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Quoted from Captain_Kirk:There's too much pessimism in here with people saying that Pinball will die off after our generation, and that our kids won't play it.
If YOUR kids don't play it, then you have failed to get them interested in it. If you waited until they were a teenager to try, that's too late.
My two year old son will grow up with Pinball in his life. And that means bringing his friends into at a young age.
We all have to do our part.
I agree with what you are saying, however, as much as I've tried with my kids and their friends, cousins, etc…..it's not happening. It started off as a novelty and them playing a bit but faded away quickly.
There are too many other things for these kids to occupy their time that they like to do. Xbox and Playstation is what them and their friends play amongst other crap. And the online social thing won't involve pinball imo. The one pin they might still play is NBA fast break because they understand the scoring, and that's rarely now.
Believe me, I've tried to do my part and keep trying but nobody is having it. I can't force them!
Long term, I think pinball is in big trouble. Now if I had a golden tee I might get some interest! 
Quoted from lowepg:It may survive with SUPER limited boutique manufacturing, but not mainstream....
No sense burying NIBs underground yet, I still think it's got a good decade or so left....
If most people are honest about it, this is true, I'd give it 10-20 years left with the "super limited boutique" hanging in there.
Unless they can make a "stacker" or "toy crane" pinball machine with a game time of 20 seconds I think its in trouble. Enjoy it while its here!
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