THQ announced "Finding Nemo"

THQ and Pixar (Disney) announced a new game today, based on another Disney-animated motion picture: Finding Nemo.Set in a 3D underwater environment, you'll be able to play as Nemo and his friends, Marlin and Dory.The game is scheduled for summer 2003.

Press release:
THQ Announces Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for Game Boy Advance and Two Titles for PC/Mac Scheduled to Release With the Animated Movie in May 2003
Games Scheduled for Release with Previously Announced PlayStation(r) 2, XboxTM and GameCube(r)

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., Nov. 11, 2002 - THQ(r) Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that it will release Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for Game Boy Advance and two games for PC/Mac. The video games, along with games for the PlayStation(r) 2, GameCube and Xbox platforms are scheduled for release concurrent with the "Finding Nemo" theatrical release on May 30, 2003. THQ's interactive adventures based on "Finding Nemo" are the first under the Company's exclusive, multi-property publishing agreement with award-winning interactive entertainment publisher Disney Interactive and the Academy Award(r)-winning Pixar Animation Studios.

"Pixar has a proven track record of creating blockbuster animated motion pictures including `Toy Story,' `A Bug's Life,' `Toy Story 2' and, most recently, `Monsters, Inc.'" said Peter Dille, vice president, marketing, THQ. "Our interactive adaptations of each of these Disney/Pixar properties have been top performers at retail and we look forward to bringing `Finding Nemo' to multiple platforms, alongside the movie, for kids of all ages to enjoy."

Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance will follow the adventures of Nemo and his marine-life friends. The game is set in a 3-D underwater environment and will allow players to play key movie characters including Nemo, Marlin and Dory, each with varied abilities. Gamers will explore several levels including mini games and bonus levels. The PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube versions are in development by Travellers Tales, and the Game Boy Advance version is in development by Vicarious Visions.


About Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo"
The Academy Award(r)-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 when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney harbor. 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.

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