News: Monsters, Inc. for GameCube
Posted 05 Mar 2002 at 20:49 by Gerben
THQ announced today that they will bring Monsters, Inc. to GameCube. More details in the press release below.
THQ ANNOUNCES DISNEY/PIXAR’S MONSTERS, INC. FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - March 5, 2002 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced it will publish Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. (working title) for Nintendo� GameCube. Scheduled for fall 2002 release, the game will be based on the Academy Award�-nominated animated film, Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
“Disney and Pixar have a legacy of creating long-standing animated motion picture classics,” said Germaine Gioia, vice president, licensing, THQ. “THQ is pleased to extend our interactive videogame collaboration with Disney by bringing Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. to GameCube.”
The monsters of Monstropolis learn the power of laughter in Disney/Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. for GameCube. Gameplay features a unique dodge ball-style match set in special stadium arenas where your favorite monsters launch an artillery of “laugh balls” at each other which upon contact will affect each monster differently. In the game, Monsters train and learn how to bring laughter to the children they once scared with the ultimate goal of filling their individual laugh canisters first. The game also features a multi-player mode allowing up to four players.