I strongly believe that BBB will be the next remake. I would bet on the games with the the highest increase in value compared to their original retail price, and factor in current demand and popularity. In my opinion ; BBB will be their best seller to date if they go with it for next years game. A $5500 -$6500 price point for this game makes it a no brainer for them. That being said there is no verification that they hold the rights to BBB. I myself would put a deposit on 2 of them if they were to announce it tomorrow.
I did call AC/DC as this years vault game by Stern, and Im very confident that Tron, LOTR, and POTC will be Stern's next three vault edition games. Most likely in that order. If JJP makes their version of POTC the 4th title in their lineup, it could be a strategic move for Stern to release their vault version at the same time ;hoping that a large price variance between the two would play a large part in customers going with the Stern game over JJP's version.
I hope that someone decides to remake a few of the more popular Data East games some day down the road ... Hopefully at a price point of $5000 or even lower. It would be nice to see some new Star Wars, guns and Roses, Tommy,Jurassic Park, Back to The Future, Tales From the Crypt, Last Action Hero, Simpsons, Rocky and Bullwinkle , Batman Returns, etc.
I wish you luck in your sale, and even if BBB is announced tomorrow; there will always be those people that prefer original games instead of the newer and much higher versions....
My two cents ...
Manny