Quoted from pinball2020:

As a person who use to sell collectibles & comics for a living, I responded to people who would ask me "Will those (specific comics/collectibles) be worth something in the future?", my answer was you should be buying it if it brings you joy and happiness. If it goes up in value, great. If it doesn't or it drops in value, if it still gives you happiness, who cares. If you think you will get upset if it drops in value, ask yourself the reasons you are buying it in the first place and maybe rethink your choice.

Quoted from PinFascination:

100% agree

Quoted from Kkoss24:

They said no more LE runs after the original run is sold out. So any special re run will be pros or premiums. I would imagine no limit.

Quoted from pinball2020:

As a person who use to sell collectibles & comics for a living, I responded to people who would ask me "Will those (specific comics/collectibles) be worth something in the future?", my answer was you should be buying it if it brings you joy and happiness. If it goes up in value, great. If it doesn't or it drops in value, if it still gives you happiness, who cares. If you think you will get upset if it drops in value, ask yourself the reasons you are buying it in the first place and maybe rethink your choice.

Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:

My son just turned 4 and had a Sonic themed birthday. While looking for stuff for his birthday I realized how popular Sonic really is. I could definitely see a Sonic pinball working great and also spanning a large demographic. (I'd rather see a new Mario or Nintendo universe though).

Quoted from Kkoss24:

They said no more LE runs after the original run is sold out. So any special re run will be pros or premiums. I would imagine no limit.

Quoted from pinball2020:

As a person who use to sell collectibles & comics for a living, I responded to people who would ask me "Will those (specific comics/collectibles) be worth something in the future?", my answer was you should be buying it if it brings you joy and happiness. If it goes up in value, great. If it doesn't or it drops in value, if it still gives you happiness, who cares. If you think you will get upset if it drops in value, ask yourself the reasons you are buying it in the first place and maybe rethink your choice.

Quoted from JohnTTwo:

Great Post!
Stern should never have joined up on the collectable game with LE's at all.
As a person who use to sell collectables you surely get the rare mentality. Stern wanted and portrait their LE's as rare, only to un-rare them later on LOL. That is the issue I have from them. I simply will not buy LE's anymore, knowing they will just un-rare them someday.
I enjoyed them as collectables, til they weren't.
Now we can sit back and see how bad losing the collectors hurts Stern, I don't think they care at all, they are driven about making a buck today and tomorrow doesn't matter.

Quoted from iceman44:

I’ve never had a Metallica. Will likely grab one after the initial NIB run.
I hope everybody gets what they want while it’s available.
Just don’t know who is gonna keep buying NIB. There might be a few for me down the road
Stern gotta feed the 500 employee beast.
Every other company in America has gotten the “cost efficiency” memo the past two yrs
And none of these guys have any pricing power any more.

Quoted from digitaldocc:

Let's take Bond 60th and put an lcd screen in it. Change artwork to highlight Bond women and price it like a pro. They would sell lot hotcakes. The 60th has a great playing playfield but it really should have been an alternative to a pro model instead of the illusion of scarcity price.

Quoted from Billygrippo:

How bout trading places..
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Quoted from pinmister:

-Ok Ok Ok
So I just got done watching all the WICK movies back to back again. By the third movie it really started to get ridiculous with the over the top shoot em up scenes and the fact that he never gets shot in the head from hitman that are five feet away was almost humorous at times. I really liked how he lifted up his thin Kevlar suit like batman to protect his head from bullets. I need to get me an imaginary Kevlar batman suit
I like to get into the movies for new pins-so I know what the heck is going on with mode progression.
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Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:

My son just turned 4 and had a Sonic themed birthday. While looking for stuff for his birthday I realized how popular Sonic really is. I could definitely see a Sonic pinball working great and also spanning a large demographic. (I'd rather see a new Mario or Nintendo universe though).

Quoted from Jackontherocks:

No different than any movie (aka any superhero movie with over done special effects and everyone has special powers that can’t be killed) made into a pin these days, 90% and that’s being too nice suck but we always hope for a great pin

Quoted from sleepygtr:

With all these black-and-white games coming out, the time is NOW for Motörhead!! Imagine if you will, Orgasmatron multi ball!

Quoted from swampfire:

Did someone say orgasmatron?
https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/sydney-sweeney-casting-announcement-barbarella-remake-1234771751/

Quoted from swampfire:

Did someone say orgasmatron?
https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/sydney-sweeney-casting-announcement-barbarella-remake-1234771751/

Quoted from Kkoss24:

They said no more LE runs after the original run is sold out. So any special re run will be pros or premiums. I would imagine no limit.

Quoted from Kkoss24:

They said no more LE runs after the original run is sold out. So any special re run will be pros or premiums. I would imagine no limit.

