The problem with pinball on location isn't pinball....it's the fact that coin-op gaming is generally dead. Redemption games make money. Kids can play games at home or on their phones...they want PRIZES when they go out. You can argue that pinball needs innovation - sure, why not...but will it help in the cashbox? If a kid isn't getting a prize out of it, I'm not sure a kid will be more likely to put money in an LCD pinball vs. an "old" pinball. Maybe instead of an LCD - it should have a big plexi box filled w/ prizes related to the theme....you get a prize for getting a high score or something....heh.
I know all that. Vids are dead. I have freakin gumball machines that out earn some of my vids, maybe even the few pins I have left out. The industry needs something diverse to offer to its customers. I'm not saying that WOZ could be the next coming of Golden Tee Golf, but it wouldn't hurt to be able to offer something like this to the public and give it a shot. If the LCD is interactive, it opens a new level of gaming, sort of. Who knows, I'm not getting paid to develop it, but I can see it.
Like he said in his podcast - his customers don't want Stern games anymore....so he's making a product they'll want to buy. I think it's a bit of a simplification - Stern opened up the distributor network and lots of people began selling games cheaper than Jack's advertised prices ....I think perhaps his previous customers bought from new people. In any case- Jack did a lot to promote Stern game sales, and got snubbed quite a few times.
