NewKidCo
Company type | Children's video game Publisher |
---|---|
Founded | 1997 |
Defunct | 2005 |
Fate | Acquired |
Products | Video game |
Owner | Alpha Software SoftQuad Software (acquired) |
NewKidCo International Inc. (TSE:NKC; OTC BB: NKCIF)[1] was an American video game publisher of children's titles based on popular licensed characters, for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft consoles. It went out of business in 2005.
The publisher was acquired by Alpha Software which then was acquired by SoftQuad Software and subsequently, SoftQuad was renamed to NewKidCo.[2][3]
Initially NewKidCo had subsidiary offices in Burlington, Massachusetts and Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[4] At a later point, it was headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with its only office being there.[5]
NewKidCo had a partnership with Canadian animation studio CinéGroupe to make video games based on Tom and Jerry and Dora the Explorer. Circa 2003, two of NewKidCo's properties, Winnie the Pooh and Dora the Explorer, were sold to Gotham Games.
Most of their games were rated E for everyone, with the exception of Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers, which is rated T for teen due to its excessive yet cartoony violence.
In July 2000, Ubi Soft signed a publishing deal with the company to allow them to release the company's titles in PAL region territories.[6]
Games
Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) | Year(s) |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk | PlayStation | Terraglyph Interactive Studios | 1998 |
Sesame Street: Elmo's Letter Adventure | Nintendo 64, PlayStation | Realtime Associates | 1998 (PS) 1999 (N64) |
Sesame Street: Elmo's Number Journey | |||
Disney's Story Studio: Mulan | PlayStation | Revolution Software | 1999 |
Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy | Game Boy Color, PlayStation | Culture Publishers (PlayStation) Torus Games (Game Boy Color) | |
Sesame Street: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Game Boy Color | Bonsai Interactive Corporation | |
Sesame Street: Elmo's 123s | Bonsai Entertainment | ||
Sesame Street: Elmo's ABCs | |||
Doug's Big Game | ImaginEngine/Magellan Interactive | 2000 | |
Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek | PlayStation | Zed Two Game Design Studio | |
Dragon Tales: Dragon Wings | Game Boy Color | ||
Tigger's Honey Hunt | Nintendo 64, PlayStation | Doki Denki Studio | |
Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry | Nintendo 64, Windows | VIS Entertainment | |
Tom and Jerry in House Trap | PlayStation | Warthog Games | |
Tom and Jerry in Mouse Attacks! | Game Boy Color | ||
Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood | TOSE | ||
Dragon Tales: Dragon Adventures | Handheld Games | 2001 | |
E.T.: Digital Companion | Powerhead Games | ||
E.T.: Escape from Planet Earth | Saffire | ||
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Game Boy Advance | Fluid Studios | |
Goofy's Fun House | PlayStation | The Code Monkeys | |
Sesame Street Sports | Game Boy Color, PlayStation | Bonsai Interactive Corporation (GBC) Realtime Associates (PlayStation) | |
E.T.: Away from Home | PC | Lexis Numérique | 2002 |
E.T.: Interplanetary Mission | PC, PlayStation | Lexis Numérique (PC) Digital Eclipse Software (PlayStation) | |
E.T.: Phone Home Adventure | PC | Lexis Numérique | |
E.T. and the Cosmic Garden | Game Boy Color | Zed Two Game Design Studio | |
Little League Baseball 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Handheld Games | |
Muppet Pinball Mayhem | Digital Eclipse | ||
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Cave+Barn Studios | ||
Droopy's Tennis Open | Warthog Games | ||
Tom and Jerry in Infurnal Escape | CinéGroupe | ||
Dora the Explorer: The Search for Pirate Pig's Treasure | |||
Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | VIS Entertainment | 2002 (PS2) 2003 (NGC/Xbox) |
Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham | Game Boy Advance | Handheld Games | 2003 |
Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat | PlayStation | DC Studios | 2004 |
The Cat in the Hat | Game Boy Advance | Game Titan | 2005 |
Canceled
- Droopy's Miniature Golf (Game Boy Advance)
- E.T.: Return to the Green Planet (PlayStation 2)
- E.T.: Salerian Project (Game Boy Advance)
- E.T.: Search for Dragora (GameCube, Xbox)
- Doug: Adventures in Bluffington (PlayStation)
- PB&J Otter: Noodle Dance Mania! (PlayStation)
- PB&J Otter: Pinch Saves the Day! (Game Boy Color)
- Little League Baseball 2002 (GameCube)
- The Super-Stoo-Pendus World of Dr. Seuss (Game Boy Advance)
- U.S. Youth Soccer: Power-Up Soccer (Game Boy Advance)
References
- ^ "About NewKidCo International Inc." NewKidCo. December 29, 2001. Retrieved on July 28, 2010.
- ^ "SoftQuad International Explores Strategic Alternatives for Web Tools Unit - Press Centre". Xml.coverpages.org. 1998-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ^ "Business Wire: SoftQuad International Inc. Announces Special Meeting of Shareholders". 15 May 2005. Archived from the original on 15 May 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Corporate Directory." NewKidCo. October 7, 1999. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
- ^ "Corporate Directory." NewKidCo. January 4, 2002. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.
- ^ "Ubi Soft to take NewKidCo's Video Games to Kids Around the World".
External links
- Official website (archived)