THQ(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) and Nickelodeon today announced the release of The Fairly OddParents(TM): Shadow Showdown for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo's GameCube(R) and PC. Based on Nickelodeon's top-rated show, The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown is currently shipping to retail outlets throughout North America.

"Last year's Fairly OddParents videogame set a high quality bar for licensed kids' titles with its unique, award-winning animation style and spot-on representation of the cartoon," said Philip Holt, vice president of product development, THQ. "The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown continues that standard. It builds upon last year's game with more humor, challenging puzzle elements, awesome graphics and larger, more diverse level layouts."

"The Fairly OddParents is currently the highest rated program on all of kids' TV," stated Steve Youngwood, Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Media Products Group. "In this videogame version of the show, THQ has done a great job replicating the quirky characters, wacky wishes and outrageous humor that make The Fairly OddParents such a successful franchise."

In The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown, kids all across Dimmsdale are rattled to discover there's no TV reception, preventing them from watching the season finale of Crash Nebula. Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda embark on a journey that soon goes beyond simple TV static as they uncover a plan to take over the world set in motion by a dastardly antagonist known only as The Shadow. The player must maneuver through seven areas based on episodes from the TV show. The game also features 18 new side-splitting wish inventions such as the Suit Spray, Repair-o-Tron, Super Irritating Klaxon, Pogo Stick of Justice, Super Cleft Freeze Ray, and many more. Also included for the first time are mini multiplayer games in which players can compete head-to-head. The console games include several mini-clips hidden throughout the game and the PlayStation 2 version also includes an exclusive documentary on the making of the game.

Blitz Games Limited developed the console versions of The Fairly OddParents Shadow Showdown. THQ's internal studio, Helixe, developed the Game Boy(R) Advance version, which will be available September 20. Imagine Engine developed the PC version.

For more information on The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown, or the rest of THQ's upcoming adventures, please visit http://www.thq.com .

About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, which is celebrating its landmark 25th anniversary this 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 88 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for more than eight consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

About THQ
THQ(R) 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 http://www.thq.com . THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

This press release may contain "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 The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown, 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. 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 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 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2004, and particularly the discussion of risk factors that may affect results of operations set forth therein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

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