Tony Hawk Ride board will actually be white
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 16th 2009 at 1:30PM } 
RoboModo co-founder Josh Tsui also told GI.biz, "[the board] is the most advanced peripheral on the market. It really is going to usher a next generation of controllers for games." That's great Josh, but let's try to stay focused on this color change ushering in the next generation of my personal fame. Leave all interview requests, book offers, etc. in the comments below.
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arrness (PSN: chsowls) @ Jul 16th 2009 1:34PM
oh right, so its more like skateboarding?
all im thinking is that thing is gonna get dirty
Youthinized @ Jul 16th 2009 1:47PM
same thing I was thinking, my white 360 gets dirty by just sitting there, think of whats going to happen with people's feet on them...
protofunc @ Jul 16th 2009 1:48PM
All i'm thinking about is that MJ crack.
TOO SOON!!!1!!1
Sayed @ Jul 16th 2009 1:35PM
I don't really care what color the plastic is, I'm not buying without proof the money I pay is worth the satisfaction.
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Jul 16th 2009 1:40PM
I don't really care what color the plastic is, I just want Justin McElroy to hang out with me sometime and tell me what it was like to use a black Ride board.
Spam @ Jul 16th 2009 1:36PM
I wonder why they did that. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the fact that it now looks like a Wii peripheral!
WREturns @ Jul 16th 2009 1:37PM
Your mom looks like a Wii peripheral!
Hxczuner (PSN i.d) @ Jul 16th 2009 1:42PM
Burn!
Nah but really, this is stupid. You're exactly right Spam; and I have no idea why that is. The wii sucks. I wouldn't buy one for my family, it isn't worth it.
For the record, I have a wii
Ashitaka @ Jul 16th 2009 1:43PM
That was totally uncalled for, WREturns.
And I totally agree with Spam. Perhaps they think that white=casual?
Snowblind @ Jul 16th 2009 1:51PM
I'm not sure I understand the colour change either, except to reflect more of a casual market. Black made it look more like a skateboard..
-Vexx- @ Jul 16th 2009 1:38PM
inb4 "Thats racist"
Apollo @ Jul 16th 2009 1:38PM
It actually looks like a snowboard now........
Bravo6 @ Jul 16th 2009 1:39PM
It was black before?
Ashitaka @ Jul 16th 2009 1:44PM
Read the article? And follow the links it provides?
Apollo @ Jul 16th 2009 1:45PM
Sense FAIL?
bravo9zero @ Jul 16th 2009 1:44PM
White!!
Defiantly buying this overpriced game now!
Buttmouth @ Jul 16th 2009 8:19PM
heck yeah! stick it to the man!
Bravo6 @ Jul 16th 2009 1:46PM
lol.. you guys take yourselves way too seriously
NeilNaS @ Jul 16th 2009 2:52PM
I concur. Too many troll's on joystiq.
Dropeti @ Jul 16th 2009 4:59PM
Yea I agree aswell, people just don't seem to get sarcasm in here anymore :P
Almost every single post I made got downvoted, just because I was sarcastic hahaha
ryanpaulmcgowan @ Jul 16th 2009 5:01PM
Nah, you just suck at the news.
prodigy69 @ Jul 16th 2009 1:46PM
oh wait till I get my cheque book..
oOWallaceOo @ Jul 16th 2009 1:48PM
This peripheral is Stupid,
It Don't Matter If It's
Black or White
dpirtle22 @ Jul 16th 2009 1:52PM
+ 1
johnny @ Jul 16th 2009 2:29PM
now if only the whole world had your attitude race relations would be much better
Duke @ Jul 16th 2009 4:30PM
...and so would skateboard relations.
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 16th 2009 1:48PM
Now with more ugly.
Snowblind @ Jul 16th 2009 1:49PM
For some reason, I really want this to fail misreably. Perhaps because they're arrogant enough to already be making a sequel for it.
robotoid @ Jul 16th 2009 4:10PM
strange. me too!
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Jul 16th 2009 1:57PM
RACIST! What they trying to say?
j/k
I'm guessing at some point they will have a variety of colours if the whole things takes off, probably adding vinyls and other patterns, or will that be possible to dow without paying for it.
*Goes to get his stickers and paint*
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 16th 2009 2:02PM
No, no. We're talking Activision here. There will be other boards released with different designs on the board to "reflect your inner skateboarder" or some other weird tagline to try to appeal to the masses.
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Jul 16th 2009 2:05PM
Rubbish, I'm not paying for different colours, lol, thats what stickers and paint are for :D
gib @ Jul 16th 2009 4:48PM
Don't worry...
Activision will try to sell you officially licensed Tony Hawk Ride stickers and paint to go along with the white board.
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Jul 16th 2009 5:00PM
I wouldn't be the least bit suprised, lol
Jon D @ Jul 16th 2009 2:09PM
it'll be brown by the time i'm done with it....dirt on my shoes and such.
Kdiggy @ Jul 16th 2009 3:14PM
...and from poop.
robotoid @ Jul 16th 2009 4:13PM
that's what she said.
Tristax @ Jul 16th 2009 2:09PM
The only thing I can think of is that they want to allow users to customize their boards with sharpies or stickers.
Personally, I thought the black version looked MUCH better.
Rhamsey @ Jul 16th 2009 2:11PM
great, now you will see all of the nasty foot prints on it.
Crazy-008 @ Jul 16th 2009 2:12PM
O good. I was worried it was going to be a shitty peripheral that was black......
koehler83 @ Jul 16th 2009 2:17PM
Tony Hawk's WiiFit
Jose @ Jul 16th 2009 2:18PM
So I'm going to have to play this like some swollen Appalachian breeder (barefoot) just to keep it from getting dirty? Hehe, who am I kidding; I'm not buying this shit.
tom6627 @ Jul 16th 2009 2:24PM
They could put this thing in a suit and tie and I still wouldn't buy it
sithdawg @ Jul 16th 2009 2:34PM
So much for having any remote sense of realism... Hope there's a third party version, cause I'm not buying anything WHITE. Yeah, I said it.
Kdiggy @ Jul 16th 2009 3:16PM
They prefer to be called Caucasians.
Sean @ Jul 16th 2009 2:37PM
So they made the controller smaller?
lukestorm52 @ Jul 16th 2009 3:03PM
they will prolly try to milk it even more by selling skins for it.
Kokomadeta @ Jul 16th 2009 4:13PM
So, now it's not just expensive, but expensive and ugly?
Let's put this into a hooker economic setting: those who frequent prostitutes aren't going to pay extra money for an ugly one that promises new tricks. Now, get an attractive hooker who promises new things and bam! - you're in the money.
Rocketboy @ Jul 16th 2009 4:30PM
So Justin, you will stand behind the statement that once you go black, you don't go back?
meth0dical @ Jul 16th 2009 7:44PM
lol