Ominous signs when punters are already looking towards the next title and the current one hasn't even landed yet.
Maybe Mustang will be a sleeper hit?
The Australian release party is in Sydney very soon so it'll be interesting to get some feedback from some Aussie players :-) but it has been a fairly low key release that's for sure like no LE or premium pics.
Peter
Personally I miss the "old" days of 2007 when Stern would just quietly site a test machine in an undisclosed location and get honest feedback by cracking open the coin box at the end of the month.
These compulsory registration launch parties attended by the usual suspects seems more like a case of the tail wagging the dog to me, as they largely exclude anyone who doesn't have a vested (or pecuniary) interest in the machine's reputation.