Disney Interactive chooses T-HQ as exclusive distributor for Nintendo products in United Kingdom.CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1996--T-HQ Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TOYH) today announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, T-HQ International Ltd., will distribute Disney Interactive Super Nintendo and Game Boy titles, including "Toy Story," "Pinocchio," "Pocahontas," and "Donald Duck Donald Duck cantankerousness itself. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Irascibility Donald Duck frustrated character jealous of Mickey Mouse. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Jealousy in Maui Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. ," throughout the United Kingdom. T-HQ International began shipping "Toy Story" on Super NES NES Nintendo Entertainment System NES Not Elsewhere Specified (shipping) NES Nuclear Export Signal NES National Election Studies NES Nashville Electric Service NES National Evaluation Systems, Inc. in June, and plans to launch the Game Boy version in July to coincide with Disney's massive publicity campaign for the United Kingdom opening of the film. "Toy Story" will be followed by "Pinocchio" on Super NES and Game Boy in August, "Pocahontas" for Game Boy in September, and "Donald Duck in Maui Mallard" on Super Nintendo and Game Boy in October. ``We are delighted that T-HQ will distribute Disney's Super Nintendo and Game Boy titles in the U.K.,'' said Tessa Moore, United Kingdom marketing director for Disney Interactive. ``Their impressive distribution capabilities and leadership in this category will help us reach game enthusiasts throughout the country. ``With them, we look forward to creating the retail event of the season with our `Toy Story' video game and to consistently bring Disney's exciting line of Super NES and Game Boy products to our all-family audience in the U.K.'' Karen Shillcock, managing director of T-HQ International, commented: ``This new exclusive relationship with Disney Interactive in the United Kingdom is an important extension of the very successful Game Boy distribution agreement T-HQ has had with Disney in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ``Overall, we are thrilled to have won this prestigious portfolio of games which will certainly heighten T-HQ's profile within the industry and complement our range of products for this year.'' Disney Interactive develops publishes and markets a wide variety of interactive family-orientated entertainment and educational materials, including CD-ROMs, video games See video game console. and on-line products. Since its formation in December 1994, Disney Interactive has released five of the best-selling children's software titles and several chart topping video games in the United States. The company recently established offices in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. to develop Disney's software business in the regions. Worldwide sales and distribution are through Buena Vista Home Video in North America and Buena Vista Home Entertainment in all major international territories. T-HQ develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms. Most of the company's products are based on licenses from popular sports, movies and arcade games. T-HQ is developing and publishing entertainment titles for the ``next generation'' systems, including the Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . In 1996, T-HQ will also publish numerous games for the established 16-bit and portable Nintendo and Sega game systems. T-HQ has headquarters in Calabasas, and is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TOYH. CONTACT: T-HQ Inc. Elizabeth Greene, 818/591-1310 or Coffin-KCSA Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Doris Banchik, 818/789-0100 |
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