March 16^th, 2004 (12:00am) - 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 GameCube "Players Choice" collection and "Family Platinum Series" for the Xbox 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.