.
That's why it's on it's way out. Kaput. RIP.
We'll throw a big party when the last $15,000 NIB theme from the 80s game rolls off the line.
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