WWE Legends Of Wrestlemania

[CJW93]

Prepare to Relive, Rewrite or Redefine History with WWE(R) Legends of WrestleMania(R)

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - (Business Wire) THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) today announced that WWE® Legends of WrestleMania® is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Joining the distinguished WWE® SmackDown®/SmackDown vs. Raw® franchise, which has shipped more than 37 million units worldwide since 2000, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release in March 2009 to coincide with the annual pinnacle of sports entertainment, WrestleMania® 25, in Houston, Texas.

"We have generated significant year-over-year growth in key global territories with WWE-licensed videogames, including tremendous success with the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw franchise," said Peter Matiss, vice president, global brand management, THQ. "The development capabilities afforded by next generation hardware, combined with our established history and deep understanding of fighting videogames, allow us to leverage the strength of the WWE brand to further extend our leadership in the fighting videogame genre and bring this new property to market."

"JAKKS Pacific is pleased to introduce a new WWE videogame property to the fighting genre," said Nelo Lucich, senior vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "The WWE SmackDown vs. Raw franchise has captured a collective audience of WWE fans, game enthusiasts and casual players, and we are confident that WWE Legends of WrestleMania will be poised for great success."

[mangle]

Is this going to be the new Game along side SDVR?

[Misawa]

It is indeed. I'm glad of a new WWE game actually, since the Day Of Reckoning serious folded, and that was awesome. Hopefully they will develop a different style, feel and look like they did with the aforementioned, than a carbon copy of the SmackDown! games. It would be nice if they mentioned what the game would entail, but I would imagine it's THQ's version of Legends of Wrestling with classic arenas and matches.

[Alan_Carr]

This will be a flop

[Simmzay]

Just remake WWF No mercy, thanks.

[Misawa]

TNA iMPACT! is going to be similar to WWF No Mercy.

[mangle]

Impact looks alright, messed up move sets though. Booker T doing a moonsault WTH!?

[Misawa]

Out of all the videos released, not one includes Booker T performing a Moonsault... I think you're getting mixed up with someone else. If he does do one in the game though, I guess it isn't that far fetched as in reality, one of his signature moves is a somersault senton, the Harlem Hangover. Anyway, I'm sure we can live with it, after all, in all the SmackDown! games featuring Rhino, he could always do a topecan helo.

[j4k3]

I like the NGC's Wrestlemania XVIII etc.

Wrestlemania IX was well good where you fought through levels to get and beat the evil Mr McMahon. What sucked was Crush Hour.....

[mangle]

This is going to plain suck imo.

I like fighting heel when I play games anyway, more fun in it you see!

They should concentrate on SVR09 imo