If they go TMNT they better sneak Miyamoto Usagi in there somewhere. Hell, just retheme Deadpool as a Usagi pin and I'm in. You already have the katana.

Yeah, Spaceballs would be great but now that Disney owns Star Wars they would need Disney’s permission since (as noted above) the only way they were able to make Spaceballs was to promise they would do no merch. That’s part of why there is that whole scene making fun of merchandizing in the film. Lucas would not allow it. Then again, Disney loves making money and they did license Star Wars so, who knows. I would guess it is pretty complicated at this point.

A Gravity Falls pinball would be crazy fun and bring some younger blood into the game. My son had us watch the show and it was quite enjoyable.

Now I want a Child Eating Sorcerer pin.

I could see this. If they already have the IP it makes sense to build on that. I'm surprised they don't just basically recycle the layout from the JP home pin and even the coding. Throw Godzilla on instead of the T-rex and rename the modes. Would save so much time and money on coding. Sure, people might not buy it if they already have JP home but I could see it making financial sense. Basically offer the same pin with different themes and the kind of people who will only buy one pin for their house anyhow can basically choose which theme they like and know whichever theme they get the design will be solid. Releasing a home pin would also make sense right before Christmas and wouldn't cut into the ongoing sales of Venom as the two buying audiences don't necessarily line up.

Ugh, this is just a re-theme of "Italian Bottom."

Spaceballs
Futurama

This is the way.

I’m kind of surprised we don’t see more of this. If the layout is known to be great but you can choose from two themes and pick one that you care about more that seems like a great idea. It would save on production cost too. I know they have done this before on a few titles Spider-Man Home/Heavy Metal/Star Wars Home and Seawitch/Beatles. Are there others?

What are the odds with the new factory they reissue some updated classics? When they reused the Seawitch layout I thought we might see a new Seawitch hit the line as they already went to the trouble to update the layout and make it work with the new software. I don’t think they would sell a ton but hey, if the shot geometry, rules and art are already done it might be a cheap way to keep the assembly line busy and sell more pins. Even better if code is updated with new fun surprises.

I can’t tell if this is supposed to be sarcasm. Manufactured “collectibles” are by definition a cash grab. They are engineered scarcity designed to squeeze as much money out of the consumer as possible.

What if you had a quarter pipe in the center with standup targets placer horizontally at the top and you have to hit each one to spell out something. That could work. Maybe put one on each side and you have a half pipe. Could be unique. Can’t think of a game with something like that. Maybe a bit Orbitor One-esque

What??? The kids who watched the GI Joe cartoon in the 80s are now in their mid 40s to 50. The seems to be exactly the people with enough disposable income to buy nostalgia pins. Same audience for a Goonies pin. How on Earth are people who are just now starting to enter the peak earning age of their careers (who are about 15 years away from retirement "aging out of existence"?

Are you thinking more of the GI Joe dolls from the 1950s? Cause no one is making a 1950s GI Joe machine. It would absolutely be modeled after the 1980s hit cartoon. It was on at the same time as Thundercats.