It didnt work cause they cut the features n didnt cut the price..Going from a 9500 machine to a 6600 machine means different models with different feature lists. Same example is a Pro vs a LE and what u get etc.
Does that mean only a LE machine, or a LE priced machine is the only good pinball machine made ? there were no widebodies made since mid nineties, yet many many thousands of std body machines have sold since then. Why does JJP only have to have a widebody for 9500, why not a std body for 6600 ish etc.

I can balance that out by saying AC/DC , X Men and probably Avengers PRO models have been the opposite to those cost cutting models u mentioned. The current Pro models are far better. I dont see the bad cost cutting boring machines happening again...the new Pro models are superior to before.
I have played them all and u notice a big difference. But this is about JJP and what models/choices they could give and offer the public. Not everyone wants or can spend 9500 to get a BNIB.

Any design work on anything costs money whether it is JJP or Stern.....but the real question is do JJP buyers always have to fork out 9500 for a machine, compared to 6600 ish.  Once one design is done for one std size body, its in the bag forever, just like JJps widebody planning n research..once one widebody is done, the template is their forever..same if they design n produce a std body.

what about site operators wanting to spend say 6600 instead of 9500 to site a machine. do u have to spend so much...traditionally operators usually site the Pro model, at the Pro models purchasing costs, being alot lower than the LE.

The Pro model for Stern sells alot of machines each year...why couldnt JJP do a quality PRO model as well ? capture more market. ?