Difference between revisions of "The Tetris Company"
From Sega Retro
Hyperspeed34 (talk | contribs) |
(logo, headquarters) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CompanyBob | {{CompanyBob | ||
| − | | logo= | + | | logo=TheTetrisCompany logo.png |
| width= | | width= | ||
| founded= | | founded= | ||
| + | | headquarters=[[wikipedia:Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{stub}}'''The Tetris Company, Inc.''' is a video game licensing company formed by Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, which issues official licenses for ''Tetris'' worldwide. The company is the the sole licensee of Tetris Holdings, which owns the ''Tetris'' brand (and is owned 50:50 by Pajitnov and Blue Planet Software (previously [[Bullet-Proof Software]], and managed by Henk Rogers). |
The Tetris Company owns most of the concepts behind ''Tetris'', meaning nobody else can make a commercial ''Tetris'' clone without facing legal challenges. They also maintain a set of standards for the game, which have been in force since 2001. This ensures that all ''Tetris'' games are consistent, including the feature set, rules of rotation, the colours for the tetrominoes, and the use of the official ''Tetris'' logo (originally created by Roger Dean). | The Tetris Company owns most of the concepts behind ''Tetris'', meaning nobody else can make a commercial ''Tetris'' clone without facing legal challenges. They also maintain a set of standards for the game, which have been in force since 2001. This ensures that all ''Tetris'' games are consistent, including the feature set, rules of rotation, the colours for the tetrominoes, and the use of the official ''Tetris'' logo (originally created by Roger Dean). | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 12 September 2021
| ||
| The Tetris Company | ||
|---|---|---|
Headquarters:
|
This short article is in need of work. You can help Sega Retro by adding to it.
The Tetris Company, Inc. is a video game licensing company formed by Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, which issues official licenses for Tetris worldwide. The company is the the sole licensee of Tetris Holdings, which owns the Tetris brand (and is owned 50:50 by Pajitnov and Blue Planet Software (previously Bullet-Proof Software, and managed by Henk Rogers).
The Tetris Company owns most of the concepts behind Tetris, meaning nobody else can make a commercial Tetris clone without facing legal challenges. They also maintain a set of standards for the game, which have been in force since 2001. This ensures that all Tetris games are consistent, including the feature set, rules of rotation, the colours for the tetrominoes, and the use of the official Tetris logo (originally created by Roger Dean).
Prior to the existence of The Tetris Company, the rights for Tetris were owned by Russian firm Elektronorgtechnica (Elorg), and were licensed and sub-licensed through a number of companies, including at one point, Sega.
Contents
Softography
Saturn
- Tetris Plus (1996)
- Tetris S (1996)
NAOMI
- Sega Tetris (1999)
- Tetris Kiwamemichi (2004)
Dreamcast
- Tetris 4D (1998)
- Sega Tetris (2000)
- The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition (2000)
PlayStation 2
RingWide
- Tetris Giant (2009)
PlayStation 3
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
Wii U
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
Nintendo DS
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
PlayStation Vita
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
PlayStation 4
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
Nintendo Switch
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2017)
Mega Drive Mini
- Tetris (2019)
References