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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.1</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECOND AMENDMENT
TO CONFIDENTIAL LICENSE AGREEMENT<br>
FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE<a name="SecondAmendmentToConfidentialLice_214510"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT (&#147;Second Amendment&#148;) amends that certain Confidential License
Agreement for Game Boy Advance dated July 18, 2001 between Nintendo of America
Inc. (&#147;Nintendo&#148;) and THQ Inc. (&#147;Licensee&#148;) (&#147;Agreement&#148;).</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RECITALS</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS,
Nintendo and Licensee entered into the Agreement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS,
the Agreement (as Amended) currently expires on July 18, 2007, and the parties
now desire to extend the Term (as such term is defined in the Agreement) of the
Agreement as set forth below.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AMENDMENT</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The definition of &#147;Term&#148; as set forth in
Section 2.20 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;&#145;Term&#146; means eight (8) years from the Effective Date.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Term of the Agreement shall now expire on
July 18, 2009.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All other terms and conditions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.&#160; This Second Amendment may be signed in
counterparts, which together shall constitute one original Second Amendment.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Signatures provided by facsimile shall be the
equivalent of originals.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Second Amendment shall
be effective as of April 9, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Second Amendment.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>NINTENDO:</b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nintendo of America Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THQ Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: James R. Cannataro</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name: Kelly Flock</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Its: EVP; Administration</font></p>
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