Davis Nayagam Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 New Tony Hawk games expected to ship with skateboard peripheral Activision is expected to ship a skateboard peripheral alongside the next Tony Hawk titles, due for release in 2009. That's according to analyst Doug Creutz of Cowan and Company, who believes the addition of new products will help the series improve sales after a year away from the market. "We believe that the extra year of development time and the opportunity for consumers to shake off franchise fatigue could contribute to better unit sales than the franchise has enjoyed in recent years," wrote Creutz in his latest note to investors. "We also view it as highly likely that the game will include some sort of skateboard peripheral with all SKUs when it ships, given the massive success (and higher price points and profitability) of Activision Blizzard's Guitar Hero franchise." Peripherals have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, with the high price of games such as Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Wii Fit seemingly no problem for consumers looking for pick-up-and-play gaming experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm impressed. So will this peripheral have wheels? Would I have to actually Ollie to score points? How big does my room have to be to play? or does it look like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolgamer Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I am very much waiting for orc games -Hawk games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersim Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 This peripheral would only be for the Wii right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DIRECTOR Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 its gonna suck if they bring this peripheral sh*t in. maybe for the wii, but please, not for the ps3 and 360 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Activision's marketing : "Quick! We are loosing to skate in critical acclaim and sales are dwindling. Need something drastic now. Lets revamp the whole game and look into some creative ideas." Activision's sales : "Umm or we could just bundle a peripheral with the game. Like Guitar Hero." Activision's marketing : "Brilliant! Lets work with that instead." TH games have been dead since THPS4. And unless this one pulls the magical rabbit out of the hat its gonna stay dead AFAIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 its sad that tony hawk is going downhill faster than downhill jam....and even EA is getting complacent with only the second installment of skate...looks like the days of good skating games are gone only one thing can save the extreme sports genre now - Ess Ess Eks peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Dream on. EA buried that one. Dunno why, SSX3 was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 even On Tour was pretty sweet Dream on. EA buried that one. No, they didn't link or die peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Unless you count the Wii version, its been what, 5 years since the last one? With no signs of a new one in all that time. Its done for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Unless you count the Wii version, its been what, 5 years since the last one? With no signs of a new one in all that time. Its done for. until Mr. Sh*tface says its dead, there's hope peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobz Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Man if they gonna make so many games with peripherals ,I see a big future for arcades with all of them damn things. Since not many people can afford them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 ^ hey American Wasteland was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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