Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

Direct print on cabinet, not a decal

Quoted from benheck:

Oh it certainly is a theme. It just isn't Beetlejuice or Scooby-Doo.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

Mandalorian is a show I really am not a huge fan of, but it’s Star Wars and a blast to play and I will get one. Casual fans will really consider purchasing a Mando or even a Jurassic Park, but Halloween is not a theme casual fans will jump on and buy.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

I have gone through more than you know son. More of a man than you will ever be my friend. I have Parkinson’s, heart issues, and poor health, I buried three children and served my country. When I was growing up I watched Scooby Doo and other things when I was a kid to escape mentally from a mother who would beat the shit out of me and was also verbally abusive.
We all have themes and movies we loved as a kid and still do that got us through some pretty shitty times. I could call you a psycho for loving to watch movies about a lunatic murdering people. My wife loves and still watches Scooby Doo, so is she a woman child? Your pathetic.

Quoted from rai:

I’m almost sad that Halloween/Ultraman are a twosome.
We all love reveals and tease but this was one on top of the other. No day in the spotlight.
With having the same rules and layout that precludes buying both for most people.
If you are a type that doesn’t like one layout you are out of two pin choices.
I’m not complaining just saying it would have been nice for Ultraman to have its own day in the sun and different layout. Even two similar pins like Metallica and GOTG have various differences and completely different code.

Quoted from Nightmare:

Forgive me ahead of time but how can this game go on sale to the public if it's already sold out?

Quoted from Damonator:

Assuming this small sample size is accurate, I’m surprised that the CEs sold WAY over the 50% mark. Interesting!

Quoted from Tyler_Durden:

FYI, Tesla will hold your deposit for 3-5 years and release the entire amount if you decline purchase. Not all companies have to or need to keep such high deposits.

Quoted from ultimategameroom:

You conveniently ignored the “ all of us who bought into the FOMO are suffering”. Also the statement “don’t preorder until you’ve played the game and/or can pay cash and drive away with it from a Distros warehouse.”
If you preorder anything it’s a gamble. Wait until the code is complete or take your loss and move on. Stern code takes months or years to get polished/ finished.
I’m a long term collector (almost 30 years now). I could care less what resale value is. I’m not a flipper or flavor of the month collector.
If I’m not sure I’ll like a game I don’t buy it until I play it.
If someone is concerned about future value wait and buy used.
Gambling and losing sucks. Next time don’t gamble. Life is full of lessons. Hopefully you learned from what you feel is a mistake.

Quoted from kciaccio:

Try doing that with a second hand Stern pin.
People love Stern but they don't know what real customer service is like.

Quoted from jjga:

Bitching about lost value on pinball machines is the same as hollering that your Fidelity account isn't fun to play. You bought the wrong product for your needs.

Quoted from trecemaneras:

I guess I don’t see what’s constructive about, “make this lone, unique pin more like every other pin from the last 10 years.” It doesn’t need to be a must-have pin for everyone, how boring would that be? Sorry you can’t have the best soundtrack in pinball in some garish, plastic-covered, rampy thing with a 30-page rule set. Move on and buy literally *any* other game from the last 10 years, and it’s already everything you want it to be, and you don’t even have to be in here telling the designer of the game that he did it wrong with his years-long labor of love.

Quoted from Tyler_Durden:

That's a bit dramatic. I think some things can be improved, that does not have to take away from what it is or put it down for what it was. By your logic ford would still be making the model A.
This could be the ultimate pinball game for a large base simply for the fact it is not tied to a theme many don't care for.
The proof ultimately is in the sales numbers, why has this not moved 4000 units or even 250.
It's definitely a much cooler game for a guy to own over a TS4!

Quoted from Tyler_Durden:

Well if what you say is true and it cannot benefit from any improvements, then I suppose this could be the final production for this title since the unit sales numbers look soft. Not selling out of 250 of such a beloved title can't be good sign for the industry.

Quoted from metallik:

haha .. if it ain't selling, it ain't "fairly" priced goes for anything, not just the Medusa.
If it sells within the hour, you probably left money on the table
If it sells after a few days and a bit of negotiation, you got it right.
If it's still sitting after a few weeks, time to rethink the price or just keep it for a while.

Quoted from Aurich:

But one is a personal preference and a polite criticism/request (we're all allowed those), the other kinda implies that the people who made it are lazy.
It's a real bummer, as a creator, to show something and have people immediately find personal complaints to imply you're lazy and not good at your job. I'm trying to be more considerate of people's feelings, not just because I've been on the other side of it myself, but because I've talked to pinball creators who feel like shit when Pinside dumps on them in personal ways. They read what gets said here. Even the people at Stern you never see, not just the companies brave enough to hang in the lion's den like Spooky.