I work in a building full of older people, I just don't see a pin like this being of interest to them. The window for the generation that grew up with the Beatles and having that much disposable income.. has shrunk pretty hard in the last few years.

Guess we will find out when the pin is released how well the sales are. Personally I played Seawitch several months ago and it was fun, I'd rather see it re-released at some modest price point and buy that over the Beatles offering...

I would not expect that for the simple reason Seawitch is by modern standards a simple pin hence no fancy gizmos, ramps, toys, lcd display etc.

Hell, they don't even have to pay for a license. Most of the hardware is off the shelf stuff.

I'm sure it would be easy to program in some new modes and you could switch back and forth between the "classic programming" and the new stuff.

Wrecks always draw a crowd.

"Approved by Yoko" did I hear that correct? I also thought I heard the term "affordable" which was interesting, it what way? Also the odd comment about no multiball but you include magnets, both of which had been done before 1964 but were not common at that time of course.

I'm coming around to the thought that this title isn't for Pinside members or the typical pinball machine owner for that matter. Clearly someone thought they could make a few bucks off the rabid but declining Beatles fan base (while investing as little as possible in the hardware) and I wish them all the best luck in this endeavor.

Question- How popular is The Beatles overseas? I'd imagine some markets would have close to zero interest. Star Wars might have fairly equal appeal world wide for one example but The Beatles might only be a seller in the US and UK. And I'm guessing about the UK.

Where are the fans located is the million dollar question.

And that was how many decades ago?

I asked how popular were they now. Today.

As in potential buyers today willing to pony up the cash for a Beatles pin.

Sorry for the multi-posts, they initially did not display.

Based on crowd pictures perhaps Stern should do a Bay City Rollers pin next.

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Thank you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_on_One_(tour)

Lets go back to my original question- How popular is The Beatles outside of the US and UK?

44 play dates in the US, 27 outside the US and didn't play in the UK at all for this tour.

The only venue multi-night arena was Japan (4 nights, the winner at one location) The United States, Melbourne, Sydney, Argentina and Canada.

New York City area had eight at 4 locations within a stones throw of each other.

Try and keep it in perspective.

Kanye West in just 2016 had 60 tour dates compared to Paul (2016-2017) and was cut short due to medical issues.

Coldplay had 122 massive concerts 2016-2017

Is there enough Beatles fans who are also pinball fans and willing to pop 7.5k to 10k for a pin.

It is a simple question.

The Beatles WERE popular. Are they still popular enough to move 1964 pins at those prices is the question.

Hell my first album was Stg. Pepper; doesn't mean I'm jonesing to buy.

As I already have stated, I wish Stern luck in this endeavor.

Local station use to have Breakfast with the Beatles every weekend, it went off the air around here at least 20 years ago and we are a stones throw from NYC.

And yes a Yellow Submarine theme pin would have been cooler, my kids will never forgive me for having them watch it.

Your kidding right? Mustang are WILDLY popular cars, Ford has had them in continuous production since 1964.

You can actually buy brand new reproduction 1960's body shells

https://www.cjponyparts.com/mustang-body-shells-frame-assemblies/c/60020480/?msclkid=e302af15ba8913f55853f4f55c6f7d80&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Sheet%20Metal&utm_term=new%20mustang%20body%20shell&utm_content=Mustang%20Body%20Shells

Matter of fact if you wanted too, you could build a brand new 1968 Mustang without a single used part if so inclined.

I'm not a Ford guy and I know about Mustangs and their history. They most certainly were sold outside of the US at launch in 1964 (For example they could not use the name Mustang in Germany in 1964 as it was owned by Krupp and Ford refused to buy the rights for it so called the cars T5 instead)

Ford sold more Mustangs in 2016 in Germany than Porsche had sales there in 2016.

Maybe Mustang owners have little interest in being pin owners.

The fact a company spent millions upon millions of dollars tooling up to stamp out new 60's bodies should give you some idea how ridiculously popular and deep pockected some Mustang owners are.

Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/doronlevin/2016/05/02/new-mustang-outsells-porsche-911-in-germany-really/#27c6cc481bd1

You wave away the fact a company is actually stamping out new Mustang bodies, clearly you know nothing about the exorbitant costs of such an endeavor. Mustangs are stupidly popular; not my cup of tea but then again neither is an overpriced Beatles pin.

Again you distort what I stated, perhaps a language barrier.

I correctly did point out that the bulk of Beatles fans are in the United States. UK was represented with a ? because I was unsure.

Using Paul's concert as one metric, concert sales were almost 2-1 in favor of US residents vs the rest of the world.

Mustangs outsold 911's in Germany in 2016, deal with it.