Did Stern buy out the old Data East rights to everything? That would make more sense as to why they made this pin. For myself I'd rather have seen a G.I. Joe pin.
The thing is Hollywood isn't pumping out any movies right now so I'm sure the pin makers have to deal with that as well. But yes I tend to agree on the fact that remaking pins of already existing themes is getting rather old ie: Led Zeppelin.
That being said though I've played this game plenty of times on location including a cash tournament and a selfie league. It is fun and I haven't tried the 2 v 2 mode or team up modes but i guess I'm not seeing the 'problem' with the coding that other have referred to? I didn't initially like it at first but it is definitely growing on me, the R ramp can be a real pain and getting the ball into the LAIR is a pain as well. The LAIR shot is not a shot I enjoy on any pin though (like #star_trek