I have yet to meet a younger collector than me (31).
I suppose new people getting into the hobby has to due with budget and game availability. If games arn't out there to play, how will anyone fall in love with the game. And if prices keep going up, how will anyone take that first step?
Mr. Stern said it right at MGC. We need to get operators going again. Need to get games out there for all to enjoy!
I grew up at the tale end of the Arcade era in the early 90's, but was mostly into fighting games.
I didn't really discover pinball until I owned my first one 2 years ago.