Arcades survived because of vids. The arcade ratio vids and pins was about 20 vids for 1 pin
Production number of vids was far more superior than pins
Connection between players and vids if far more intense than pins
Vids give far more consistent games and less frustration than pins

Vids are very popular and with only one mame machine and thounsands of games
it is not necessary to buy and sell constantly because your tired of your games.

Today the vids market is phenomenal, is it about billions of dollars and the commercial market of pins is barely surviving because of one manufaturer and few boutiques conceptors. I don't think that Stern will survive very long because i feel that the numbers of manufactured pins is lower every year.

The main attraction with pins is to collect them, it's a collector hobby.

Ask common people if they know what is Pac-Man or Space Invaders and ask about Firepower and Adams Family, they all know what are those vids but know nothing about Firepower or Adams Family.

You like pinballs, great, but what is the point to try to convince people that they are ''superior'' to vids ? Vids and pins are two different worlds.