THQ SHIPS RUGRATS™ I GOTTA
GO PARTY FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE
The Rugrats Return To
Handheld Gaming, This Time For Their First-Ever Party Game
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.
– November 18, 2002 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Nickelodeon today announced
the release of Rugrats™ I Gotta Go Party for the Game Boy®
Advance. Rugrats I Gotta Go Party represents THQ’s 17th Rugrats
release in the long-running, best-selling franchise. Rugrats I Gotta Go
Party is available beginning this week at retail outlets nationwide
“Rugrats
is a top-rated show and a favorite among kids 2-11,"
stated Peter Dille, Vice President, Marketing, THQ. "THQ is thrilled to be
releasing the first party game based on the popular franchise for families to
enjoy this holiday season.”
“Together with THQ,
Nickelodeon continues to deliver the most innovative software to kids,” said
Steve Youngwood, Vice President, Nickelodeon Media Products Group. “Kids are
clamoring for new ways to interact with their favorite Rugrats characters, and
we’re delivering just that with Rugrats I Gotta Go Party — a unique
multi-player party game for the Game Boy Advance.”
In
Rugrats I Gotta Go Party,
the first Rugrats party game ever, the player assists Tommy in a game of hide
‘n seek with all of his friends. As Tommy finds the other Rugrats, the player
unlocks outrageous party games such as Angelica’s Cookies, Phil’s Mud Pies,
Sandbox Blues, Reptar Racing and Worm-mazing. More than 20 different party
games can be unlocked in all. Designed for multiplayer competition, the game
is packed with hours and hours of party games, which can be played alone or
head-to-head with up to four friends via the Game Boy Advance Link Cable.
THQ will release additional
Rugrats games this holiday season, including Rugrats
Royal Ransom
for PlayStation®2 and GameCube™. Rugrats
Munchin Land
is currently available for PC. For more information about Rugrats I Gotta
Go Party for Game Boy Advance and the rest of THQ’s holiday lineup, please
visit
www.thq.com.
About Rugrats:
Rugrats, now in its 11th
year, is the animated series about life from a baby’s point of view. The
Rugrats are Tommy, the one-year-old hero; his best friend Chuckie; the twins
from next-door, Phil and Lil; and Tommy’s bratty cousin Angelica. Whenever
adults are around, the Rugrats act like real babies, but when they’re alone,
they talk to each other with the vocabulary of five-year-olds. As Tommy and
his pals wobble through life, supported by legs not yet used to walking, they
show us the world as a baby views and understands it. The Rugrats’ world is
one that exists below our knees; where mundane things turn into grand, comic
adventures. Rugrats has won numerous awards including the Emmy, CableAce and
Parents Choice Awards. Rugrats was created by Arlene Klasky, Paul
Germain and Gabor Csupo.
About Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, now
in its 23rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built
a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The
company includes television programming and production in the United States
and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books,
magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in
more than 84 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic-cable
network for more than six consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related
titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
About THQ
THQ Inc.
is a leading, worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless
devices, and those manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.,
Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ web site is located at
www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is
located at www.thqwireless.com.
# # #
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and
projections about THQ’s business based, in part, on assumptions made by its
management. These statements are not guarantees of THQ’s future performance
and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to
numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above and the
following: changes in demand for THQ’s products, product mix, the timing of
customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing
and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. In
addition, such statements could be affected by growth rates and market
conditions relating to the interactive software industry and general domestic
and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these
and other such factors is contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2002. A copy
of this filing may be obtained by contacting THQ or the SEC. The
forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which
they are made, and THQ does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this release.
