I'll be doing a phone interview of George Gomez the new VP of game development at Stern
in one week. My co-host/interviewer will be David Silverman of the National Pinball Museum.
Post any question that you want me to pose to Mr Gomez and I'll get as many in as I can.
Thanks
I added alot more questions to the 904 zine facebook post for the Gomez questions.
I think that should give you alot more stuff to work with. I hope they are worthy
of bringing to the VP interview.
Any game theme suggestions?
My only suggestion is a UFC themed game.
No I don't want a Champion Pub gimmicked fighter in the middle,
but some kind of integration of punches and kicks.
MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is HUGE! and growing world wide.
No other sport is growing as fast or is growing influence like it.
The main concern would be the showcase of title holders which sometimes doesn't take long to change. Some hold a title for years but most titles change. If there are replacement plastics for other fighters then that could add presence of new champions.
Quoted from kmoore88:Any details about the upcoming Transformers Pro and LE?
Yeah... Like... Is there any truth to the rumor that the Transformers:LE will cost between $8-10K?
Quoted from jarjarisgod:any truth to the rumor that the Transformers:LE will cost between $8-10K?
Good question, I saw that report from the magazine as well.
The idea of a theme based on a company ever been discussed - Eg Dr Pepper, M&M or Burger King - Possible funds coming from company to developed and use as a marketing tool.
For the buyer a cheaper pin, new theme and a lot of new development.
Great questions, in fact most good questions have already been asked. Any crazy/gimmicky ideas for future machines? Such as 13 ball multi-ball (Apollo 13) second playfield on the backglass (Banzai Run) starting every ball with multi-ball (Spring Break, Blackwater 100, etc.)
Ask him why they are selling pins through Best Buy, and why they chose them over other retailers, and how many sales do they expect to get?
Quoted from absocountry2:How much different will the Bestbuy pins be? What are the differences?
There is no difference, same versions that are sold through distributors.
I wonder if they'll be setting up pins in stores and have people (players like us) go and sell them by doing demos with instructions.
You could always invite them to join the Pinside forum and get in touch with pinball fans around the planet. What better way to get feedback on design ideas or to simply generate some hype (we've all seen how effectively JJP is using the internet for creating marketing buzz).
Does that count as a question? 
Quoted from robin:You could always invite them to join the Pinside forum and get in touch with pinball fans around the planet. What better way to get feedback on design ideas or to simply generate some hype (we've all seen how effectively JJP is using the internet for creating marketing buzz).
I think that would be a great idea.
Ask him how Stern as a company has changed in the past year with him at the helm and Ritchie back.... Seems to me that the company has undergone an overhaul in their business philosophy.
Quoted from gweempose:I'm curious to know what his favorite pin is that he was not involved with in any way, and why.
I heard an interview with Gomez where he said T2 was one of his favorite pins. I think it was on Topcast.
Quoted from HighProtein:There is no difference, same versions that are sold through distributors
so they will have coin mechs and all?
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