To my knowledge the AC/DC price was only discounted in Australia by $250 due to a supposed seafreight deal and the strong aussie dollar, with the pricing in the USA the same as its always been.
I thought AC/DC was produced because it was simply next in line versus having anything to do really with JJP.
In fact the price of X Men has gone back up in Australia by $250, so Stern prices have risen, not dropped and the Avengers price will also be up compared to AC/DC. Also, the LE WOZ models have all been sold, and now people have to pay much more money for a standard WOZ model which is all they are now offering, which hasnt got invisiglass, the topper, the green metal work, signed playfield, etc etc etc....thats not going to be a easy sell when people have got a LE with all the goodies for $1,000 or more less. Makes the std WOZ model look too expensive now.
I see it the opposite way, I see JJP now being on the backfoot...with people wondering how long the next JJP title will take to come out, and WOZ still has to prove itself as a platform, and a playable title, plus many see the LCD screen so far to be not as impressive as first thought...my money is on Stern for the next 24 to 36 months for better performance and better playing games before JJP gets it right....WOZ might have technology on its side, but so did Pin2000 when it came out, and we know how history has treated Pin2000. At the end of the day, its a games gameplay n shots n theme which make a pinball machine, not the stuff hidden in the bottom of the cabinet to a certain degree...time will tell.
If Avengers is a home run of a game, it will hurt JJP std WOZ machine sales, as will the next Stern title, cause JJP have nothing else to offer except a more expensive std WOZ without bling, which will be that way for another 12 months til the next JJP title comes out, and it could be alot longer than 12 months for a 2nd JJP title...or longer.. my money is on Stern to take a very very dominant role for the next 24 months plus.
I just wish they would all hurry up n release more varied games....
I dont think JJp are on the back foot,
2 weeks ago i would have said i agree, but not after seeing what you are getting with the WOZ and the attention to detail and wifi and everything else. I recon when people see the stuff in a pinball they have never seen before from what this WOZ pinball looks like to be delivering,
stern will have problems, so they might be wise to actually see what JJP have and then react to it,
unless they rush this title out now on current tech and work on a better pinball to compete with JJP??? either way i doubt this will be a fantastic game and i recon it will be obsolete the day it leaves the factory.
thats why i recon stern may delay this title, if they come out with a none game changing tech now, after knowing what a WOZ machine looks like they will fall over very fast,
i thought like you cavey only a few weeks ago, stern wont have problem with a lame titled game like WOZ, but that has changed after reading all this and seeing what they are making as far as quality of a machine for about the same amount as a stern, I recon stern would actually be worried now. even none LE WOZ that plays the same as the LE WOZ no difference playfield wise so you dont feel that ripped off.
woz is getting allot of publicity and it has allot more tech than any stern has, and people have seen that. And if stern isnt paying attention they are crazy to release anything but an a-grade machine with hard core tech.
if you get a picture of Woz playfield beside a stern like x-men, now who seriously has a better looking playfield and more interest? forget the theme, we all know the theme is shit- so we compare only the innovation and attention to detail. sorry but that WOZ has it all over stern.
JJP are getting so much attention in the hobby of late.
