THQ, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and publication of interactive entertainment software for various game systems in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Its game systems include home video game consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 3, and Sony PlayStation 2; handheld platforms, including Nintendo Dual Screen and Game Boy Advance, PSP portable entertainment system, and wireless devices; and personal computers. The company’s titles span various categories comprising action, adventure, fighting, racing, role-playing, simulation, sports, and strategy. It also offers wireless games and other contents, such as wireless wallpapers and ring tones. THQ markets and distributes games to mass merchandisers, consumer electronic stores, discount warehouses, and other national retail chain stores through third parties, as well as other content for wireless devices through wireless carriers. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Agoura Hills, California.