"I don't think people realize how close Barrels of Fun was to going out of business when Dune launched. It didn't sell well. People forget, I mean, Dune only sold like 300 units after a few months."
Barrels of Fun nearly went out of business with Dune launch
"I mean, Dune really was not ready to be released. He was worried about Harry Potter. He was worried about Keith Elwin's King Kong. And so he released Dune so incomplete. The early word of mouth was not good and the sales were abysmal."
Barrels of Fun's Dune release was premature and hurt the game's success
"Dune is a much, much better theme integrated pin than Pirates of the Caribbean... Dune has all of the assets. Pirates of the Caribbean has none of the assets."
Dune is much better theme integrated than Pirates of the Caribbean
"I think Dune Pinball, once all are made and you know, there's no more on the line ever, I think this game is going to settle around $16,000 to $18,000 for a Dune. I know that sounds high now, but I just think that's going to happen."
Dune will settle around $16,000-$18,000 once production ends
"I have a little bit of a feeling that this game is going to maybe have a second life. I don't mean like orders are gonna roll in anymore. I think they're done taking orders. They've set the amount they're gonna make. But I mean, I think this game is gonna have a nice cult following."
Dune pinball could have a second life similar to Pirates of the Caribbean