Elton John
game"you're going to see elton john LE's for like 9 thousand dollars for 8500 and you're going to see the c e's for 11 thousand dollars"
Elton John pinball will lose significant value quickly
"I don't think John at Jack Bar is and that's the real dilemma for Jersey Jack games at $12,000 is operators aren't going to buy these things. I mean, it is legitimately, literally and metaphorically, not even metaphorically, literally, it's twice as much money as a Stern Pro."
Jersey Jack pricing at $12,000 prevents operator purchases and limits accessibility
"I still can't get over every time I see Elton John how beautiful the LE version of that game is. Franchi just killed it... The moment you unbox it you're going to lose $3,000. I mean look I would happily buy an Elton John LE one day for like eight grand and that's what it's going to be."
Elton John LE is beautiful but overpriced, and the game will lose significant value
"Jack did confirm that Steve wanted to make something more explosive with race cars and spaceships and high octane kind of game. And he had to settle for Elton John."
Steve Ritchie wanted to make something more explosive with race cars and spaceships but had to settle for Elton John theme
"And this game is dead on arrival. It's funny seeing all the spam on Facebook, people trying to sell these games. And this game is never gonna have a Pirates of the Caribbean Second Life."
Elton John pinball is a complete failure that nobody wanted
"After watching 25 minutes of Elton John, I just came away from this machine feeling one simple thing. What was the point? Like what was the point of making this game?"
Elton John pinball is pointless with no narrative or emotional connection
"And I continue to hear reports from everybody that Elton John sales are just abysmal. They are not happening. And there's no way Jersey Jack Pinball is going to get people into this game."
Elton John sales are abysmal
"Someone said to me, the main problem in this game is there's no objective. There's no storyline. There's nothing to do in the game. The objectives of the game are not really there. They're not drawn out."
Elton John lacks objectives and storyline
"how do you not declare that this is Jersey Jack Pinball's worst launch ever, maybe next to dialed in?"
Jersey Jack Pinball's Elton John launch was a complete disaster with terrible sales
"if you wait and you let distros buy these games you will be able to get an LE new inbox in six months for ten thousand dollars and you'll be able to get a ce new inbox for probably twelve thousand dollars"
Wait for Elton John to go on sale - you'll save $2-3k in six months
"Elton John is a stunning and I mean this a stunning pinball machine. The more I look at it the more I fall in love with the looks of this machine"
Elton John is aesthetically stunning but lacks mechanical creativity
"how can you really put a game like Elton John for $15,000 next to a game like Wizard of Oz that was $6,500 and with a straight face tell me that this is going to be one of the best-selling Jersey Jack pinball machines of all time"
Jersey Jack Pinball's Elton John game is overpriced and uninspired compared to older JJP games
"Jersey Jack Pinball's Elton John is gonna win Pinball Expo... I'm making a prediction. Elton John's going to win. Elton John's going to be the game people start fawning over."
Jersey Jack Pinball's Elton John will win Pinball Expo and be the standout game
"I think people in the pinball world are burnt out on music themed pins. And if you're gonna put a music themed pin into your game room, I think people want something that's cool. And if you know the demo for pinball, 40 to 60 year old men, it's just not as cool to put an Elton John machine into your game room."
Elton John theme will not excite pinball buyers
"my sources that are very close to this company are telling me the following. Elton John is not on the line. Jersey Jack is not making this game right now."
Elton John is not on the production line and won't be playable at Expo
"I think we're sort of writing this game off way too fast. And I know what you're thinking. That grown men don't want Elton John. 40 to 60 year old men don't want to put that music into their game rooms. And I think people are kind of wrong."
People are writing off Elton John pinball too quickly - his music is more popular than we think
"I'm just wondering why people think an Elton John pinball machine is not a good choice for pinball. Here's why I do think it's a good choice for pinball... The man's got amazing music. The man's music would be great in pinball form."
Elton John would make a great pinball theme despite community resistance