Quoted from Rarehero:

Everything on that playfield is from the movie marketting assets...the logos, the characters. The modes are all based on events in the movies.
This rumor is very interesting - on one hand a comic-based Spidey could be really, really cool! On the other hand - SM as it stands has a very engrossing sound package due to Willem Dafoe & Alfred Molina's clips and J.K. Simmons custom voices. I suppose they could keep the music, as it was all original anyway. If the voices were all new - we risk it sounding like X-Men. It would be very hard to go to a "Shittybeast" sound package on Spidey.
Anyway - this is an interesting rumor...let's see what happens. I could see myself re-buying Spidey if they knock it out of the park.

Quoted from thedefog:

I agree to a point. All three of those movie pins have deeper roots than just the movies they were modeled from though, and I think in most cases, people can look past those versions of the movies. LotRs is usually high in people's favorite movies of all time. If they come out with a Jaws pin, that'll show that they aren't always interest in what is popular at the moment. They have a rich history and loyal following. Avatar, not so much. Think about how many LotR fans there are, Tron fans, Spidey fans there are.

Quoted from TheLaw:

Yeah whom the hell even knows anymore...thought they were coming out years & years ago. Wonder how much interest they can drum up this time? Maybe a ton, won;t be from me though...god that movie was pathetic.

Quoted from Goronic:

Ok...So SM is first of the next VE pairs? - not too shabby
But I gotta know what the next one is - if anyone knows spill it please...

Quoted from MikeS:

It's too bad if they don't because the 6 white arrows would be perfect for them! They already have code in those inserts to change the intensity which is difficult to see with leds. If these were color changers it would be much easier to see when you have a 2x multiplier lit. They could also correspond by color to the mode lights like they do in Star Trek.

Quoted from kvan99:

Watch it, you're about to be wrong.
Followed by LOTR and Avatar.

Quoted from lowepg:

sonofabitch.
I JUST came back from a work trip. The restaurant next door to my hotel had ONE working pin, a SM. I'd never really put a ton of plays on it before- I wasn't a big fan of the movie to be honest.
Well, I played it about 50 times over 2-3 days and now I'm hooked. I came on here to start researching a purchase and now see all THIS.
Arg....
Now im in a holding pattern.

Quoted from T-800:

Can a few people chime in that absolutely love the Spider-Man pin with what they like most about it? Spider-Man has always been one of my favorite themes, ever since I was a little kid. Playing the game I found I just kept grinding out Sandman and Doc Ock all the time. I read through the indepth guide on pinballnews about the rules and shots, but find when I play, I still get sucked into those two other modes. Even little things would be cool to hear, like how often do you try to make the shot underneath the upper right flipper (like the away team shot in ST)? Besides, with all the bitching on pinside lately, I'd like to read some more things on what people LIKE about pinball.

Quoted from T-800:

Thanks, I actually just watched that yesterday. Was nice to see some of those rules explained during real gameplay. There are a couple of times during the game play where he says he doesn't know what shot he's really supposed to go for (cause there is no light indicator) in order to complete the mode, etc. and that he's just guessing, sometimes with 50/50 odds of getting it right. Is this an issue for people or is it just one of those things the more you play it the more you get used to it? Also, for the shot multiplier - how do you know which shot actually got multiplied if you don't happen to catch the split second animation and/or just know because you were able to pay close enough attention (i.e. if you're in multiball and that happens, how do you know?). I'm guessing it might be an option to tab through if you can catch the ball and hold the flipper button in to check? I love strategy in pinball and delaying the quick points for the larger payout - Bowen's tutorial definitely does a good job of showing how Spidey shines in that regard...

Quoted from Frax:

The one we had on location near me...you can't do it. The upper flipper blocks the shot? Do you have to do it staged button press or what?

Quoted from markmon:

So doing non movie hand drawn art doesn't mean they can't use the same sound bits as they have now. Someone has to voice those characters. Why not the actors that did the movie? In my opinion, it's not out of place to have the same sound tracks with generic hand drawn art.

Quoted from nosro:

I like how a price discussion has been hijacked by a game play discussion.