Company:Griptonite Games
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Headquarters | Kirkland, Washington, U.S |
Key people | Steve Ettinger |
| Parent | Glu Mobile |
| Website | http://www.griptonite.com/ |
Griptonite Games (also known as Griptonite) is an United States video game developer located in Kirkland, Washington. It is wholly owned by Glu Mobile, but used to be a part of developer Foundation 9 Entertainment, where it was a studio of Amaze Entertainment. No games have been developed since 2011.
History
Steve Ettinger opened the Seattle division of Realtime Associates in February 1994. After five and a half years developing many console and handheld games, the Seattle division was acquired by KnowWonder, Inc in November 1999. Several staff from the Realtime contingent continued to work on handheld titles, and became the nucleus of what would be dubbed Griptonite Games,[1] one of three internal studios whose names were coined when KnowWonder, Inc. renamed itself Amaze Entertainment. (the other initial studio names were KnowWonder and Adrenium Games). Griptonite's initial focus was on Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and eventually some Nintendo DS games. In 2005, the Griptonite brand was retired and all games produced by the studio fell under the Amaze Entertainment brand. In 2007, Amaze Entertainment and each of its internal studio was acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment. In 2008, Foundation 9 relaunched the Griptonite brand to distinguish and recognize the studio in the Foundation 9 family; although the name had not been used publicly since 2005, the studio was still widely referred to as Griptonite throughout the game industry. In July, 2009 the Amaze Entertainment 'console' studio was merged into Griptonite, giving the studio capabilities on all platforms in all genres. J.C. Connors is the current studio head, while Steve Ettinger oversees the studio in his role of Studio VP at Foundation 9. On August 2, 2011, Glu Mobile acquired Griptonite Games. Its staff of 200 "approximately doubles" Glu's internal development capacity.[2]
Games
| Name | Platform(s) | Year released |
|---|---|---|
| Shinobi | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii | 2011 |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad | PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii | 2011 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns - Again! | PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii / Nintendo DS | 2011 |
| Captain America | Nintendo DS | 2011 |
| Green Lantern | Wii / Nintendo DS / Nintendo 3DS | 2011 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad | Wii / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 | 2010 |
| Ben 10 Ultimate Alien | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Spider-Man | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Daniel X: The Ultimate Power | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Iron Man 2 | Nintendo DS | 2010 |
| Assassin's Creed II | Nintendo DS / iOS | 2009 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii | 2009 |
| Assassin's Creed | PlayStation Portable | 2009 |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | PlayStation Portable / Nintendo DS | 2009 |
| Age of Empires | Nintendo DS | 2008 |
| Neopets Puzzle Adventure | Nintendo DS | 2008 |
| Ben Stein: It's Trivial | iPhone | 2008 |
| Spider-Man | Nintendo DS | 2008 |
| Mystery Case Files | Nintendo DS | 2008 |
| Chimps Ahoy! | iPhone | 2008 |
| Disney Friends | Nintendo DS | 2008 |
| The Simpsons Game | Nintendo DS | 2007 |
| The Legend of Spyro | Game Boy Advance | 2007 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Nintendo DS | 2007 |
| Bionicle Heroes | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 |
| Eragon | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 |
| Lego Star Wars II | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 |
| Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Game Boy Advance | 2006 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 |
| The Sims 2 | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 |
| Lego Star Wars | Game Boy Advance | 2005 |
| Robots | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 |
| The Urbz | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| Digimon Racing | Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| Crushed Baseball | Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Game Boy Advance | 2004 |
| The Sims Bustin' Out | Game Boy Advance | 2003 |
| James Bond 007 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Game Boy Advance | 2003 |
| Daredevil | Game Boy Advance | 2003 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Game Boy Color | 2002 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Game Boy Advance | 2002 |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance | 2001 |
| All-Star Baseball 2001 | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
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