James Boje with Fast Cash jackpot, with the top denomination of a dollar.
If you built the perfect slot machine and were then asked to create its successor, the answer would be Dragon Link.
In addition to Dragon Link, Mr. Wilson also singled out Fast Cash, a multi-site progressive that hits with astonishing frequency. Fast Cash is a proprietary brand that breaks from the multi-site progressive norm, which traditionally features a million-dollar jackpot with a hit frequency measured in months if not years, and delivers instead average jackpots of US$40,000 that hit every two to three days. It’s a unique concept and one that Mr. Wilson is very excited to see hit floors in the US.
Te launch of new cabinets at G2E fall under a description Mr. Wilson used throughout our booth tour as the “amplification of content through cabinet design,” a succinct description of the lasting impression cabinets such as RELM XL and Flame 55 leave on the viewer. Te RELM XL is a stepper cabinet that at G2E launched Aristocrat’s new mechanical reels version of Lighting Link. It is a curved cabinet with back- lit reels and a top bonus wheel and has been in the pipeline since the acquisition of VGT in 2014. “We have leveraged all of VGT’s stepper knowledge and expertise in the creation of the
new RELM XL,” states Mr. Wilson. “Steppers constitute 25 per cent of the entire slots market in the US, but until now we’ve only been a spectator in that contest. We are bringing our top games, including Buffalo, into this space, delivering a cabinet with mid-denominations that has been built from the ground-up. It has a mechanical handle, bulging reels, simple game- play and a physical wheel on top. Tis isn’t a video product into which we’ve inserted reels - we know that doesn’t work. Tis is a hand- crafted stepper product into which we’ve poured the same rigor and design methodology we’ve applied to every other segment into which we’ve expanded.”
Te amplification of content continued with the Double Curve Flame 4K display, the latest cabinet from Aristocrat that creates a seamless ’S’-curve flowing between two curved 43ins. landscape-orientated screens to completely envelope the player. Flame’s bottom and top monitors are tilted toward the player, creating new sight lines, a very different visual experience and a new form factor for game designers to create stunning new content, utilising Aristocrat’s new virtual button deck to communicate with players.
Te new EdgeX is a shorter and wider version of the Arc Double that’s optimised for both single
and double play. “People want to connect with their games and with each other,” explained Mr. Wilson of the philosophy behind the new design. “We wanted to create a concept that would be a great experience if you play on your own, but is also large enough that two players can play at once.” Te unique technology features a huge sound bench and two spin buttons that can be utilised by couples, with future game design expected to offer games on the EdgeX that will accommodate both players playing the same slot at the same time. Te EdgeX was launched at G2E in Game of Trones and Mariah (Carey) variants.
Finally, upgrades to Aristocrat’s Helix cabinet has kept the product fresh and appealing to the player base, including the adoption of new technology that sees the adoption of 23-27ins. screens as part of a thorough facelift. “We’ve taken proven technology and enhanced the cabinet to keep Helix competitive,” explains Mr. Wilson. “We’ve uprated the graphics and the button deck and created a more compelling product to display our market leading slot titles on the casino floor.”
At G2E 2016 Aristocrat carried the momentum it has earned in the US market into its exhibit, delivering a bravura performance across every part of its presentation.
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