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Tony Hawk Shred Is A Flop

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Started by Guest_ThE_MarD_* , Nov 19 2010 01:15 PM

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 01:15 PM

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Heyyo,

http://www.videogame...s_week_one.html
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Poor October sales for DJ Hero 2 and EA Sports MMA, too.
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Activision's second game in the rebooted Tony Hawk video game franchise, board-controller compatible Tony Hawk: Shred, sold only 3,000 copies during its first week on sale in the US, reports GamesIndustry.biz.

Analysts Cowan and Company described the game's debut as a "virtual no-show".

Performing marginally better in October, but still relatively poorly was DJ Hero 2 which sold 59,000 copies during its first two weeks on sale.

EA's MMA, recently described as dead on arrival shifted only 45,000 copies in the October period, while the publisher's Medal of Honor sold just over one million copies during October.
VideoGamer.com Analysis

The failure of Tony Hawk: Shred must signal a change in strategy for Activision in the extreme sports space. Last month developer Robomodo released 60 staff and said it would no longer be working on the franchise, but in which studio's hands it will end up remains unclear.

Wow.. only 3000 units? Is that even enough to cover half the development costs? icon_razz.gif

I still remember Tony Hawk 2.. that was a fucking sweet game.. but I guess this goes to show you interactive games with controllers don't always work.

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 01:41 PM

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I thought that series ended? This news comes as no surprise really, I lost interest after THUG, and there must have been at least half a dozen more Hawk titles out there. I would have thought people who are really into skateboarding titles would probably be tempted to go down the route of playing Skate instead, this just proves it.

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 02:29 PM

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I didn't even know there was a shred. Did they advertise at all?

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 02:36 PM

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Yeah I know a few guys who skateboard and say Skate 2 is the best skateboarding game they've ever played.. Tony Hawk series is pretty much finished.. cause seriously, who wants to flop around on a plastic board when they can just do that with a real board? icon_razz.gif

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 03:06 PM

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At this point it may be worth it to buy just because it will become a collectors piece. Kinda like virtua boy.

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Posted 21 November 2010 - 01:54 AM

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QUOTE (PTrain @ Nov 19 2010, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At this point it may be worth it to buy just because it will become a collectors piece. Kinda like virtua boy.

Collectors piece? More like collectors PIECE OF SHIT Lol!111

But really.. I didn't even hear about this game. And I think the last good one was THUG as someone said above.

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Posted 21 November 2010 - 02:22 AM

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Haven't heard of a Tony Hawk game since THPS4. They still make TH games?
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Posted 22 November 2010 - 09:01 AM

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Well good, developers should create new stuff not rehash old shit.

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Posted 22 November 2010 - 11:29 AM

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QUOTE (ThE_MarD @ Nov 19 2010, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I still remember Tony Hawk 2.. that was a fucking sweet game.. but I guess this goes to show you interactive games with controllers don't always work.


No, this goes to show that when your already-growing-stale franchise gains major (and better) competition and doesn't adapt people will stop buying it

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Posted 22 November 2010 - 12:04 PM

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QUOTE (Xayun @ Nov 22 2010, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, this goes to show that when your already-growing-stale franchise gains major (and better) competition and doesn't adapt people will stop buying it

Yeah that too. icon_razz.gif

The part that makes me wonder.. after this catastrophic failiure... is Activision still going to milk the Tony Hawk lineup?

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Posted 22 November 2010 - 01:44 PM

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QUOTE (ThE_MarD @ Nov 22 2010, 12:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The part that makes me wonder.. after this catastrophic failiure... is Activision still going to milk the Tony Hawk lineup?

It stopped making a profit, why would they?
You think they'll actually attempt something original?

That's not Kotick's way.

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Posted 22 November 2010 - 10:06 PM

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god damn idiots. if a franchise is failing, the LAST thing you do is attached an expensive peripheral. should have gone the opposite direction and made an arcade game that was only like 20 bucks but just focused on...o i dont know....skating?

morons.

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Posted 23 November 2010 - 11:59 AM

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Heh, well they were probably trying something new like how Rockband made peripherals awesome.. and I can see some benefit to the skateboard peripheral if you wanted to learn how to.. but other than that? yeah I don't think the majority of people would bother with this.

As for making profits? well obviously they lost a crapton of money on Shred only selling 3000 units.. icon_razz.gif

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Posted 24 November 2010 - 02:55 PM

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QUOTE (ThE_MarD @ Nov 23 2010, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Heyyo,

Heh, well they were probably trying something new like how Rockband made peripherals awesome.. and I can see some benefit to the skateboard peripheral if you wanted to learn how to.. but other than that? yeah I don't think the majority of people would bother with this.

As for making profits? well obviously they lost a crapton of money on Shred only selling 3000 units.. icon_razz.gif

the peripheral won't make anyone learn how to skate

thps series was dead once neversoft stopped making them

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