Playtronic Industrial Ltda.
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Playtronic Industrial Ltda. was Nintendo's subsidiary in Brazil, from 1993 to 1996. It was a joint venture between Manufatura de Brinquedos Estrela (an important toy factory in Brazil) and Gradiente (responsible for, among other electronic products, the official Brazilian Atari 2600 and a Brazilian MSX clone).
Playtronic was the first company in the world to produce Nintendo products outside Japan (as even Nintendo of America had Japanese products). It has released the NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Virtual Boy and the Nintendo 64. All Playtronic consoles were like the American ones, but with a PAL-M video standard.
Like their local concurrent, Tec Toy (Brazilian SEGA's subsidiary), they also localized some games, but not to the same extent (of changing character sprites, for instance).
In the end of 1996 (after the Nintendo 64 release), Estrela left the company, and Gradiente went on alone as Gradiente Entertainment
Credited on 173 Games from 1993 to 1996
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| Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996 on Windows, Nintendo 64) |
| College Slam (1996 on DOS, PlayStation, Game Boy...) |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996 on Game Boy Advance, SNES, Wii...) |
| Killer Instinct Gold (1996 on Nintendo 64) |
| Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski (1996 on Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U...) |
| Tetris Attack (1996 on Game Boy, SNES, Nintendo 3DS) |
| Pilotwings 64 (1996 on Nintendo 64) |
| Battle Arena Toshinden (1996 on Game Boy) |
| Kirby Super Star (1996 on SNES, Wii, Wii U...) |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996 on SNES, Wii, Wii U) |
| Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996 on Windows, PlayStation, SNES...) |
| Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995 on Game Boy Advance, SNES, Wii...) |
| FIFA Soccer 96 (1995 on DOS, PlayStation, SNES...) |
| Venom • Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (1995 on Windows, SNES, Genesis) |
| Disney's Toy Story (1995 on Windows, Game Boy, SNES...) |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995 on Game Boy Advance, SNES, Genesis...) |
| Justice League: Task Force (1995 on SNES, Genesis) |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (1995 on SNES) |
| Street Fighter II (1995 on Game Boy) |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995 on SNES, Nintendo Switch) |
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History +
- 1996
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The Nintendo 64 is launched in Brazil.
- 1996
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Estrela leaves the company, and Gradiente carries on alone as Gradiente Entertaiment Ltda.
- 1994
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The Game Boy is released in Brazil.
- December 1993
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The NES and the Super NES are released in Brazil.
- March 15, 1993
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Estrela, Gradiente and Nintendo sign a deal, creating Playtronic.
Trivia +
Last known address:
Av. Carvalho Leal, 1659
Cachoeirinha
Manaus - AM
Brazil
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 38 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 25 games with Capcom Co., Ltd.
- 10 games with Rare Limited
- 9 games with Konami Corporation
- 7 games with Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
- 7 games with Nintendo EAD
- 7 games with Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
- 6 games with Acclaim Studios Limited
- 5 games with Midway Games, Inc.
- 5 games with Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- 32 games with Hiroshi Yamauchi
- 25 games with Shigeru Miyamoto
- 14 games with Kōji Kondō
- 13 games with Hiroyuki Yamada
- 13 games with Gunpei Yokoi
- 12 games with Daniel Owsen
- 11 games with Kensuke Tanabe
- 11 games with Shigeki Yamashiro
- 10 games with Steve Gehrke
- 9 games with Masato Kawai
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