Griptonite Games, is an American video game developer developer located in Kirkland, Washington. It is part of super-developer Foundation 9 Entertainment, and was previously a studio of Amaze Entertainment.
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). Griptonite's initial focus was on Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and eventually 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.
Games[ | ]
| Name | Platform(s) | Release date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters | Nintendo DS | 2011 |
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet | Wii / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 | 2010 November 16 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii / Nintendo DS | 2009 October 13 |
| Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines | PlayStation Portable | 2009 November 17 |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | PlayStation Portable / Nintendo DS | 2009 May 1 |
| Age of Empires: Mythologies | Nintendo DS | 2008 November 24 |
| Neopets Puzzle Adventure | Nintendo DS | 2008 November 25 |
| Ben Stein: It's Trivial | iPhone | 2008 November 13 |
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Nintendo DS | 2008 October 21 |
| Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir | Nintendo DS | 2008 September 8 |
| Chimps Ahoy! | iPhone | 2008 July 11 |
| Disney Friends | Nintendo DS | 2008 February 26 |
| The Simpsons Game | Nintendo DS | 2007 October 30 |
| The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night | Game Boy Advance | 2007 October 3 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Nintendo DS | 2007 May 22 |
| Bionicle Heroes | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 November 14 |
| Eragon | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 November 14 |
| Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 September 12 |
| Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Game Boy Advance | 2006 March 14 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 June 27 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 November 15 |
| The Sims 2 | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 October 24 |
| Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | Game Boy Advance | 2005 April 2 |
| Robots | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 February 22 |
| The Urbz: Sims in the City | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2004 November 17 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | Game Boy Advance | 2004 November 2 |
| Digimon Racing | Game Boy Advance | 2004 September 13 |
| Crushed Baseball | Game Boy Advance | 2004 August 31 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Game Boy Advance | 2004 June 2 |
| The Sims Bustin' Out | Game Boy Advance | 2003 December 2 |
| James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | Game Boy Advance | 2003 November 17 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Game Boy Advance | 2003 November 6 |
| Daredevil | Game Boy Advance | 2003 February 5 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Game Boy Color | 2002 November 15 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Game Boy Advance | 2002 November 12 |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance | 2001 November 16 |
| All-Star Baseball 2001 | Game Boy Color | 2000 June 30 |
| NHL Hockey | Sega Game Gear | 1995 |
References[ | ]
See also[ | ]
External links[ | ]
- Griptonite Games (Official Website)
- MobyGame's entry on Griptonite Games
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