If these rumors are true, what are the chances of Stern unveiling a new machine while they are at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend? Seems like the perfect opportunity unless its too soon since the Kiss announcement...

"It's time to pay, Marko!" - easily one of the most annoying callouts on any pinball machine...

This is what I find interesting about pinball - some people LOVE the audio and others find it grating. Stern cant please everyone all the time, but you know you'll still hear about it on pinside.

XM and SM have very few similarities. If a friend of mine didnt already have an XM Id put one next to SM in a heartbeat. Love both those games.

I really hope you're right and can't fathom artwork like that on a modern pin. Besides the minute amount of nostalgia, I can't fathom why anyone would want that style artwork on a modern pinball machine (maybe a slow, clunky EM, but even then...) - Give me McFarlane any day or something more modern like Campbell.

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I wonder how much the GOT delays will impact their timing on releasing the news on their next title...

LE delays getting pushed into December...

Lol, and which one is the wise choice? Hypothetically if they sell 1000 units at $4500 with a profit of $500 per game that's $500K in profit but 1000 machines to service, maintain, deal with quality issues, etc.

Now let's say they sell only 250 but they're marked up an additional $2000 to $6500. With a gross profit of $2500 per game, that results in a net profit of $625K ($125K MORE $$$) AND now they have 75% less machines to service and deal with quality issues/customer complaints.

Not saying it's right or wrong, but from a business perspective there is a clear and obvious choice there...

I'm not really sure what you mean by aftermarket. Regardless, considering my post was all hypothetical anyway it really doesn't matter. My point was to simply shed light on what seems to be a common misconception that selling more of something at a lower price will result in more profit than selling less at a higher price. It's often not the case.

Didnt he do the exact same thing just a day or two before the Game of Thrones announcement?

I hope they rework some of the rules. I love the layout but dont like how repetitive everything is. I would love to see the spider sense shot behind the third flipper be more important and actually be something worth risking such a dangerous shot for.

"It's time to pay Marco"

If its junky, cheaply drawn modern ultimate-plates-cups-and other crap-spiderman art then I will be thankful that will be one less pin to buy this year.

I used to be all worked up over what the art is gonna look like and how it's gonna be priced. I'm just looking forward to the announcement already so I can make my damn mind up. I have a feeling the art is gonna be love it or hate it which could make it an easy decision if it falls in the "hate it" category. If I love it, then I'll worry about the cost and whether or not it's that much better than the original to justify it...