Quoted from PinMonk:If JJP made a Disney deal for 1000 jjPotC machines, where PoTC is a multi-billion dollar property, I can't imagine what the holdup is with this much-lesser-income few hundred million dollar property like Nightmare Before Christmas. I mean, you'd have to sell more than a couple hundred machines, but if this was polished up and announced for sale from any of the established pin manufacturers (Stern, JJP, CGC, Spooky, AP) I have to believe it would be one of the best-sellers in recent memory.
I think it's pretty obvious if JJP could overcome the licencing issues, this would be a humongous title for them. But it's probably not that easy. The design wasn't developed in house; there would be the licencing costs and restrictions we're all familiar with; it doesn't fit in their schedule for what they've been working on, etc. Spooky is locked in too and needs to keep Scott happy with development of his next release. Maybe Chicago Gaming? (but they have their "slam dunk" strategy of reproducing tried and true titles and this doesn't fit that). I could only possibly see a fit with American Pinball (maybe)? Depends on how much money they've sunk into those Robin Hood etc...designs which I'm doubtful about, frankly. If they did Nightmare, it would certainly pull them up a bit for pinball street cred -- that's for sure.
And Stern wouldn't touch it, I believe...they are heavy into their own development cycles, teams and designers.
But I'm seeing how an independent's design of a heavily licenced title might cause companies to take a step back and say "Awesome but we can't touch it."
