CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2002--THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced their latest WWE® (WWE) licensed video game, ``WWE Mobile Madness(TM).'' 

One of the first mobile games from THQ Wireless(TM), ``WWE Mobile Madness'' is available now for Java-enabled phones. Additional versions of ``WWE Mobile Madness'' will be available beginning early 2002 for all SMS and WAP-enabled mobile devices. ``WWE Mobile Madness'' for Java-enabled phones features WWE Superstars Kane(TM) and Undertaker® while the WAP and SMS versions feature more than 21 WWE Superstars, three game modes and a create-a-Superstar option. 

``THQ Wireless is very excited that one of its first mobile games is based on a license as recognizable as the WWE,'' said Doug Dyer, General Manager, THQ Wireless. ``With addictive gameplay and a variety of modes, 'WWE Mobile Madness' games are sure to entertain on whatever mobile platform players choose.'' 

``An important element of our global strategy is to make WWE content available in as many countries on as many different platforms as possible. 'WWE Mobile Madness' has been developed to have global appeal,'' said Roger Marment, Executive Vice President, International Business Development, WWE. 

``'WWE Mobile Madness' is the perfect way to extend the reach of our WWE license,'' stated Nelo Lucich, Director of Interactive, JAKKS Pacific. ``Especially considering the success of our toy products and other WWE video game releases, we are pleased to offer 'WWE Mobile Madness' for WWE fans on the go.'' 

About the WWE 

WWE Entertainment, Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and Toronto. The company can be found online at wwe.com and wweecorpbiz.com. 

About JAKKS Pacific 

JAKKS Pacific is a multi-brand toy company that designs, develops, produces and markets toys and related products under various brand names (including Flying Colors®, Road Champs®, Remco®, Child Guidance®, Color Club®, and Pentech®) in multiple product categories, including: Wheels; Action Figures; Crafts/Activities/Stationery; Infant/Pre-School; Writing Instruments; Plush; and Dolls. The Company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market WWE® video games. 

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, Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ web site is located at www.thq.com. 

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about THQ's business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of THQ's future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above and the following: changes in demand for THQ's products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. In addition, such statements could be affected by growth rates and market conditions relating to the interactive software industry and general domestic and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these and other such factors is contained in THQ's current report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2001. A copy of this filing may be obtained by contacting THQ or the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and THQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. 

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Contacts:
Media:
Jayson Bernstein
WWE Entertainment, Inc.
203-353-5015

Financial:
Tom Gibbons
WWE Entertainment, Inc.
203-328-2576