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Confidential two-year agreement

"A form 8-K filed with the SEC today indicates that THQ entered into a confidential license agreement with Nintendo on October 12.

The form indicates that THQ has been granted "the right to use certain of Nintendo's intellectual property to develop, have developed, have manufactured, advertise, market and sell video game software for play on Wii until October 13, 2009 in all countries within the Western Hemisphere."

Nintendo is charging THQ a certain amount under its pricing schedule for the cost of manufacturing and a royalty for use of Nintendo's intellectual property.

Under the terms of the agreement, Nintendo also has the right to approve each game, including the game’s packaging, all printed materials distributed with the game and all marketing materials.

No mention was made of the specific Nintendo property involved in the license agreement, and representatives of Nintendo and THQ could not immediately be reached for comment."

 

Source - http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29715

 



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Ugh.



oohhh, I wonder. THQ usually does so so cartoon/movie games, so hmmm....what could it be? Plus, it would have to be out within two years.



hmmmmm---this might not be good--i hope we dont see some half @^$@% mario game



 

This is THQ, this can not turn out good.



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THQ??? No Nintendo give it to Capcom instead!



please god, please do not let it be a Mario Smack Down clone.



routsounmanman said:
THQ??? No Nintendo give it to Capcom instead!

 



There is no such thing as a console war. This is the first step to game design.

Paradigm Entertainment produced Pilot Wings 64 ... beyond that THQ has a few good studios:

Paradigm Entertainment
Rainbow Studios
Relic Entertainment
Volition Inc.

Most of their studios are crap (and crank out a lot of licenced games) but they still have a couple of studios that can make decent games.



I'm putting my money on THQ developing the next Mario Party game, since Hudson is now owned by Konami.