THQ signs agreement with Nintendo, gets Wii IP rights

THQ recently inked an agreement with Nintendo of America and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), granting THQ the rights to “use certain of Nintendo’s intellectual property to develop, have developed, have manufactured, advertise, market and sell video game software for play on Wii until October 13, 2009 in all countries within the Western Hemisphere.”

According to a representative from THQ, there’s nothing more to the deal other than renewing agreements with hardware manufacturers the company develops games for. “It’s just a standard procedure and is not indicative of any new arrangements,” said the rep. The intellectual property mentioned is referring to things like the Nintendo seal.

It won’t come as a surprise if THQ actually decides to use Nintendo IP, since other developers have done some work under Nintendo’s publishing arm. We’ve got Capcom’s big Zelda: The Minish Cap on GBA, Square Enix’ Mario Hoops 3-on-3 on DS, and other similar collaborations like Sega and Nintendo’s Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for both Wii and DS. Next thing we need is Mario MX for some rally racing action, or WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Mario. Kidding.

THQ recently inked an agreement with Nintendo of America and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), granting THQ the rights to “use certain of Nintendo’s intellectual property to develop, have developed, have manufactured, advertise, market and sell video game software for play on Wii until October 13, 2009 in all countries within the Western Hemisphere.”

According to a representative from THQ, there’s nothing more to the deal other than renewing agreements with hardware manufacturers the company develops games for. “It’s just a standard procedure and is not indicative of any new arrangements,” said the rep. The intellectual property mentioned is referring to things like the Nintendo seal.

It won’t come as a surprise if THQ actually decides to use Nintendo IP, since other developers have done some work under Nintendo’s publishing arm. We’ve got Capcom’s big Zelda: The Minish Cap on GBA, Square Enix’ Mario Hoops 3-on-3 on DS, and other similar collaborations like Sega and Nintendo’s Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for both Wii and DS. Next thing we need is Mario MX for some rally racing action, or WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Mario. Kidding.