Cary, NC
Quoted from djb_rh:But the fact is this...*no* company has proven they can make a better game than MM so far, and it seems like maybe none will.
This is purely your opinion. I would suggest that A LOT of recent pinheads would still pick SM or MET or ACDC or ST or even WoZ over a 15 yr old design....
Quoted from djb_rh:So the *shame* of it will be if these remakes come out in line and do well enough at being a clone that they do continue to suck maybe $25M out of the hobby over 3-4 years. If that's enough to kill Stern (and it could be!), then that's a shame. You might say "but they didn't make good enough games!" But the reality is they do make some DAMNED FINE games even if they haven't beaten MM yet.
--Donnie
Sorry, i disagree with the entire zero-sum premise. But lets talk hypothetically that your overly simplistic theory is accurate:
If Stern can't make a game thats better and or more poplar than a 15-yr old retread then they don't DESERVE to be pettrified of JJP becoming really successful and building 3 or4 titles a year???? I think its the best thing for pinball since WMS folded (lol- even though I don't like WoZ).
You've got it backwards. 180-degrees out of phase on this.
