THQ triumphant in WWE / JAKKS Pacific dispute

In the end, THQ was able to get that 10% figure lowered to only 6%, which will save the company "approximately" $23 million. JAKKS is surely upset: before the suit, the company was set to receive $57 million for its efforts in developing WWE titles; now that figure is a much lower $34 million. And what have we learned here? In the fantastical world of WWE, signing important documents without the consent of your business partner might make for great television but ... wait, we need to rethink this lesson ...
Source - THQ Prevails in JAKKS Pacific Arbitration Dispute
Source - JAKKS Pacific Announces Result in THQ Arbitration











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mel Karmazin @ Jul 28th 2009 7:54PM
HOWARD STERN RULES
Papa Midnight @ Jul 28th 2009 12:23PM
Shall we expect more mediocre wrestling titles from them then since they'll have less of a financial incentive to create a stronger title?
verymetal @ Jul 28th 2009 12:24PM
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, thats nice. Now bring back the Aki wrestling engine (from the N64 days).
Rocket Raccoon @ Jul 28th 2009 12:34PM
Exactly. I'm not sure why they would just throw away a universally pleasing engine in support of garbage...
Nael M. @ Jul 28th 2009 1:08PM
AKI got out of wrestling games years ago, so you can forget about that ever happening.
Fox318 @ Jul 28th 2009 12:30PM
Good for THQ. Maybe they can give Volition and Relic some more money to work on new games.
After Saints Row 3 I really want to see what Volition would have up its sleeve.
Maulok @ Jul 28th 2009 1:14PM
Does this ruling get me a port of No Mercy? No? Okay, bye.
markhill66 @ Jul 28th 2009 1:34PM
JAKKS will be alright. They are going to be making a TON of money off the motion controlled Star Wars game.
MarkyB86 @ Jul 28th 2009 2:54PM
So I'm guessing no 2010 edition of Smackdown vs. Raw? My son will be floored.
BFBeast666 @ Jul 28th 2009 4:47PM
What "effort in making WWE games"?
Last time I checked, they were still using graphics routines from SvR 07. Maybe it's time for WWE to find a new developer that puts the FUN back in wrestling games.
p07h3ad @ Jul 28th 2009 6:05PM
MOAR DEE-ES-GEE!!!!
Papa Midnight @ Jul 28th 2009 6:22PM
What?
@Li3nw@r3 @ Jul 28th 2009 6:31PM
Dee-es-gee=DSG=Dead Space Girl