The article is pretty brief, and doesn't get into what has been (to me, at least) the biggest surprise in recent years: the proliferation of new pinball manufac

The article is pretty brief, and doesn't get into what has been (to me, at least) the biggest surprise in recent years: the proliferation of new pinball manufacturers. After a wave of consolidation in the 90s and and eventual pivot in the 2000s to the more profitable slots market, Stern was for years the only company still making new pinball machines. That started to change in the 2010s, however, and there are now half a dozen names you’ll see at a contemporary barcade. More here: https://www.kineticist.co/post/who-makes-pinball-machines https://www.kineticist.co/post/who-makes-pinball-machines