Gary said for any title to do well, it has to be generally able to be sited at a arcade for kids, a pub/club where alcohol is served, and it must do well in the USA, most of Europe and Australia.
He went on to say himself in the speech, that designing a title to do all that was a tall order, but thats what they aim for. He then said that Simpsons worked when he thought it may not in adult bars etc, but Shrek and Family Guy only worked in arcades mostly.
He is not targetting Star Trek for pubs specifically, but his 2012 speech shows that he has to work with the above parameters to try n make a title work...not an easy ask at all......I also think Gary will want Stern to continue on, even if someone else is running it...
People have to stop n think, he is trying to keep both operators from 30 different countries, and the home market for 30 different countries all very happy at the same time ! Put ya self in the mans shoes....he doesnt need the money, he could have packed it in years ago, but for the love of pinball he has kept it going....
Very hard to keep everyone happy all the time......sometimes i think people need to visit Stern and see what a task they/he has before him...I would have retired years ago....what a nightmare to keep everyone happy.lol
