THQ

THQ Inc. (also known as THQ Nordic) was a North American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company developed products for video game consoles, handheld game consoles, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices. Its name derives from "Toy Head-Quarters" during the time when the company was a toy manufacturer in the early 1990s.
The company published internally created, and externally licensed content in its product portfolio. THQ's internally created games included the Saints Row series, Frontlines: Fuel of War, the Red Faction series, MX vs. ATV, Company of Heroes, and the Dawn of War series, among others. The company also held exclusive, and long-term licensing agreements with leading sports and entertainment content creators, including Nickelodeon. As such, many Nickelodeon video games were published by THQ from 1992 to 2012, including under the Play THQ label starting in 2007.
After several years of financial struggles and an increasing amount of debt, THQ filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2012. On January 22, 2013, the company sold off all but one of its studios and related properties at an auction to other video game developers, with the Nickelodeon license going to Activision. In addition, most of the remaining staff was laid off.
In 2014, the THQ trademark was acquired by Nordic Games, which had acquired some of THQ's properties in the auction. The company renamed itself in August 2016. It was later announced on March 21, 2018, that THQ Nordic would be re-releasing many of THQ's Nicktoon video games for newer consoles.PC Games N: Nickelodeon and THQ Nordic partner to remaster the licensed platformers of your youth
==Nickelodeon games published by THQ==
Game title 	Developer 	Platform(s) 	Released
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures 	Imagineering Inc. 	Game Boy 	November 1992
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! 	Gray Matter 	Super NES; Game Boy 	October 1993
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$! 	Imagineering Inc. 	NES 	November 1993
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$! 	Imagineering Inc. 	Super NES 	April 1995
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs 	Argonaut Games 	Super NES 	June 1994
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp 	Sculptured Software 	Super NES 	November 1994
Rugrats: Search for Reptar 	n-Space 	PlayStation 	October 31, 1998
The Rugrats Movie 	Software Creations 	Game Boy 	December 1998
The Rugrats Movie 	Software Creations 	Game Boy Color 	February 28, 1999
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt 	Realtime Associates 	Nintendo 64 	June 29, 1999
Rugrats Time Travelers 	Software Creations 	PlayStation 	November 5, 1999
Rugrats Studio Tour 	n-Space 	PlayStation 	November 10, 1999
Rugrats: Totally Angelica 	Tiertex Design Studios 	Game Boy Color 	May 5, 2000
Rugrats: Totally Angelica 	Art 	PlayStation 	April 13, 2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 	Avalanche Software 	PlayStation 	October 29, 2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 	Avalanche Software 	Nintendo 64 	November 12, 2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 	Software Creations 	Game Boy Color 	November 15, 2000
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 	KnowWonder 	Windows PC 	January 1, 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula 	Vicarious Visions 	Game Boy Color 	March 14, 2001
Rocket Power: Gettin' Air 	Tiertex Design Studios 	Game Boy Color 	March 21, 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge 	Climax Group 	PlayStation 	September 21, 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge 	Climax Group 	Game Boy Advance 	November 5, 2001
Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue 	Darkblack 	PlayStation 	September 4, 2001
Rugrats: Castle Capers 	Software Creations 	Game Boy Advance 	September 24, 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty 	Awesome Productions 	Windows PC 	September 24, 2001
The Wild Thornberrys: Chimp Chase 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	October 1, 2001
Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games 	THQ 	Windows PC 	October 2, 2001
Rugrats: All Growed-Up 	THQ 	Windows PC 	October 21, 2001
Rocket Power: Dream Scheme 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	November 3, 2001
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	November 7, 2001
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 	Human Soft 	Game Boy Advance 	November 9, 2001
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 	BigSky Interactive 	PlayStation 2 	September 26, 2002
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 	BigSky Interactive 	GameCube 	December 17, 2002
Hey Arnold!: The Movie 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance 	May 29, 2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman 	Vicarious Visions 	Game Boy Advance 	September 10, 2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman 	BigSky Interactive 	PlayStation 2 	November 21, 2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman 	BigSky Interactive 	GameCube 	December 18, 2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie 	Human Soft 	Windows PC 	September 20, 2002
The Wild Thornberrys Movie 	Human Soft 	Game Boy Advance 	November 13, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	September 22, 2002
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron 	Human Soft 	Game Boy Advance 	September 25, 2002
Rocket Power: Beach Bandits 	Evolution Games 	PlayStation 2 	September 20, 2002
Rocket Power: Beach Bandits 	Evolution Games 	GameCube 	September 24, 2002
Rocket Power: Beach Bandits 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	October 19, 2002
Rugrats: Munchinland 	THQ 	Windows PC 	September 23, 2002
The Fairly OddParents: Enter the Cleft 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance 	November 4, 2002
Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party 	Eurocom Entertainment Software	Game Boy Advance 	November 8, 2002
Rugrats: Royal Ransom 	Avalanche Software 	PlayStation 2 	November 16, 2002
Rugrats: Royal Ransom 	Avalanche Software 	GameCube 	November 27, 2002
Rugrats Go Wild 	THQ 	Windows PC 	May 28, 2003
Rugrats Go Wild 	Magellan Interactive 	Game Boy Advance 	May 28, 2003
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion 	Krome Studios 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	September 16, 2003
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	September 24, 2003
Tak and the Power of Juju 	Avalanche Software 	Game Boy Advance; GameCube; PlayStation 2 	October 15, 2003
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules 	Blitz Games 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Xbox; 	November 3, 2003
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	November 3, 2003
The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules 	Gorilla Systems 	Windows PC 	November 3, 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 	Heavy Iron Studios 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Xbox 	October 21, 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 	Vicarious Visions 	Game Boy Advance 	October 21, 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	October 21, 2003
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown 	Blitz Games 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	September 8, 2004
