A lot of great points being made here. Before making a hard assumption on JJP, I have several questions that I think the Pinside community would have a better perspective on.
* In general, what percentage of games are sold to operators vs. individual consumers? If I was an operator, I would tend to avoid higher cost machines to improve my bottom line (of course some machines that have higher price points do draw more plays). For those who are operators, what are your opinions on buying JJP vs. a Stern Pro model?
* Is JJP's target market HUO customers/collectors or operators? With the prices the way they are, I would assume it's more geared toward collectors or individual consumers with higher disposable incomes.
* Most would agree that JJP's games are very innovative, pack a good amount of toys, and are designed/coded well (minus a few mishaps such as the spinning disk, which happens when you innovate new features). While it's great that JJP is moving the needle in that aspect, and forcing other companies to keep up, is it really a sustainable business model? With JJP's high price points, one would think that they're getting close to where the demand curve is going to drop off sharply.
Time will tell...
