Next Tony Hawk Game to Include Skateboard Peripheral?

Analyst Doug Creutz of Cowan and Company have looked into their crystal ball and believe that Activison will include a skateboard peripheral with the next addition to the Tony Hawk series. Expected to be released sometime next year, Creutz feels that the addition of peripherals with games will boost sales for the franchise after a year’s absence from the market.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, in his latest letter to investors, Creutz stated:

“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.

“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.”

This is pretty much a no-brainer considering how popular Wii Fit has been complete with the Wii Balance Board; plus, with Nintendo and other developers working on ways to integrate it into future IPs, the days of just owning a lone controller are becoming a thing of the past.

Also, if you factor in the how popular the music gaming genre and its peripherals are and third-party ones like light sabers and guns, you will see that gamers have no problem playing extra for something that will enhance their gameplay experience even more. Therefore, it is safe to say that Creutz and Co. are not far off in their predictions for the Tony Hawk franchise – even if this obvious assumption of theirs is something gamers have known for a long while now.