The North American NPD sales figures for November have arrived and things aren't looking so hot for Activision's recently released Tony Hawk: Ride. GameSpot pulled out a calculator and concluded that the new plastic skateboard / game combo sold less than 114,000 copies in the U.S.
Poor reviews--coupled with a steep $120 price point--appear to have tripped up Tony Hawk Ride sales faster than a skate stopper on a grind rail. According to November sales figures from the NPD Group, the game has sold under 114,000 units in the US, in line with analysts' pessimistic expectations. By platform, the game sold around 67,000 units on the Wii, about 30,000 on the 360, and only 16,000 and change on the PS3.
Tony Hawk blasted critics of the game earlier this week via Twitter, saying that "Most snarky critics had their minds set before ever seeing/playing the game."

Bet Homer didn't buy Ride.


Bryn says: I can't say I'm surprised by this. It's too expensive, and frankly speaking, I'd rather play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 on my PlayStation 2 (the pinnacle of the series in my opinion) a thousand times over than stand on a plastic skateboard in front of my TV. Did anyone reading this buy Ride?