“Finding Nemo” Videogames Finish 2003 as the Best-Selling Family
Game of the Year.

THQ Inc. and Disney Interactive today announced that the videogames based on
the Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film “Finding
Nemo” will be added to both the Nintendo GameCubeâ„¢ “Players
Choice” collection and “Family Platinum Series” for the
Xboxâ„¢ videogame system from Microsoft. “Finding Nemo”
is one of the first third-party titles based on a family license to be recognized
on Xbox as a top seller. “Finding Nemo” for Xbox and Nintendo GameCube
is now available at retail outlets across North America for the suggested retail
price of $19.99.

“The `Finding Nemo’ videogames have been a tremendous hit for THQ at retail
with worldwide sales of 4 million units across multiple platforms and in more
than 40 international territories,” said Peter Dille, senior vice president,
worldwide marketing, THQ. “We are thrilled the game will be included in
both the Xbox `Family Platinum Series’ and the Nintendo GameCube `Players Choice’
collection, extending the experience to a new segment of the game buying audience.”

“We are pleased with the continued achievements of `Finding Nemo’ and
we would like to congratulate the entire team at THQ, Pixar, and Disney Interactive
for making the games such a success,” said Graham Hopper, senior vice president
and General Manager, Buena Vista Games.

The “Finding Nemo” videogames follow the adventures of Nemo and his
marine-life friends. The games are set in a 3-D underwater environment and allow
players to play key movie characters, Nemo, Marlin and Dory, each with varied
abilities. Gamers will explore several levels, including mini games and bonus
levels.

THQ will also publish a second “Finding Nemo” game for Game Boy®
Advance scheduled to release this fall.

About “Finding Nemo”
The Academy Award®-winning creators of “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s
Life” and “Monsters, Inc.” take the art and technology of computer
animation to a whole new level in this stunning underwater adventure with memorable
characters, humor and heartfelt emotion. “Finding Nemo” follows the
comedic and eventful journeys of two fish — Marlin and his son Nemo — who
become separated in the Great Barrier Reef. Buoyed by the companionship of a
friendly-but-forgetful fish named Dory, the overly cautious father embarks on
a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue
his son — who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home.

About Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation is a division of The Walt Disney Studios, which
has created and produced the most successful animated films of all time. Walt
Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney Company, the world’s foremost family
entertainment company engaged in animated and live-action film and television
production; cable and broadcast television; theme parks and resorts; character
merchandise licensing; consumer products retailing; and book, magazine and music
publishing.

About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (http://www.pixar.com)
combines creative and technical artistry to create original films in the medium
of computer animation. Pixar has created and produced five of the most successful
and beloved animated films of all time: Academy Award®-winning “Toy
Story” (1995); “A Bug’s Life” (1998); Golden Globe-winner “Toy
Story 2″ (1999); the Academy Award®-winning “Monsters, Inc.”
(2001); and the Academy Award®-winning “Finding Nemo” (2003),
the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Pixar’s five films have earned
more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office and sold over 150 million
DVDs and videos worldwide. The Northern California studio’s next two films are
“The Incredibles” (November 5, 2004) and “Cars” (holiday
2005).

About Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive is the award-winning publishing label of Buena Vista Games,
Inc. The label produces high quality interactive video games and CD-ROMs. Buena
Vista Games, Inc. is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company’s
Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive’s
products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com.

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.
THQ is a registered trademark of THQ Inc.

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