I only know THQ for their Warhammer universe for the PC platform and Spongebob-series games on the Playstation 2. But they have also been an active developer for Nintendo’s consoles. Art games on consoles tend be unpopular among youngsters, and even some mums. But THQ is hoping for a runaway success in their new uDraw Game Tablet, which introduces new input method for games.

It’s a chubby, pencil-like stylus tethered to a tablet that connects wirelessly to the console thanks to the Wiimote that slots right in. The tablet comes with a drawing game called uDraw Studio, while THQ is also working on an artsy platformer called Dood’s Big Adventure and a digital version of Pictionary, which could be this thing’s killer app. (You can catch a glimpse of them all in feat in the video after the break.) The tablet will cost $69.99 when it ships by the end of the year, while games will be a rather more affordable $29.99. THQ also promises more games to come through 2011, but we’re guessing their release is somewhat contingent on just how many little Picassos find these in their stockings this holiday season.

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