Tetris Online, Inc.

Tetris Online, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. The company was the exclusive online licensee of Tetris in North America and Europe.[1] It was founded in January 2006 by Nintendo of America founder and former president Minoru Arakawa, video game designer and publisher Henk Rogers and Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov. Tetris Online, Inc. is the developer of social games Tetris Battle and Tetris Friends. In March 2013, it was revealed in a newspaper article that Tetris Online, Inc. had laid off 40% of its staff.[2]

Tetris Online, Inc.
IndustryInteractive entertainment
FateCeased operations on May 31st, 2019
FoundedJanuary 2006 (2006-01)
Founders
DefunctMay 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
Headquarters
Honolulu, Hawaii
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U.S.
Products
ServicesVideo game developer and publisher
Websitewww.tetrisonline.com (Still operational)

The company ceased all operations on May 31st, 2019. Along with this shutdown, Tetris Friends also ceased all operations.

Games

Tetris Online, Inc. developed and published the following games for consoles, handheld devices, online and download from its inception in 2006 to its shutdown in 2019.

GameYearPlatform
Tetris Splash2007Xbox Live Arcade
Tetris Friends2008Facebook
Tetris Party2008WiiWare
Tetris Friends2009Online
Tetris Party Deluxe2010Nintendo DS
Tetris Party Deluxe2010Wii
Tetris Battle2010Facebook
Feevo2010Facebook
Lost Trails2010Facebook
Monster Fantasy2010Facebook
Tetris Party Live2010Nintendo DSi
Home Team Baseball2011Facebook
Monster Fusion2011Facebook
Feevo HD2011iOS
Feevo Blaze2011Facebook
Tetris Stars2011Facebook
Tetris (Nintendo 3DS)2011Nintendo 3DS
TetrisBattle.com2012Online
Tetris Battle Fusion2014Amazon Fire TV, Ouya
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References
  1. "Tetris Online, Inc. About page". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18.
  2. "Tetris Online lays off 40% of staff".


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