Nickelodeon's Top TV Characters Come to Life in New Nicktoons(TM) Unite! Video Game From THQ

Nickelodeon's Top TV Characters Come to Life in New Nicktoons(TM) Unite! Video Game From THQ

Nicktoons Brand to Go Multi-Platform for the First Time With the Release of Nicktoons Unite! for the PlayStation(R)2, Nintendo GameCube(TM), and Game Boy(R) Advance Video Game Systems

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and Nickelodeon today announced Nicktoons(TM) Unite! for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance videogame systems has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America. Nicktoons Unite! allows players to interact with the stars from some of the most popular Nickelodeon TV shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner (from the Fairly OddParents), Jimmy Neutron and Danny Phantom.

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"Our partnership with Nickelodeon has yielded a portfolio of successful products in recent years, with more than 16 million games sold in to date," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president, worldwide publishing, THQ. "Last year's Nicktoons: Movin' was one of the top stand-alone games for the EyeToy(TM) USB Camera (for PlayStation(R)2) during the 2004 holiday season, and we're looking forward to bringing Nicktoons to additional video game platforms this holiday season with the new Nicktoons Unite!."

"With Nicktoons being the only brand where characters from various top-rated Nickelodeon TV shows co-exist, we're excited to have the opportunity to launch this new game on multiple gaming platforms," said Steve Youngwood, senior vice president, Entertainment Products, Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products. "Nicktoons Unite! is a great opportunity for Nickelodeon fans to simultaneously interact with many of their favorite characters."

For more information on Nicktoons Unite! and the rest of THQ's product line-up, please visit www.thq.com.

About Nicktoons Unite!

Nicktoons Unite! is a 1-4 player cooperative, 15 level video game featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner, Jimmy Neutron and Danny Phantom. In this new game, the most devious plan ever created in the Nicktoons world is unfolding. Professor Calamitous has pulled together Plankton, Vlad and Crocker to form a group known as The Evil Syndicate. The wicked foursome have begun to wreak havoc throughout Retroville, Amity Park, Dimmsdale and Bikini Bottom in an attempt to take over the world. Not to be outsmarted, Jimmy Neutron calls upon his own band of Nicktoons to take out The Evil Syndicate, along with the devastating Doomsday device. It's good versus evil where only one side will prevail in Nicktoons Unite!.

About Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products

Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products manages the third largest licensing business in the world with $4.7 billion in retail sales in 2004, from such properties as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. The department handles the merchandising for Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTVN International, and Spike TV.

Nickelodeon, now in its 26th 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 89 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for ten consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

About THQ

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Korea and Australia. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

Trademark Statement

"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. EyeToy is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Requires PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system (sold separately). (TM), (R), Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube are trademarks of Nintendo.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including but not limited to expectations and projections related to the release and features of Nicktoons Unite!, and are based upon management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including, but not limited to economic, competitive and technological factors affecting the operations, markets, products, and pricing of THQ. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ's financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2005, and particularly the discussion of risk factors that may affect results of operations set forth therein. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

Kristina Kirk
THQ/Media Relations
818/871-5000
kkirk@thq.com

Julie MacMedan
THQ/Investor Relations
818/871-5095
jmacmedan@thq.com

Sara Levin
Nickelodeon
212/846-8670
sara.levin@nick.com

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CONTACT: Media Relations, Kristina Kirk, +1-818-871-5000, kkirk@thq.com,
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both of THQ Inc.; or Sara Levin of Nickelodeon, +1-212-846-8670,
sara.levin@nick.com

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