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Ninja Kiwi is a game developer based in Auckland (New Zealand) with more than 60 games to their name. Among them the popular Bloons series of games, that started back in 2007 and now spans 20 different iterations. Today the good folks at Ninja Kiwi continue to put out quality games with fun ideas, addictive gameplay and great graphics.
Ninja KiwiCompany Type:Industry:Foundation:, (2006)Founder:Chris Harris Stephen HarrisNum Employees:35Commercial:YesType:Video gaming serviceRegistration:OptionalOwner:Ninja KiwiAlexa:10,672Current Status:ActiveNinja Kiwi, previously known as Kaiparasoft Ltd, is a mobile and online video game developer founded in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006 by brothers Chris and Stephen Harris. Ninja Kiwi's first game was a called Cash Sprint, developed on the. Since then, they have produced more than 60 games across platforms including, and most recently, Steam.
Their most well known titles are the and games. In 2012, Ninja Kiwi purchased, based developer, Digital Goldfish, for an undisclosed sum.Ninja Kiwi has a virtual currency known as NK Coins; purchases of games and in-game purchases can be transacted using NK Coins. About eighteen months before its dissolution by its parent company, (another major gaming website) discontinued its virtual currency (Mochi Coins) and replaced it with Ninja Kiwi's virtual currency. HistoryNinja Kiwi Games was founded by Chris and Stephen Harris in 2006.
The decision to develop games was brought about by Stephen upon completion of a game design course at the Auckland Media Design School. He had previously graduated at the University of Auckland with a degree in geophysics. The first game that the brothers created was the, now defunct, Cash Sprint, a browser based game where players raced a ghost car and the player with the fastest time each week was rewarded a cash prize. However, they were unable to draw in advertisers to finance the project and were forced to scrap it after 14 weeks of operation. Next, they launched their own web portal that pooled to getdeveloper, Digital Goldfish, who wanted to team up to release Bloons as an, where it reached the number two position in the US app store. The relationship between Ninja Kiwi and Digital Goldfish continued long after this, with several members of the Digital Goldfish staff being completely devoted to the mobile development of Ninja Kiwi games.
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In 2012, Ninja Kiwi purchased Digital Goldfish. The previous titles that the two companies created together had racked up millions of downloads.
Due to the already close relationship between the two people, the merger was described by Digital Goldfish co-founder, Barry Petrie, as a 'natural progressive step in the relationship between the two people. Digital Goldfish was renamed Ninja Kiwi Europe. The merger increased the number of Ninja Kiwi employees to 35. AwardsIn 2012, SAS: Zombie Assault 3 won Flash Gaming Summit awards for 'Best Shooter Game' and 'Best Multiplayer Game'.In 2013, Bloons TD 5 was nominated at the Flash Gaming Summit for awards in 'Best Strategy Game' and 'Best Cross-Platform Game'. Subsidiaries. Ninja Kiwi Europe (formerly Digital Goldfish) in, acquired in 2012.Games Bloons gamesBloons was a major breakthrough for Ninja Kiwi. The idea came from developer Stephen Harris' wife, who suggested they make a game similar to the carnival game where people throw darts at balloons.
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