Don't really understand why they made a new platform for the remakes to begin with. I get they wanted to reduce the number of boards/components etc. but this is the tradeoff of a new platform.
My opinion is they should have found a happy medium kind of like Altek with updated interchangeable boards for the new game but also as replacements for the original as people still need boards for originals. Don't see why that could not have been done and bet they would sell plenty of boards.