THQ Pledges Four For Wii Launch

Wii

October 16, 2006, 1:52 pm EDT
Total comments: 14

All of them are from the publisher's Disney/Pixar and Nickelodeon licenses...and all of them are ports of already-released GameCube games.

THQ Confirms Four Launch Titles for Nintendo's Wii Home Video Game Console

Gamer Favorites Including Disney*Pixar's Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants and Avatar Scheduled to Launch in Conjunction With Highly Anticipated Hardware This November

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading independent publisher THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced its robust launch line-up for Nintendo's highly anticipated next-generation gaming system, the Wii™ home video game console. THQ's Wii line-up features games based on some of the most popular television and movie properties, including Disney*Pixar's Cars, as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard and SpongeBob SquarePants™: Creature from the Krusty Krab.

"Nintendo has a remarkable ability to inspire game developers to create compelling interactive experiences for their increasingly innovative game systems," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. "As the #1 third-party publisher of software across all Nintendo gaming systems, THQ's library of popular mass-market brands aligns perfectly with Nintendo's strategy of creating fun and accessible experiences for the new Wii system."

"THQ's proven brands have long resonated with Nintendo's extremely dedicated audience," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "Wii's potential to bring gaming to the masses using the ground-breaking Wii Remote, presents a unique opportunity for THQ. We welcome the addition of their strong lineup to the best launch library ever for a Nintendo console."

Talkback

NinGurl69 *hugglesOctober 16, 2006

I know what I'm not buying!

NeodymiumOctober 16, 2006

Don't even release 'em..

KaironCarmine Red, Associate EditorOctober 16, 2006

Let's hope that Sponge Bob does as well as THQ hopes it does.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

NinGurl69 *hugglesOctober 16, 2006

Whatever THQ is hoping for, was probably a big dream, like have "good" and "Shadow" and "Sonic game" in the same sentence.

ArbokOctober 16, 2006

"strong lineup" and "THQ" should never be said in the same breath...

PopeRealOctober 16, 2006

Thanks for nothing THQ.

Smoke39October 16, 2006

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Originally posted by: Arbok
"strong lineup" and "THQ" should never be said in the same breath...

"The Wii has a strong lineup despite pitiful offerings from THQ."

Nick DiMolaNick DiMola, Staff AlumnusOctober 16, 2006

Spongebob the Movie game actually wasn't too bad. Besides that though, yeah this lineup sucks the big one.

Smash_BrotherOctober 16, 2006

These are kids games. This will help in ensuring that parents feel comfortable buying it this xmas for their kids.

If all they saw was Red Steel, LoZ and Farcry, they'd assume the Wii is aiming to be a mature console like the others.

ArbokOctober 16, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smoke39
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Originally posted by: Arbok
"strong lineup" and "THQ" should never be said in the same breath...

"The Wii has a strong lineup despite pitiful offerings from THQ."

Oh touché...

NWR_pap64Pedro Hernandez, Contributing WriterOctober 16, 2006

I have to admit, at first I was put off by the children's titles at launch. But then I realized that...
1. The Wii has a solid selection of titles.
2. This provides great variety at launch
3. ALL console and handheld launches are marred with crappy, third party, licensed games.

So yeah, no biggie...

Smash_BrotherOctober 16, 2006

The PS2 won largely because it had the biggest library, even though 90% of it was pure trash.

Many people just ask one thing before they buy a console: which one has the most games?

Biggest library wins, period.

Shin GallonOctober 16, 2006

That seems to be the prevailing truth of consoles: Regardless of the quality of titles, the quantity is what sells systems. How else do you explain the Xbox outselling the Gamecube, when GC clearly had more AAA titles than the Xbox ever dreamed of having?

ThePermOctober 16, 2006

very true, one day people will walk in stores and see a massive Wii lineup and lots of peopel will have wiis..and the numbers will be good..and we'll a ctually have third party support

its great

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