Quoted from Snowdale:The only reason they did BBH is because the stupid Gun game is in every dive bar. These games that I speak of have depth, story lines, good guys, bad guys, action, adventure. OK, Video game themed Pins have been kinda shitty in the past but look at a game of Assassins Creed compared to pac-man or Mario. Games now are more of a movie than most actual movies.
I think Stern should make a one-off TF 2 just to make you happy.
Quoted from Snowdale:The most obvious of themes, and its not just one, is video games. Halo, MK, GTA, GEARS OF WAR, God of war, Madden, Assassins Creed........ There NEEDS to be a partnership with video game studios. Even more so now with the impending LCD screens.
And for you guys that don't play video games, its the closest thing to an original theme you'll find. WIN/WIN!!!
I could def. see a Call of Duty Modern Warefare pin...
The best selling pins of all time are based on TV shows and movies. I don't think you'll see much movement away from those themes. But I'm ready for something fresh myself, an unlicensed theme perhaps. Or at least a comic book pin based on the books and not the movies.
Unlicensed will never happen with Stern, for that you have to lean extra hard on the game itself and most of their pins, you strip away the license, there isn't much left beyond some great Lyman and Keefer rules. Which is plenty in most cases.
Here's to hoping JJP can shake Stern up enough to increase quality across the board, at least to the level pre-Iron Man. Be really great to have both companies competing and putting forth consistent A-title effort.
Quoted from jarozi:Here's to hoping JJP can shake Stern up enough to increase quality across the board, at least to the level pre-Iron Man. Be really great to have both companies competing and putting forth consistent A-title effort.
I believe this is exactly what you are going to see happen. Nothing creates quality products, innovation and creativity more than competition. No competition means means one can be lazy and cut costs . . . you are the only show in town.
Look at wresting in the late 90's . . . great television (well, good television for wrestling) . . . as soon as WCW was gone the then WWF product went to nothing. They didn't need to put on a quality show any longer and they began killing their own industry.
I believe Stern is trying to step up their game currently and we are going to see some really good pins coming from that company moving forward. Tron and AC/DC are really just the start (I hope) as Stern will not quietly surrender the quality arguement to JJP . . . they will at least match it (or try to, they are at a big disadvantage in trying to produce 3-4 pins a year to his 1) once they are able to look at what his final product will be.
This is an exciting time to be into pinball. Competition is great! 
Quoted from TomGWI:Surprised nothing has been made official yet.
Could be an indication they think the next pin would hamper the sales of other games currently still in production. Could mean it is either a HUGE license or one that harms one of the specific pins already being made . . .
I like the thought earlier that Resident Evil will be coming out soon.
How about an original title?
I feel stern has done pg-13 Hollywood blockbuster movies and past their prime bands to death.
Not hating just in the mood for something different from Stern.
Quoted from mnpinball:Again for the umpteenth time.... It's X-Men.
I don't doubt it's X-Men. I want to see some pics. I know it will have 2 ramps, what else. Are they going to do a LCD yet or same old DMD? Is there going to be a pro, premium and LE versions?
Seems a lot more info about AC/DC was released but they are being ultra secretive about this one.
How long after one game is released does it normally take for Stern to announce their next game title?
Quoted from DCfoodfreak:Because you don't talk about Xmen during the Avengers film release.
Everyone keeps saying XMen or Avengers but there has been nothing tangible confirmed as best I can tell. If they are going to wait till Avengers leaves the theaters to announce XMen . . . that could be a looooong time from now . . . that would mean there would be another pin in the middle possible (if Stern follows its normal pattern).
I personally think Stern has something big planned for the next release. We all see they are trying to up the quality of their pins (competition is good at forcing venders to improve products...Stern is not going to surrender the high quality lable to JJP so we can expect some good stuff out of Stern moving forward). The hold up in the announcement may be that Stern is trying to square away a unique toy or the LCD or whatever . . . not an issue with a license.
Who can say, I could see many different reasons for the hold off on announcing.
Quoted from mnpinball:Again for the umpteenth time.... It's X-Men.
Are you sure?
Everything I have heard for months and months says Avengers. Is X-Men a classic red herring??
i would love to see a NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS pinball....
great music by danny elfman, cool characters, maybe a OOGIE BOOGIE multi ball would be cool? or a lock, stock, and barrel mode?
since i do have 2 little ones i would def be down to buy a more kid friendly disney theme like nightmare or maybe even a toy story pin too
Quoted from ENDOFLINE:i would love to see a NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS pinball....
great music by danny elfman, cool characters, maybe a OOGIE BOOGIE multi ball would be cool? or a lock, stock, and barrel mode?
since i do have 2 little ones i would def be down to buy a more kid friendly disney theme like nightmare or maybe even a toy story pin too
suggest Shrek. No really i do.
hahaha.... i love that movie. nothing gets by the pinsiders what i meant to say was lock, shock, and barrel. i think thats right? i could be wrong.
Quoted from Blakesell:or a lock, stock, and barrel mode?
or maybe 2 smoking barrels?? Sounds like a good retheme for WPT or Jokerz!.Attachments lock_stock_and_two_smoking_barrels[1]..jpg (82.9 KB, 0 downloads) 7 minutes old
Quoted from AkumaZeto:suggest Shrek. No really i do.
There already is a Shrek pinball.
Quoted from Blakesell:I think he meant for the family friendly theme as guy above him was saying he wanted a more kid friendly theme for the next pin, as opposed to things like zombies or politicians, which are kind of one and the same.
WOZ would be good then.
Quoted from Shapeshifter:Are you sure? Everything I have heard for months and months says Avengers. Is X-Men a classic red herring??
In my time here I have never seen mnpinball be wrong about an upcoming Stern release. I guess there is a first for everything but I tend to give mnpinball the benefit of the doubt considering the excellent track record.
If it's not Avengers now, then it will be one of the next ones. Come on, do you think Stern will pass up to make that many LE's? Iron man LE, Cap. america LE, Thor LE, Hulk LE, and so on, each with it's own color match up! 
I would love an Avengers pin. But, if it happens, I hope it is a couple titles away, cuz I'm tapped right now. Saw the movie last night and it was sweet.
I would love an x-men, maybe they can do it with comic art and not stuff from the films, that would be completely bad ass
Quoted from The_Dude_Abides:In my time here I have never seen mnpinball be wrong about an upcoming Stern release.
+1
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