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thq inc. 2005 annual report 15
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
In fiscal 2005, THQ’s international revenues climbed to 38% of sales from 29% in the prior year. The company
achieved this growth by publishing more games with global appeal and deepening its penetration of key markets
in Europe and Asia Pacific.
The company plans to continue to leverage the growing awareness overseas of key licensed brands,
Disney/Pixar, Nickelodeon and WWE, and to publish more high-end PC titles like Full Spectrum Warrior™and
Warhammer®40,000: Dawn of War™.
THQ also plans to expand internationally through increased direct sales and marketing efforts and the opening of
new direct office locations, such as its new office in Madrid, Spain, which opened in April 2005.
CURRENT OFFICE LOCATIONS:
PLANS TO INCREASE DIRECT MARKETING AND SALES EFFORTS IN:
London, England
Paris, France
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Madrid, Spain
Dusseldorf, Germany
Seoul, Korea
Melbourne, Australia
Nordic Territories
Benelux
Switzerland
Austria
Eastern Europe
Japan
Italy
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International Revenue ($ Million)
Fiscal Year