Quoted from nickrivers:

Knapp says code name “Rodeo” is X-men. Would make more sense to me if that was Pokémon considering you “Gotta catch em all”

Quoted from Kkoss24:

It will be the PremLEium

Quoted from PinMonk:

X-Men also doesn't seem like a theme Jack would be big on. I still want to think Pokemon is coming before X-Men '97.

Quoted from kool1:

Maybe he is on both but X-Men is first.

Quoted from honkbahh:

source?

Quoted from PinMonk:

X-Men also doesn't seem like a theme Jack would be big on. I still want to think Pokemon is coming before X-Men '97.

Quoted from MasterBlaster:

There are only three ‘out of production’ games left that I would want NIB. Tron, BM66 and Munsters. Two of those three I had the opportunity to buy at the time and just couldn’t pull the trigger. Woulda coulda shoulda. Now, if Stern reruns these games and causes the prices to come back to earth on used…I will buy used. Just can’t justify the NIB price on a premium these days, particularly for those titles. Tron maybe, if they put the Daft Punk in it…but otherwise I’m done with NIB.

Quoted from Zen_Monkey:

Jack on X-men would free up Elwin for a King Kong table.

Quoted from iceman44:

ZERO interest in X Men.
Would sell GZLE to get KONG Elwin game

Quoted from Zen_Monkey:

Jack on X-men would free up Elwin for a King Kong table.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Since Elwin's like 3 machines ahead, that likely is already done. Hoping Elwin's on Tony Hawk/Bones Brigade.

Quoted from PinBalt:

How solid are you that a Tony Hawk/ BB Pin is/will be in development ?

Quoted from PinMonk:

There's a lot of talk, so pretty confident, I mean Elwin's pinside handle is sk8ball for god's sake. If ANYONE is doing a skateboard pin in the 2020s, it has to be him. The only question is if it's JUST Tony Hawk (maybe based on Pro Skater) or Bones Brigade starring Tony Hawk.
Doing JUST Tony Hawk would be fine, but a bit of a letdown. I really want Rodney Mullen skate zen callouts, especially, and adding in a CAST of legendary skaters for Tony to play with and spice up the commentary and tricks would be so much better. Hopefully we'll see by the end of next year. I'm tired of Elwin monster pin themes (Dinos, Godzilla, Jaws, and the rumored Kong). Tony Hawk/Bones Brigade could be incredibly awesome with Elwin's talent for design and apparent passion for the sport.

Quoted from MiniPinHead:

Pretty sure that wraps up the giant creatures themes from successful franchises anyways. Gremlins? Too small. Jurassic, Godzilla, Kong, and Jaws be it.

Quoted from PinMonk:

There's a lot of talk, so pretty confident, I mean Elwin's pinside handle is sk8ball for god's sake. If ANYONE is doing a skateboard pin in the 2020s, it has to be him. The only question is if it's JUST Tony Hawk (maybe based on Pro Skater) or Bones Brigade starring Tony Hawk.
Doing JUST Tony Hawk would be fine, but a bit of a letdown. I really want Rodney Mullen skate zen callouts, especially, and adding in a CAST of legendary skaters for Tony to play with and spice up the commentary and tricks would be so much better. Hopefully we'll see by the end of next year. I'm tired of Elwin monster pin themes (Dinos, Godzilla, Jaws, and the rumored Kong). Tony Hawk/Bones Brigade could be incredibly awesome with Elwin's talent for design and apparent passion for the sport.

Quoted from Saltimbanco:

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Quoted from MiniPinHead:

Back to even more supporting the notion. The T-Rex chewed the ball. [Mecha] Godzilla stuck the ball. Jaws took hits from the ball. King Kong will probably smash or spin the ball. Maybe the worm would eat or swallow the ball (e.g., spice it up), and be the hero we need

Quoted from Saltimbanco:

Dune, one day, will make some fantastic theme based pinball!

Quoted from woodpost:.. BUT -- and i'll die on this hill -- it should be based on the 1984 film. the assets from Lynch's version are just far more suitable for a pin. its eccentricity would make it much more compelling world to play in. plus it has better music, better quotables, better aesthetic.

Quoted from woodpost:

.. BUT -- and i'll die on this hill -- it should be based on the 1984 film. the assets from Lynch's version are just far more suitable for a pin: better music, better quotables, better aesthetic. its eccentricity would make it much more compelling world to play in.

Quoted from Zen_Monkey:

What if they set a trap? B&W Godzilla this year then King Kong comes out with LE that is the B&W version, those who bought the B&W Godzilla might feel more obligated to get an LE so they match.

Quoted from woodpost:

.. BUT -- and i'll die on this hill -- it should be based on the 1984 film. the assets from Lynch's version are just far more suitable for a pin: better music, better quotables, better aesthetic. its eccentricity would make it much more compelling world to play in.

Quoted from Saltimbanco:

…Add the first ever pinball with built-in 'Odorama', so we get to smell the spice from time to time..! (Actually, those ideas are not half that bad! Hey Stern DOES need to innovate!)…