Video Gaming News - September 2005
Calabasas, CA (September 19, 2005) - THQ and Nickelodeon today
announced that Tak: The Great Juju Challenge for the PlayStation 2, Xbox,
GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and DS has shipped to retail outlets throughout
North America.
From THQ:
Following the previously released Tak and the Power of Juju and Tak 2: The
Staff of Dreams, Tak: The Great Juju Challenge marks the third product to be
released under THQ and Nickelodeon's agreement to create new cross-media
intellectual properties for initial release in the videogame space with the
express intent of migrating the properties to other entertainment media.
"We're thrilled with the popularity the Tak franchise has experienced over
the past years and feel this latest game, along with the enhanced marketing
efforts, are going to create even more awareness for the brand," said Kelly
Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. With a new game,
the growth of this brand speaks to our great relationship with Nickelodeon and
the success that has been achieved in creating an original property that can be
developed across all mediums.
"We are proud of the work we have done with THQ to successfully launch and
establish the Tak franchise in the videogame space since its inception in 2003,"
said Steve Youngwood, senior vice president, Nickelodeon Media Products Group.
"In conjunction with THQ, we've been able to take what started out as an unknown
character and in just three years, elevated him to the point where he's become a
household name to millions of kids across the country."
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