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Last Updated: May 11, 2008 - 6:02:42 AM


THQ's Sales Of Nickelodeon Games Tops Billion Dollar Mark
By Eli Green
May 5, 2008 - 8:00:00 PM

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THQ introduced this year's lineup of upcoming Nickelodeon licensed video games today, including the video game debut of The Naked Brothers Band, a SpongeBob SquarePants edition of Drawn to Life , a new Avatar title and more. With this year's announcement came the news that the sales for THQ's portfolio of Nickelodeon video games has surpassed the billion dollar more and accounted for the sale of over 50 million units worldwide.

Feature titles from this year's lineup include The Naked Brothers Band video game, still under the working title The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game , Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition and Avatar – The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno . The entire lineup includes:

  • The Naked Brothers Band: The Videogame (working title) – Based on the highly popular Nickelodeon TV show of the same name, this music-based video game allows players to live the superstar life of The Naked Brothers Band. Playing as the band, players will embark on a nationwide tour where they can experience all aspects of being in the band: singing, playing multiple instruments, controlling stage effects like lighting and pyrotechnics and even creating live concert videos. Featuring 25 of The Naked Brothers Band’s greatest hits, The Naked Brothers Band is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS.

  • Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition – Players will experience SpongeBob SquarePants like never before by using the unique drawing mechanic perfected in last year’s innovative Nintendo DS title, Drawn to Life, to draw their own character and populate the world of Bikini Bottom. Using the Nintendo DS stylus, players will create their own hero, defeat DoodleBob’s rogue drawings, and rescue SpongeBob and his friends. Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is scheduled for release on Nintendo DS.

  • Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno – Players will play as Aang and friends in this action-packed video game based on the final season of the highly acclaimed TV series. New gameplay features will allow players to interact with characters from the TV show while performing thrilling martial arts moves with enhanced Wii Remote™ controls in order to defeat the Fire Nation. Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS.

  • SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom is an action-packed adventure featuring 10 playable characters from some of the most popular Nickelodeon TV shows, as well as numerous iconic locations such as Retroville, Amity Park and Bikini Bottom. Players will play cooperatively as both heroes and villains while utilizing special gadgets in order to defeat the Morphoids. SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS.

  • Tak and the Guardians of Gross – Tak and the Guardians of Gross follows the shaman’s apprentice as he visits the Spoiled Shrine and accidentally removes a strange crystal that explodes and releases the four giant Grosstrosities. Using all new “parkour” style of gameplay, players will be running on walls, sliding down poles, and swinging on vines to navigate action-packed levels. Tak and the Guardians of Gross is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and on Wii. In addition, Tak Mojo Mistake is scheduled for release on Nintendo DS.

  • Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games (working title) – The popular Nickelodeon series stampedes its way onto Nintendo DS for the first time. Players will compete in the first annual Slop Bucket Games – a series of wacky, fun, sporting events and reinvented classic arcade games with barnyard motifs. Back at the Barnyard is scheduled for release on Nintendo DS only.



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