I get what you are trying to say, but it's a retheme right? Wasn't it always gonna look something like this?

I know its not on the anytime soon list and probably not even on Stern's radar but a Stern Mario Bros in the TMNT style could be awesome. I would think there would be a pretty large market for it as well just on nostalgia alone, I mean the Gottlieb one kinda sucks and a good bit of pinsiders either own it or have it on their wish list.

Anyway speaking of Sterns radar anyone have an updated list of the rumored upcoming Stern titles?

How about a villain pin? Marvel doesn't have the villains to keep up with Batman but a Venom pin would probably sell well and I believe when the pandemic is over it is supposed to be one of the next Sony Marvel movies. Maybe a sinister six pin, then again that gets pretty close to the Spidey pin anyway.

Magneto was my thought but he had his LE X-Men is why I didn't go with him but Galactus, really?

Rather than rolling back the score the time stone feature could be used with magnets as a ball save to drag the ball out of the outlanes.

Is it me or does that seem to be the norm now with ZY side art with the Pros being better than the premiums?

If it is a Borg, for the love of all that is right with pinball, can we lose the mono targets this time?

How about these possible themes for pins. I divided my list into pins that could be done right now and pins that need a couple more years for more Seasons or Movies or just more time needed before vaulting:

Now:
1. Kong vs. Godzilla: Movie is coming out and would obviously make a great pin.
2. Assassin's Creed: This could make an amazing pin if it was based off of the video games and not the movies. The missions and modes could be awesome not to mention the art and mechs.
3. Mario Brothers: The original one is asked about all the time and with Sterns game play it could be yet another game that could get the TMNT multiplayer mode that could be awesome.
4. Superman: How has this not happened already?
5. Harry Potter: I am actually a bigger fan of the Fantastic Beast series and never really got into the Harry Potter movies but again, how has this not been done already? There is plenty of stuff there that could lend itself to a great pin.

Later:
1. The Mandolorian: This will more than likely happen as it will ride the popularity of the show, just please be smart enough to put Zombi Yeti and Keith Elwin on it.
2. The Witcher: This time based more on the series and not the game. Medieval Period and magic seem to be great themes for pinball and this show has some serious potential to be great.
3. Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse: Not based on the Miles Morales movies but based on the comics and not the next Spider-Man movie from Sony/Marvel. Not a vault either but a brand new game. This pin could come out around the same time as the next Spider-Man movie but please no more pictures of Toby McGuire on a Pin.
4. OO7 Pin: This one may be a little further out than the others but give it a couple of movies and do it with all the Bonds. Again this one could lend itself to TMNT Multiplayer mode again.
5. Vault TMNT: This one is obviously the furthest out but vault this sucker and add scenes or at least make the animation look like the tv series like some modders have done and get rid of those damn mono targets and replace them with standup or drop targets. (If guardians wasn't already a re-theme I would say do the same thing with the targets on that one).

Honorable Mention:
Hannibal Lecter: People also want more adult themed pins and it doesn't get much more adult themed than this. Awesome series and could lend itself to some pretty wild and crazy toys.

Wow only 5 numbers here I don't completely agree with (Batman and Jumanji going up with Beetlejuice, Godzilla, and Red Hot Chili Peppers going down) but I like this list and idea. I wish there was a way to keep track of the most talked about theme as kind of a running ticker with themes sliding up and down the list. I think it would just be interesting to see.

Its already there.

Ehh, not really what I am saying but it would be nice. I think it's just a top tier theme that's why it keeps getting repeated. I would like to see another DC hero before another batman personally but thats no where near the top of the list for what I want to see next, way too much other stuff that needs to be done before that.

Can we get at least three seasons though instead of the two like Mando? I realize it's a game and not a movie or show but waiting for more seasons just allows for more badass scenes to be used.

I feel the same way about Borg games and his monotargets. Cannot stand that TMNT has them. On the other hand some of my favorite games are Star Wars, Game of Thrones, ACDC, and Spider-Man. Those and the KE games Make up 7 out of my top 10. To each their own I guess.

Pretty good chance it will be a multiverse spidey pin if this does happen and I really hope Eddy doesn’t give it another Mando job with a boring play field design with very few shots. That could be one hell of a co-op pin if done correctly. I wouldn’t mind seeing Jack Danger giving that a whirl for his first major project.

Mando 100%, don’t care for the actual game but the artwork is fantastic.

NHL, I thought Stern was in the business of trying to make money? I like some of these others but NHL?

Anyone else kinda hoping that part of the reason they canned the April/May Cornerstone is because they realized that it (Venom) probably wouldn't sell well? I am really hoping they make some small adjustments to it and make it a team based Spider-Verse pin instead after the next movie comes out. Should be about the time that Jack gets his first cornerstone and could be pretty epic.

Let’s be specific here, GotG Vol 1, I hope no one would call Vol 2 a good movie but Vol 1 imho was awesome.

Wasn’t it rumored that Stern got the HP license a while back?

I know video games have been discussed on here before but with the new Halo series on Paramount+ maybe after a couple/few seasons of it we may get a Halo pin. Could be a great start back into the video game market for the pinball industry at least, that and I won't lie that would be one of the single biggest nostalgia pins for me.

Any chance 007 could be code for Top Gun?

I think he might mean because Stern didn’t get it…? That’s at least how I read it.

I think TMNT suffers do to the quick ball times, low scoring compared to other machines and the frigging monotargets. That game is an ass kicker which I like and I think the co-op aspect is awesome too but personally I just can't purchase a game with a monotarget, much less two of them.

Never seen a single episode and never will and this would still make more sense to me than a Marvel Venom pin.

Anyone in particular that you want to design it?

Pin with the least stuff for the biggest price... yup par for the course these days.

Y'all are leaving one off. Zach said something along the lines of "they have a new movie coming out," Transformers checks all of these boxes too I believe. My money is on Transformers with the classic art that everybody asked for when it came out with some slight adjustments to the playfield. If they get rid of the weird upper playfield on the premium, they might also get my money.

Wow, Iron Maiden is the band I like the least out of the bands listed here but I would put it at the top, then Metallica, then AC/DC then rush as far as Stern games go though. TBH though I only have about 5 plays on rush.

Quality of gameplay? Avengers is an excellent game, it's just a little brutal. Mando has to be the worst game on this list, horrible geometry and just boring code.
JP is the only one out of the bunch that I could see keeping around just because I believe it is still selling so well, it's next on my list. Rush you may have a slight argument for but Mando and AIQ need to be next, the other two have both already been previously retired I believe.

I know it was talked about a few pages back but has there been any more rumblings about a Halo pin or that Halo is not happening? I am asking because I have gotten a decent influx of unexpected cash here recently and I am considering putting it towards a Jaws but if Halo is coming that would push that purchase back a few more years. The Halo theme would be one of the two I would consider an LE purchase for, the other is Jurassic Park and the art is too meh for that one.