Partnership will see the indie company bring
their range of games to North
America this year
TORONTO, April 26, 2019 /CNW/ - London-based board
game company Big Potato Games and Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY;
www.spinmaster.com), a leading children's entertainment company,
today announced a three-year license agreement in the USA and Canada. Big Potato Games is known for its
range of simple, fun, family and party games.
Spin Master is taking on the range of Big Potato games with over
15 existing titles. Bestsellers in the lineup include 'whodunnit'
family party game The Chameleon, which will be available at major
retailers this spring and shout-out trivia game Linkee, which will
launch in the US in 2020. Big Potato and Spin Master are also
collaborating on new games and licenses, including Disney
Colorbrain and a new party game for the nostalgic video-rental
store Blockbuster - both launching this year.
Dean Tempest, co-founder of Big
Potato, commented on the new agreement: "We've tried to grow our
team over the last few years to be able to work with a large
partner, and this new collaboration is already providing lots of
exciting opportunities for Big Potato."
"Big Potato is a boutique company with an extremely creative and
talented team," said Anton Rabie,
Spin Master's Co-Founder and Co-CEO. "We're thrilled about our
partnership with them and the opportunity to bring their games to a
wider audience."
Spin Master has steadily been expanding its leading position
within the Games category through acquisitions of new titles as
well as innovative partnerships such as the one formed with Big
Potato. Today, Spin Master is the second largest games company in
the United States.
About Big Potato
After the success of their trivia card game Linkee, now licensed
to John Adams, founders Ben, Dean
and Tris decided to set up their own business. Big Potato was set
up in 2012 as an independent board games company.
Big Potato create, curate and craft family and adult party games
that are easy to learn and quick to play. They distribute to
retailers large and small in the UK. In 2016 they successfully
entered the US market on a three-year brand exclusive at
Target.
About Spin Master
Spin Master (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) is a leading
global children's entertainment company that creates, designs,
manufactures, licenses and markets a diversified portfolio of
innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin
Master is best known for award-winning brands including
Zoomer®, Bakugan®,
Erector® by Meccano®,
Hatchimals®, Air Hogs® and PAW
Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin Master has received 103 TIA
Toy of The Year (TOTY) nominations with 30 wins across a variety of
product categories, including 13 TOTY nominations for Innovative
Toy of the Year. To date, Spin Master has produced nine
television series, including the relaunched Bakugan: Battle Planet
and current hit PAW Patrol, which is broadcast in over 160
countries and territories globally. Spin Master employs over
1,800 people in countries around the world including
Canada, United
States, Mexico, France, Italy, United Kingdom,
Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong
Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
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