LOTR, The Hobitt, its all been done to death...but it has been a while since LOTR was done by Stern, and this is where the 26 inch LCD will attract kids over to the machine if the machine is onsite....with various video action clips etc...I am still ho hum about the Hobitt cause it is too much like something that has been done to death...like LOTR 1, 2, 3 7, 25 and so on.lol just like the 20 versions of Harry Potter, Twilight movies snnnrrrr fests, even action Superman movies, like all this stuff which just gets refried up every 3 to 5 years...where is the new
menu for gods sake..its all rehashed to buggery...
I have said it countless times, but what about a really cool sci-fi alien style edgey pinball machine (if Prometheus had of been made with more action n less weirdo mind spin etc)...even a really cool pinball in its day could have been something like the matrix, but still not alien/sci fi enough for me..
JJP will not survive on 1 x pinball machine per year, not a chance, even 2 x machines a year will be in my opinion putting him in the red...Stern has averaged always 3 to 4 titles per year since 1999, and dont forget,. they do LE versions and sometimes the Premium, so JJP will have to lift its production goals n results alot higher, and people will not wait like they did with WOZ which was fair given all the set ups etc...JJP,they had a get out of jail free card with setiing up n tooling up plus building a production line (although none of its finished yet) but it wont be an accepted excuse for the next few years....not unless u make machines that knock peoples socks off...this will still have to be playfield/toy/shot wise dependant..hidden alien technology in cabinets doesnt count when the fun factor is calculated by playfield alone...
Time for some serious decision making and for JJP to start really investing alot more heavily than he has thought about doing in the past if he is to even come close to making Gary Stern toss n turn at night, which I dont think has even come close to happening as yet....
The Hobbit....wow....just doesnt grab me by the balls at all...and for 6 or 7 grand, I want my balls yanked hard to reach into my pockets for any BNIB title...also, we need more movies from friggin Hollywood..they are another major letdown, most movies these days are piss weak and that predictable as well.....why is everything dumbed down....what happened to taking risks with something hard n fast n sci-fi etc...
I will do a thread on licenced versus unlicenced titles cause I have correllated some interesting figures that will surprise alot of people...it even surprised me and i am a believer that unlicenced themes have always been over rated in peoples belief systems that they sell better...will post that tonight for anyone wanting to read another Cavey spanish inquisition.lol
