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Why are new machines nearly twice what they were before the industry crash?
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<blockquote data-quote="Animator_pin_fan" data-source="post: 27659" data-attributes="member: 96"><p>I think I just posted at the same time as you Pseudokings. You make lots of excellent points, however, I do not discredit Pat Lawlor simply because he hasn't been in the pinball game as recently. I think Pat Lawlor's astute observations are just as valid now as they were when he last worked in pinball. As Pat says, art making a successful design is that you've got to please everyone- the player, the operator, and the executives who don't want to spend a penny more than they have to, while making sure they still sell off all units at a profit. If Pinball isn't profitable, it <strong>will</strong> cease to exist. I know that sounds like common sense, but again, with arcades almost extinct and on site locations like bars & pizza joints not buying, the units they do sell are mostly to a small niche market. Again, it's great to see so many people taking a new or renewed interest in pinball, but it just doesn't look like the presence of pinball in public places will ever be as ubiquitous they were back in the 80's and 90s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Animator_pin_fan, post: 27659, member: 96"] I think I just posted at the same time as you Pseudokings. You make lots of excellent points, however, I do not discredit Pat Lawlor simply because he hasn't been in the pinball game as recently. I think Pat Lawlor's astute observations are just as valid now as they were when he last worked in pinball. As Pat says, art making a successful design is that you've got to please everyone- the player, the operator, and the executives who don't want to spend a penny more than they have to, while making sure they still sell off all units at a profit. If Pinball isn't profitable, it [B]will[/B] cease to exist. I know that sounds like common sense, but again, with arcades almost extinct and on site locations like bars & pizza joints not buying, the units they do sell are mostly to a small niche market. Again, it's great to see so many people taking a new or renewed interest in pinball, but it just doesn't look like the presence of pinball in public places will ever be as ubiquitous they were back in the 80's and 90s. [/QUOTE]
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