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown 	ImaginEngine 	Windows PC 	September 14, 2004
The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown 	Helixe 	Game Boy Advance 	September 20, 2004
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies 	THQ Studio Australia 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	September 13, 2004
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies 	Tantalus Interactive 	Game Boy Advance 	September 13, 2004
Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance 	September 27, 2004
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams 	Avalanche Software 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Game Boy Advance; Xbox	October 11, 2004
All Grown Up!: Express Yourself 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance 	October 19, 2004
Nicktoons Movin' 	Mass Media 	PlayStation 2 	October 21, 2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Heavy Iron Studios 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Xbox 	October 27, 2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	October 27, 2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	WayForward Technologies 	Game Boy Advance 	October 27, 2004
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Aspyr Media 	Mac OS X 	November 7, 2005
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance 	September 8, 2005
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge 	Avalanche Software 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Xbox 	September 19, 2005
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge 	WayForward 	Game Boy Advance 	September 19, 2005
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge 	Altron 	Nintendo DS 	September 19, 2005
The Fairly OddParents: Clash with the Anti-World 	Razorback Developments 	Game Boy Advance 	October 18, 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	October 19, 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	WayForward Technologies 	Game Boy Advance 	October 19, 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	THQ 	GameCube 	October 19, 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 	THQ 	PlayStation 2; Xbox 	October 21, 2005
Nicktoons Unite! 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	PlayStation 2 	October 26, 2005
Nicktoons Unite! 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	GameCube 	October 27, 2005
Nicktoons Unite! 	Climax Group 	Game Boy Advance 	October 27, 2005
Nicktoons Unite! 	Climax Group 	Nintendo DS 	January 10, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger 	Tantalus Interactive 	Nintendo DS 	April 16, 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger 	Tantalus Interactive 	PlayStation Portable 	March 6, 2006
Barnyard 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; Windows PC 	August 1, 2006
Barnyard 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	Wii 	December 4, 2006
Barnyard 	Halfbrick Studios 	Game Boy Advance 	August 1, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Nighty Nightmare 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	August 21, 2006
Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance; Nintendo DS 	September 19, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender 	Halfbrick Studios 	Game Boy Advance 	October 10, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender 	Tose Software 	Nintendo DS 	October 10, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender 	AWE Games 	Windows PC 	October 10, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender 	THQ Studio Australia 	GameCube; PlayStation 2; PlayStation Portable 	October 10, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender 	THQ Studio Australia 	Wii 	November 19, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab 	Blitz Games 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	October 16, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab 	Blitz Games 	Wii 	November 19, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab 	WayForward Technologies 	Game Boy Advance 	October 16, 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab 	WayForward Technologies 	Nintendo DS 	October 18, 2006
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	October 24, 2006
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island 	Halfbrick 	Game Boy Advance 	October 24, 2006
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island 	Natsume 	Nintendo DS 	October 24, 2006
Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown 	Artificial Mind and Movement 	Nintendo DS 	July 30, 2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth 	Halfbrick Studios 	Game Boy Advance 	October 16, 2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth 	THQ 	Wii; Nintendo DS; PlayStation 2 	October 16, 2007
Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth 	THQ 	Xbox 360 	November 12, 2007
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	GameCube; PlayStation 2 	October 23, 2007
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots 	Natsume 	Nintendo DS 	October 23, 2007
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots 	Firemint 	Game Boy Advance 	October 23, 2007
Atlantis SquarePantis (video game) 	Blitz Games 	PlayStation 2 	October 23, 2007
Atlantis SquarePantis (video game) 	Blitz Games 	Wii 	November 12, 2007
Atlantis SquarePantis (video game) 	Altron 	Game Boy Advance; Nintendo DS 	October 23, 2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 	Barking Lizards 	Nintendo DS 	October 29, 2007
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera 	Blue Tongue Entertainment 	PlayStation 2 	March 11, 2008
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno 	THQ Studio Australia 	Wii; PlayStation 2 	October 13, 2008
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno 	Halfbrick Studios 	Nintendo DS 	November 12, 2008
Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition 	Altron 	Nintendo DS 	September 15, 2008
Tak and the Guardians of Gross 	Blitz Games 	Wii; PlayStation 2 	October 13, 2008
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom	Incinerator Studios 	Wii; PlayStation 2 	October 20, 2008
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom	Natsume 	Nintendo DS 	October 20, 2008
SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off 	The Fizz Factor 	Nintendo DS 	June 8, 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square 	Heavy Iron Studios 	Wii; Xbox 360 	October 26, 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square 	Barking Lizard Technologies 	PSP 	October 26, 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square 	Altron 	Nintendo DS 	October 26, 2009
SpongeBob's Boating Bash 	Impulse Games 	Wii 	March 2, 2010
SpongeBob's Boating Bash 	Firebrand Games 	Nintendo DS 	March 2, 2010
The Last Airbender 	THQ Studio Australia 	Wii 	June 29, 2010
The Last Airbender 	Halfbrick Studios 	Nintendo DS 	June 29, 2010
SpongeBob Squigglepants 	WayForward Technologies 	Wii 	April 12, 2011
SpongeBob Squigglepants 	WayForward Technologies 	Nintendo 3DS 	May 17, 2011
SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Road Trip 	THQ 	Xbox 360; Nintendo DS 	November 8, 2011
== Gallery ==
THQ_logo.jpg|THQ logo from 2000 - 2011, as seen at the beginning of many Nickelodeon games produced between those years.
==References==
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