Tony Hawk Ride goes to Wii, PS3, 360 ... with a skateboard peripheral

by Andrew Yoon { May 15th 2009 at 12:45AM }

As expected, the new Tony Hawk game was revealed on GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley. Tony Hawk Ride will take advantage of a brand new skateboard peripheral (pictured above) and, according to the program, will be available on all current generation home consoles: Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Skateboarder Tony Hawk said he has wanted to create a peripheral-based game for quite some time, but technology only recently allowed Ride to be possible. When grilled about his skill at the video game, Hawk said that he was quite good and added that skateboarders should find the transition easy. Multiple difficulty modes will allow players with even the most inadequate of balancing capabilities to play.

The official website teases another appearance at this year's E3. We promise you that you won't have to wait long to find out more about Tony Hawk Ride. (Probably because we already saw it, and we're still under embargo.)

Update: You can see GameTrailers footage after the cut.

Tags: activision, peripheral, skateboard, tony-hawk, tony-hawk-ride

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Cody @ May 15th 2009 12:48AM

smh....

JontheNinja @ May 15th 2009 12:51AM

No.

Echnaton @ May 15th 2009 4:24PM

What NO ?

I know ... it's so hard to keep the mouth shut - embargos are so hard ...

ArchGamer @ May 15th 2009 12:54AM

HAHAHAAAAA....HAHAAAHAAAAAAA.....HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA..

Mikey @ May 15th 2009 12:54AM

Yeah. I think I'll pass. Me being a 5'6" 250lb guy, I'd probably break that in 5 minutes.

arrness @ May 15th 2009 1:06AM

5'6 and 250?

your avatar is fitting

HighFiveJesus @ May 15th 2009 1:12AM

you are a fat boy

Markez @ May 15th 2009 1:19AM

That's an avatar?

Freeze @ May 15th 2009 1:34AM

arness i can't stop laughing at your comment.

johnny @ May 15th 2009 7:07AM

im 5'9 and 140 lbs. think someone is having too many big macs

samfish @ May 15th 2009 9:04AM

Don't let 'em get to ya. I was a member of the Big Guy's Club as recently as January, but I've lost 40lbs since then and I'm closing in on 45.
The best thing you can do if you want to lose that weight is cut out high fructose corn syrup. Or at least 90% of it from your diet. Then just eat light, but filling foods, like potatoes, rice, bananas, etc.

And use WiiFit to track your progress if you can. It's awesome in that way.

Jordan @ May 15th 2009 11:09AM

Wow, you guys are @ssholes.

Adrian @ May 15th 2009 11:22AM

Mikey like the fat Mikey from recess.

Sidebuster @ May 15th 2009 1:23PM

Johnny 5'9 and 140lbs? Don't let your boyfriend blow his load on your chest. He might break your ribs.

Dy-lon @ May 15th 2009 2:34PM

Thanks Mikey, you threw out a scrap and the d-bags came out of the woodwork. Unfortunately we can't all be blessed with exceptional metabolism. Back to the subject at hand though. Gratz to Tony Hawk, it only took him a decade to re-create a home version of Top Skater (look it up). Well done...

HighFiveJesus @ May 15th 2009 2:55PM

metabolism aside i lost about 55 pounds over a course of a year just by eating differently so i aint chubby no more!

Mikey @ May 15th 2009 4:11PM

Thanks arness and Markez for the lulz.

Surprisingly, I don't get offended by fat comments/jokes.

Markez @ May 15th 2009 8:24PM

You're a good sport fella. Kinda figured you didn't care, but indeed had the 'oh man these guys are being assholes' moment.

And then I smelled blood in the water for some lulz, I could not resist :P

Markez @ May 15th 2009 12:54AM

Sooooooooooo you get on this thing, annnnnnnnnd bend over the whole time to actually use those buttons on the peripheral? Well, consumers will really be taking it in the rear on this one.

ArchGamer @ May 15th 2009 12:57AM

...ew.

arrness @ May 15th 2009 1:00AM

BRILLIANT

hahaha

CH3BURASHKA @ May 15th 2009 1:19AM

I think you control the menus on the side, then you throw it down on your hardwood floors (like cool skaters do) and then you yourself jump on it, further demolishing your living room. But don't you fret, because each skateboard comes with a $100 rebate for Lumber Liquidators!

Slayer @ May 15th 2009 1:23AM

I laughed.

Caveman @ May 15th 2009 12:58AM

Don't knock it until you try it.

CH3BURASHKA @ May 15th 2009 1:19AM

Mr. Hawk, please use your real name instead of a pseudonym.

SourceJR @ May 15th 2009 1:25AM

NICK!!!!!!

Caveman @ May 15th 2009 1:27AM

@SourceJR

Dood, you're the first person to recognize my avatar. I mean others know it's a Caveman. But you know exactly what it's from.

I loved that show. I wish it were still on the air.

SourceJR @ May 15th 2009 2:02AM

yeah i loved that show . i have the few episodes that did air and i show them to my friends and they say the show was awesome and wish they gave it a chance when it came out. all the people who said it would suck and the people who listened without giving it a chance caused it to die.

giantenemycrab @ May 15th 2009 12:58AM

TOO MANY PERIPHERALS! my living room is already full of fake drums and fake guitars, I don't see fake skateboards making their way into my home.

Nincodedo @ May 15th 2009 1:05AM

No! More stuff is always better! I'm still waiting for Alpine Legend so I can get my fake Alphorn.

eNrique @ May 15th 2009 1:07AM

I'm sure you said the same about fake guitars, and then the same again, about fake drums.

I guess something like,
"I got enough controllers in my dorm, I don't see fake guitars making their way into my home"
then
"I have enough with the fake guitars, I don't see fake drums making their way into my home"
...
Well my point is, If the game is really good and it is really fun playing with the fake skateboard;
I gotta make some more room.

Warp Whistle @ May 15th 2009 1:35AM

I feel like people are going to look back at this generation of gaming and laugh at us for buying into the peripheral gimmick HARD. I mean Guitar Hero wasn't that bad, but once you had an entire god damn band set in your living room it got to be a bit much, now a skateboard?

This is the "revolution" the Wii has introduced us to. Idiotic accessories that constantly pile up and we'll laugh later, just as we laugh now at the Power Glove.

Markez @ May 15th 2009 1:52AM

This is the "revolution" the Wii has introduced us to? Wat? The Wii introduced us to Tony Hawk's new skateboard peripheral, and instrument peripherals? That's the Wii's revolution? Eh?

The distinction that's easy to make here is that the power glove was difficult to actually enjoy while you were using it. Dance pads, instrument peripherals, whatever, actually work quite well and can be a lot of fun to use.