THQ Signs Travellers Tales to Develop Video Games Based on Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo
THQ Signs Travellers Tales to Develop Video
Games Based on Disney/Pixar's ``Finding Nemo''
Games Scheduled for Simultaneous PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox Release in Summer 2003
THQ Inc. today announced that leading video game creator Travellers Tales is currently in development on Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. The games, which have been in development for several months, are scheduled for release day and date with the "Finding Nemo" theatrical debut in summer 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.
Travellers Tales' 15-year history includes work across nearly every game system for nearly every major game publisher including Nintendo, Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment and most recently, Activision and Universal Studios Interactive. The studio's acclaimed portfolio boasts top-selling games based on many of the popular Disney/Pixar animated theatrical releases including "Toy Story," "Toy Story 2" and "A Bug's Life." The Travellers Tales Web site is at www.t-tales.com.
"Travellers Tales' unparalleled experience both in developing compelling gaming experiences and working directly with the creative teams at Disney and Pixar make them the best possible studio to bring `Finding Nemo' to PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox," said Mike Rubinelli, vice president, product development, THQ. "With more than a year left in development, we are already seeing the underwater world of `Finding Nemo' come to life on the new systems in rich detail."
"We are delighted to be combining our development expertise with THQ's global publishing powerhouse," said Jon Burton, Travellers Tales. "It is an honor to be working with the gifted teams at Pixar and Disney once again on what promises to be another blockbuster animated feature film release."
Written and directed by Academy Award(R)-nominee Andrew
Stanton, "Finding Nemo" is a visually stunning underwater adventure, following
the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish -- a father and his son Nemo -- who become
separated in the Great Barrier Reef.
About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq:PIXR) (www.pixar.com)
combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of
computer animation. In partnership with Disney, Pixar has created four of the most
successful and beloved animated films of all time: Academy Award(R)-winning "Toy
Story" (1995), "A Bug's Life" (1998), Golden Globe-winner "Toy Story
2" (1999) and the Academy Award(R)-winning "Monsters, Inc." (2001). Pixar's
four films have earned more than $1.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The
Northern California studios' next three film releases are "Finding Nemo" (summer
2003), "The Incredibles" (holiday 2004) and "Cars" (holiday 2005).
About Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive, Inc., a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative interactive
entertainment, develops, markets and globally distributes a wide variety of interactive
family-oriented entertainment, educational and sports CD-ROMs and video games. Disney
Interactive is the multimedia arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business
unit. For more information on Disney Interactive's products, visit www.disneyinteractive.com.
About THQ
THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety
of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by
Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com.
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--Posted June 11, 2002
Source: THQ, Pixar Animation Studios