I have made the decision to not buy (sadly) as I love the game but since I am still in my contracted probation period (6months) I just can't risk spending my spare cash on a game of that value.
On a side note I do agree with tonyt, that the design and 99% of the programming has already been done the first time around with Stern only really needing to cover the renewed licence, parts, a little bit of re-developing the new moulded toys and some basic game features. In addition the game is technically basic in toys and layout compared to say Star Trek but now is the most expensive ever Stern Pro as it includes the latest $100USD passed on Stern price increase now costing $7.1k.
Still keen to see pics and maybe get one some day from the secondhand market.
It is believed that Stern are doing a 3-4 week run of them which is believed to be 300-400 games with 1 container coming to Aus (about 20-25 machines) which will make that about 50 total IM's in Aus (25 old, 25 new).
