I was at the same Wal-Mart and counted 14 - yes, *fourteen* - crane games throughout the store. You know what's killing pins? Crane games. Maybe TDK is the answer!
You're mostly right cooke, those crappy crane games full of off-colored, China-made stuffed animals
rake in more than almost any game would in its place.
I've watched people play pinball on location, and people are terrible at it, I know that sounds terrible, but I'd be lying if I said otherwise....so, the inevitable happens, they lose all three balls nearly as soon as the balls are spit out of the trough....and they feel ripped off, even with the "mercy" balls...so....therefore....they go play a driver game that they are
guaranteed 2 solid minutes of play, even if they drive the car into every building along the way....know what I mean?
I've played, converted,built and watched ALOT of the new games in the past 8 months, they are easy, and forgiving, unlike the Arcade Pioneers...Pac, galaxian, pinball, they were hard, or at least, hard for people who
arent's super-dorks like US

, nowadays they appear even harder since they're lined up next to driver games
and shooters that lead you by the nose through the whole game.
Craig