Quoted from snyper2099:Once the games are out and for sale to play, people will then know if those relases will affect the hobby.
I disagree. I think we'll know three to four years after release. Even if the MMR is a completely faithful reproduction gameplay-wise, we still need to see how the new electronics wear. Yes, the reliability of modern electronics has improved over the past 20 years, but that by itself doesn't guarantee a favorable outcome. The WOZ lighting boards are a prime example of this. Design flaws happen.. new designs have new issues. Time will tell. While the introduction of the MMR represents a paper loss to me financially, I'm stoked that it will be widely available. More people playing great pinball is a good thing.
It's already here. The WOZECLE from authorized distributors is going for 9,995.00 + tax. BTW, played the new code release yesterday on location and it's impressive. WOZ is really coming along, IMO.
Quoted from kvan99:Pinflation coincided with the introduction of the Ipad. A lot of new people came into the hobby due to the pinball app
I agree with this. Pinball arcade on the IPad with a free TOTAN table made pinball available/visible to a huge swath of people.
To the people who are claiming that the MMR should not effect the market until it ships, I also disagree. The price of a pin today has as much to do with future expectations of changes in price as does the actual condition of the pin itself. The second the MMR was released, anticipation of unlimited NIB supply revoked MM's grail status. This is as it should be.
Cheers,
S