Go to about 70% or so into into and i asked him and he said non licensed pin - NEVER
He also talks about doing another rock pin and NOT a Ramones - this was in the UK in 2010
Well they did do other Rock pins - notably RStones,AC/DC and Metallica

Shame as it could work re unlicensed pin

poibug

#2 11 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

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Never

#3 11 years ago

POI

poibug

Pinside member

Flint

12y 41,550 219 12

And he also said about 80% in about not doing an Aliens one,wekk I guess someone thought it was doable

So glad Metallica is coming tho

#4 11 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Gary isn't a risk taker, and there isn't much of a need to be these days. Why make a zombie game that probably a lot of people will like, or a metallica one that already has so many people pumped to buy it.

#5 11 years ago

SEF

practicalsteve

GoldenStatePin

El Cerrito, CA

12y 104K 7,623 5

nope not ever

#6 11 years ago

GEM

Silverballer

Pinside member

14y 88,300 3,238 51

Aretheygonnaever make anon-licensed pin -----nope nope nope nope nope
Aretheygonnaever make anon-licensed pin -----nope nope nope nope nope
Aint gonna happen .....never ever ever -----nope nope nope nope nope
never ever ever .....aint gonna happen -----time to give up hope

#7 11 years ago

TLH

tl54hill

Pinside member

Lake Villa, IL

12y 61,400 261 4 14

I think Stern might do a non-licensed pin someday, but only if overall pinball sales are so high that they were sure it would sell well. I think we are a long way from that point.

#8 11 years ago

???

jeffgoldstein2

Pinside member

Hawthorn Woods, IL

12y 91,550 2,074 20 51

Why would they? The formula they are doing now works. They sold out of LE'S in less than a day!

#9 11 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

Pinside member

Area 51, NV

11y 81,800 1,379 1

I've owned a Sharkey's Shootout and High Roller Casino. Striker Xtreme was rethemed into NFL to sell more units. but never say never.

#10 11 years ago

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frolic

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Quoted from jeffgoldstein2:
Why would they? The formula they are doing now works. They sold out of LE'S in less than a day!

exactly, that's what Gary keeps saying, when there is a license they can sell a bunch sight unseen.

It will never be another way, he has too much to lose.

#11 11 years ago

BJS

DrStarkweather

Pinside member

Chicago, IL

12y 59,300 2,002 3 26

not news? This has always been the understanding with Stern. The pinball community may not care about an unlicensed game, but the remaining 15% of their sales depend on it.

Ops want instantly recognizable themes.

#12 11 years ago

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frolic

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Quoted from DrStarkweather:
The pinball community may not care about an unlicensed game

I think the pinball community cares a LOT about a theme. The Predator license has put that project at the top of the heap amongst all the small new companies coming forward. Yes, the game looks good, but the license got them a long way to selling out their 250 games (and more on wait list).

#13 11 years ago

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TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Quoted from frolic:
I think the pinball community cares a LOT about a theme..

Pinside is full of nerds and Metal Heads...and these companies are basically selling to our homes now so why not?

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