NICKELODEON'S TOP TV CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE....

NICKELODEON'S TOP TV CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE IN NEW
NICKTOONS* UNITE! VIDEO GAME FROM THQ

Nicktoons Brand to Go Multi-Platform for the First Time with
the Release of Nicktoons Unite! for the PlayStation*2, Nintendo GameCube*,
and
Game Boy* Advance Video Game Systems


AGOURA HILLS, Calif., - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Nickelodeon today
announced Nicktoons* Unite! for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system and Nintendo GameCube* and Game Boy* 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.

"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* USB Camera (for PlayStation*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.