Cat Daddy Games
Encyclopedia
Cat Daddy Games is an American
video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington
that has developed games for publishers Take-Two Interactive
, Activision
, Electronic Arts
, Sierra Entertainment
, and Microsoft
. Cat Daddy is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and is known for its Carnival series of games for the Wii, contributions to the Tycoon games series and its production of value (lower cost) titles.
Cat Daddy has had a modest hit with the release of Carnival Games® for both the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo Wii™, with the former shipping over 7 million copies world-wide, making it one of the biggest titles for the Nintendo Wii™ in 2007-08, as well as being certified gold. Carnival Games®: Mini-Golf was released in 2008, to similar numbers. A true sequel, New Carnival Games® was released on Sept. 21, 2010. In 2011, Cat Daddy Games did their first XBox™ Kinect® game Monkey See Monkey Do™ Carnival Games®, and the following year in 2012 produced their first Nintendo 3DS™ game: Carnival Games® Wild West 3D.
of major publisher Take-Two Interactive
Inc., which also owns publishers such as Rockstar Games
, 2K Games
, and Firaxis. Cat Daddy has been a branch of 2K Play
since the latter absorbed Global Star Software in 2006.
United States
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video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
that has developed games for publishers Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a major American publisher, developer, and distributor of video games and video game peripherals. Take-Two wholly owns 2K Games and Rockstar Games. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, United Kingdom...
, Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
, Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
, Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...
, and Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. Cat Daddy is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and is known for its Carnival series of games for the Wii, contributions to the Tycoon games series and its production of value (lower cost) titles.
Cat Daddy has had a modest hit with the release of Carnival Games® for both the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo Wii™, with the former shipping over 7 million copies world-wide, making it one of the biggest titles for the Nintendo Wii™ in 2007-08, as well as being certified gold. Carnival Games®: Mini-Golf was released in 2008, to similar numbers. A true sequel, New Carnival Games® was released on Sept. 21, 2010. In 2011, Cat Daddy Games did their first XBox™ Kinect® game Monkey See Monkey Do™ Carnival Games®, and the following year in 2012 produced their first Nintendo 3DS™ game: Carnival Games® Wild West 3D.
Studio Heads
Harley Howe and Patrick Wilkinson are the co-studio heads. Harley is the Game Designer and Pat is the Programming Guru.2001
- Skate Park Tycoon
- Golf Resort Tycoon
- Casino Tycoon
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2001
- Ski Resort Tycoon IISki Resort Tycoon IISki Resort Tycoon II is a business simulation game in which the player must successfully create and run a ski resort. This is the second game in a series. The first, Ski Resort Tycoon was released a year earlier in Fall/Winter 2000.-External links:*...
2002
- Golf Resort Tycoon 2
- Extreme Paintbrawl 4
- Casino Mogul
- Gladiator of Rome
- Skateboard Park Tycoon World Tour 2003
- Snowboard Park Tycoon
2003
- School TycoonSchool TycoonSchool Tycoon is a computer game developed by Cat Daddy Games and published by Global Star Software. The game was designed to be easier and less complicated than other Tycoon games by removing the spreadsheets and statistics of game management.- Overview :...
- Skateboard Park Tycoon 2004: Back in the USA
- Cruise Ship Tycoon
- Civil War: The Game
- Championship Snowboarding 2004
2008
2009
- Birthday Party Bash
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for Nintendo Wii™
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Friends: Asian Elephants for Nintendo DS™
- It's My Circus Elephant Friend for Nintendo Wii™ (Europe)
- It's My Circus Elephant Friend for Nintendo DS™ (Europe)
2010
- New Carnival Games® for Nintendo Wii™
- New Carnival Games® for Nintendo DS™
- New Carnival Funfair Games® for Nintendo Wii™ (Europe)
- New Carnival Funfair Games® for Nintendo DS™ (Europe)
2011
- Monkey See Monkey Do™ Carnival Games® for XBox™ Kinect®
- Coaster Corner Monkey See Monkey Do™ Carnival Games® for XBox™ Kinect® (DLC)
- Carnival Games® In Action! for Nintendo Wii™ (Europe)
2012
- Carnival Games® Wild West 3D™ for Nintendo 3DS™
- Carnival Games™ Wild West 3D™ for Nintendo 3DS™ (Europe)
- Let's Cheer!™ for XBox™ Kinect® (Both US and Europe)
Parent company
Cat Daddy is a subsidiarySubsidiary
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of major publisher Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a major American publisher, developer, and distributor of video games and video game peripherals. Take-Two wholly owns 2K Games and Rockstar Games. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, United Kingdom...
Inc., which also owns publishers such as Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...
, 2K Games
2K Games
2K is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series...
, and Firaxis. Cat Daddy has been a branch of 2K Play
2K Play
2K Play is an American video game publisher that primarily publishes family and budget-priced titles. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of 2K Games and Take-Two Interactive...
since the latter absorbed Global Star Software in 2006.