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To: Harry who wrote (5803)	6/8/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: Gunther G. Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

I don't know about you guys, but I sure wish THQI would spend some money on advertising for Granstream Saga. According to game critics, Granstream plays better than Quest! THQI could produce a simple 1-page ad for gamers' magazines that hypes and quotes the good reviews gamers are giving Granstream Saga. In fact, I'm a little concerned with the fact that Quest 64 has gotten some negative comments about its supposed short-lived gameplay time, and seems to be rated lower than Granstream Saga. However, the main point is to take some of THQI's excess cash and put it to work to sell one of the 2 big games (Granstream) we are counting on to replace WCW! This is a no-brainer people. What's with Farrell's almost complete lack of salesmanship? THQI doesn't hype its flagship games nearly enough to get the big sell-through needed to replace revenues for WCW. What are they holding their cash for if not to sell more product? PS--I also think THQI should go after the WWF license. When AKLM lost the WWF wrestling license, their stock dropped 30%, just like THQI did when they lost their WCW license. Seems like buying a wrestling license should bring back a 30% gain in stock value and importantly bring back the perception that THQI is a player in this perennially favorite genre.

To: Harry who wrote (5803)	6/8/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Marc Newman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

Hi Harry, I saw an ad for the Gameboy camera in Target's Sunday newspaper circular. So it has hit North America and should create more interest in the Gameboy platform. Of course we all know who the #1 3rd party Gameboy publisher is, don't we? The pre-Christmas release of the Color Gameboy should then really kick things into gear. In the next four months we're going to have THQ television ads for Quest, Brunswick Bowling, Bass Masters, and probably WCW. Then Rugrats PSX after that. It should cause sales volumes to jump. Will we see big short covering if Quest sells strongly over the weekend? On the WWF-front, there is a giant licensing show going on at the Javits Center in NY this week. Someone on the AOL board heard from WWF that it planned to announce its new videogame partner at the show. It might make sense. I still think THQ is the most logical choice. IBD has finally moved THQ from the Toymakers list and put it in Computer Software where it belongs. (Thanks, Paul.) We had a report on AOL that reorders of Bravo and K-1 have showed up at Toys'R'Us for the first time in months. (???!!!???) Devil Dice has been nominated for best puzzle/trivia game at E3. A positive visit to THQ's E3 room (click on THQ): a-p-i.net Two comments from the AOL board about Quest and Saga: "Anyhow N64 MAGAZINE rated Q64 8 out of 10 and all the reviews with the exception of EGM's 10 hours have been very favorable. Also VIDEO MAGAZINE FOR NINTENDO said Q64 great 3D graphics and will be a hot seller." "Manager had just returned from Japan( first name Hassen, and said Granstream Saga is going to sell very very well in US--was ecstatic about the game--said it played about 50-60 hours)" That's it for now, Marc

To: Harry who wrote (5803)	10/23/1998 1:23:00 PM
From: Richard G. Woodland	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 14266

Hey Geeker 48%!!!!!!!! Remember this post Tic, Tic, Tic Don't know how long you've been following this board, but there was quite a bit of discussion about this in the past couple months. Sorry if your previous question encountered some hostility from those of us on this board, but it's become a very tired issue here. Yes, there are arguments on both sides, but here's a general summary of the main points. * Yes, losing WCW hurts. Not only has it been a successful series, but the general feeling was that THQ got the license very cheap originally. However, THQ gets to sell WCW games through June 1999. Many here feel that by that time, the license will become stale (ie its value will be much less). Is that right? Only time will tell. * THQ is using the revenue generated by the WCW series to publish more and better games now. Compare its 1998 game lineup with its 1997 one. Plus, it's starting (just starting, mind you) to gain some respect within the gaming community with its upcoming games. Basically, the big question is whether the new games will make WCW a memory. How you feel about that is probably what makes you a long or a short. Most of us here are shareholders in THQ, so this board does tend to have a bull-ish tone -- but on the other hand, I think there have been some pretty compelling arguments for being long (particularly from Todd Weiner). Anyway, just my two cents. Harry