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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. Ubisoft published almost all of NewKidCo's titles in Europe since the company did not have an office there.

Games

Title	Platform(s)	Developer(s)	Year(s)
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	Nintendo 64, PlayStation	Realtime Associates	1998 (PS) 1999 (N64)
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		Bonsai Entertainment
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	Zed Two Game Design Studio
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	Warthog Games
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		CinéGroupe
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.

External links

Official website (archived)

[1] "About NewKidCo International Inc." NewKidCo. December 29, 2001. Retrieved on July 28, 2010.

[2] "SoftQuad International Explores Strategic Alternatives for Web Tools Unit - Press Centre". Xml.coverpages.org. 1998-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-21.

[3] "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.

[4] "Corporate Directory." NewKidCo. October 7, 1999. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.

[5] "Corporate Directory." NewKidCo. January 4, 2002. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.

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