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Title: Cute Monkeys on GBA!
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 21, 2002, 07:20:23 PM
AiAi and friends are rolling their way to your GBA!

THQ SHIPS SUPER MONKEY BALL™ JR. FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE


THQ and Sega Unleash Portable Follow-up To Nintendo® GameCube™ Favorite


CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - November 21, 2002 - THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today shipped SUPER MONKEY BALL™ JR. for Game Boy® Advance. AiAi, MeeMee, Baby and GonGon are back to keep the fun rolling, but this time handheld game enthusiasts can take their monkeys “to go” on Game Boy Advance. A great handheld follow-up to the hugely popular Nintendo GameCube release, SUPER MONKEY BALL JR. is available now at major retail outlets nationwide.


“THQ is excited to bring the Super Monkey Ball franchise to the handheld market,“ said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American publishing, THQ. “The graphic capabilities of the Game Boy Advance insure that Super Monkey Ball Jr. is as good as SEGA’s console property.”


“Super Monkey Ball’ is one of SEGA’s recent hit franchises,” said Charles Bellfield, vice president of strategic planning and corporate affairs, SEGA of America, Inc. “With its easy to pick-up-and-play, yet challenging gameplay and addictive party games, ‘Super Monkey Ball Jr.’ is the perfect addition to the SEGA/THQ lineup on Game Boy Advance.”


About Super Monkey Ball Jr.


Based on SUPER MONKEY BALL for Nintendo GameCube, SUPER MONKEY BALL JR. challenges players to maneuver AiAi and friends across 60+ stages filled with barriers, bumps and dangerous drops. Play as AIAI, MEEMEE, GONGON, or BABY as they make their Game Boy® Advance debut! Includes four party games from the original SUPER MONKEY BALL- Monkey Duel, Monkey Race, Monkey Golf, and Monkey Bowling. Multi-player madness supports up to 4 players with the Link Cable


For more information about SUPER MONKEY BALL JR. and the rest of THQ’s holiday line-up, please visit: www.thq.com