Among the titles set to push pester power into overdrive this year is new franchise El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Riviera, as well as new Spongebob Squarepants and Avatar: The Last Airbender titles. Nicktoons, Zoey 101 and Drake and Josh will also be hitting retail this year.

“Our Nickelodeon video game portfolio continues to lead the kids market with more than 45 million units sold-in to date,” said THQ senior vice president of worldwide marketing Bob Aniello. “We expect a continued robust Nickelodeon business in 2007 with an even greater presence on the popular Wii, our first title slated for release on Xbox 360, and additional titles in our new series of games based on Nickelodeon’s live-action properties.”

The line-up in full is as follows:

-    Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco: DS (Summer)
-    Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown: DS (Summer)
-    Nicktoons (Working title): PS2, Wii, DS, GBA (Autumn)
-    Spongebob’s Atlantis Squarepantis: PS2, Wii, DS, GBA (Autumn)
-    Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth: Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, DS, GBA (Autumn)
-    El Tigre (Working title): DS (Autumn)