JJP Elton John
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kool1
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LOCK-IS-LIT
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Ya agree, I love the concept they developed with FF. Like two games in one….a music pin for the band lovers and an alien quest theme for the pin story lovers that like playing with the FF sound tracks in the back ground. Best of two worlds, and a fast flowing fun pin with good geometry. Add some humor and good video clips and amazing art and we have the receipt for a solid all around pin. Would like to see that recipe duplicated with the others to see the bar raised to the next level.
Well just received this email from Martin at P1 and it is indeed Elton John.
Hi All:
Please let me know if you are interested in being added to our EJ waiting list. Jersey Jack is planning to start production mid-November and we should know our allocation soon.
Cost is:
CE - $15,000.00 USD (US/CDN exchange TBD on receipt of games)
Platinum - $12,000.00 USD (US/CDN exchange TBD on receipt of games)
Hi All:
Please let me know if you are interested in being added to our EJ waiting list. Jersey Jack is planning to start production mid-November and we should know our allocation soon.
Cost is:
CE - $15,000.00 USD (US/CDN exchange TBD on receipt of games)
Platinum - $12,000.00 USD (US/CDN exchange TBD on receipt of games)
ritewhereiwant2b
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Man, it's only going to be Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters who will be able to afford the CE, or those living on Yellow Brick Road, that I unfortunately said goodbye too!
Chambahz
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I guess that’s why they call it the blues.
luch
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kool1
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Calling a pin limited with 5000 units possible is kind of silly
I don't think anyone has posted pricing on Pinside EJ Hype thread yet.
A number of Pinsiders were speculating on a possibly reduced price lol. That was likely never going to happen.
The pricing model is so out of whack; and particularly more challenging for buyers north of the boarder given the fx conversion.
Wonder if many of these Elton CEs or for that matter even Platinum/LEs, will sell well in Canada?
A number of Pinsiders were speculating on a possibly reduced price lol. That was likely never going to happen.
The pricing model is so out of whack; and particularly more challenging for buyers north of the boarder given the fx conversion.
Wonder if many of these Elton CEs or for that matter even Platinum/LEs, will sell well in Canada?
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I don't think they will sell well. That's a lot of loonies and toonies for a company that has a history of never finishing the code and problematic playfields and blaming the consumers for all their problems. Think a lot of people North and South of the border were left with a bad taste in their mouths with JJP and now coming out with Elton John is the icing on the cake. It's not a theme people are interested in. Glad to see JJP slowly going downhill after hitting that greed button during GnR. I think they raised the price of that machine twice during production and that encouraged other manufacturers to raise their prices too and we have companies now struggling to push pins out because a lot of people are priced out of the hobby.
I doubt this title will sell well either. The combination of JJP’s very high pricing points combined with not the most desireable theme may make this a tough sell. GnR values have certainly tanked south of the boarder.
I wonder if many Godfathers were sold locally either?
The market seems to be shifting & softening.
The true litmus test is going to be Elwin’s next release, rumored to be Jaws.
If true, it will be interesting to see how quickly the LEs will be spoken for at $13k USD or more.
I wonder if many Godfathers were sold locally either?
The market seems to be shifting & softening.
The true litmus test is going to be Elwin’s next release, rumored to be Jaws.
If true, it will be interesting to see how quickly the LEs will be spoken for at $13k USD or more.
Fifty
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Elton John is a cool theme. I dig his music. The old stuff, not the rehashed Dua Lipa mixes, although those are introducing his music to a new generation (sort of). The thing is, I dig his old music and I'm turning 50 this year. My kids don't give a shit about his stuff. Queen? Sure. Elton, ya they like it but they'd rather have a Juice WRLD pin before this. Is JJP marketing this to me? They missed the boat with me. This is more in line with my Dad and he just turned 70.
I dunno. I think this is going to be a tough sell. The age demographic is super narrow. The super fans will always buy, but I don't think there are as many super fans as JJP thinks there are. I always liked Billy Joel as much as Elton, and Billy wouldn't sell well either.
I do like the FF idea. A music pin, but with a aliens theme mash-up. That I could see helping sales quite a bit. It's kinda like what they did with Creech back in the 90's. I'd say it's more of a Drive-In 50's theme first. They could have put any old timey movie on it and I think it still would have worked well.
I dunno. I think this is going to be a tough sell. The age demographic is super narrow. The super fans will always buy, but I don't think there are as many super fans as JJP thinks there are. I always liked Billy Joel as much as Elton, and Billy wouldn't sell well either.
I do like the FF idea. A music pin, but with a aliens theme mash-up. That I could see helping sales quite a bit. It's kinda like what they did with Creech back in the 90's. I'd say it's more of a Drive-In 50's theme first. They could have put any old timey movie on it and I think it still would have worked well.
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Definitely not interested in the theme but if I was an EJ fan I would be pleased. It's loud, obnoxious and the design is fantastic. Time will tell how it shoots.
Chris Bardon
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That looks like a lot of long shots-reminds me a little bit of 24. I'm not a huge Elton John fan, but I'm looking forward to playing this at least. If anything, the news here is that this is a faster release cadence for JJP games than we've had before-I don't know if that's going to hurt them or not.
Agreed. I don't think it's a coincidence that Metallica, Maiden, Rush, ACDC and Foo Fighters are the most beloved music pins. The ones that focus on the band and show geriatric concert footage are way less appealing.
dos.reboot
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Close to 20k out the door for the "lower tier" model. I don't know what JJP is thinking, they let the success of GnR get to their heads, but they don't understand that at 9.5k USD is the sweet spot for those JJP LEs and that's why they sold.