Kutoka Interactive
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| Private-owed company | |
| Industry | CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Website | www.kutoka.com |
Kutoka Interactive is an educational software company founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995.[1] The company produces, develops, and distributes both subject-based and grade-based video games for Windows and Macintosh.
Background
Founded in Montreal in 1995, Kutoka started developing multimedia CD-ROM titles for third-party publishers. Some of the company's biggest clients included Fisher-Price, Corel, and Compaq.
In 1998, Kutoka launched its first self-published title Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy, assuming complete responsibility for product development, publishing, and distribution.[1]
In March 2009, Kutoka's products were sold through licensees in 42 countries, in 14 languages.[2]
Products
Mia
- In Mia's Big Adventure Collection:
- Mia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo Bugs
- Mia's Language Adventure: The Kidnap Caper
- Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time!
- Mia's Science Adventure: Romaine's New Hat
- Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy
- Click & Create with Mia: A Complete Creativity Studio
Didi & Ditto
- In the Didi & Ditto collection:
- Didi & Ditto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit
- Didi & Ditto First Grade: The Wolf King
- Didi & Ditto Kindergarten: A Feast for Zolt
Others
- In the EazySpeak collection:
- EazySpeak French
- EazySpeak Spanish
- In Gameware Development's Creatures collection:
- For Game Factory
- Miss Spider: Scavenger Hunt[3]
Awards
Kutoka received several awards from various organizations. Some of the most recent ones are:
- 2003 United Nations World Summit Award for the Mia series[4] (Geneva)
- 2003 Dr. Toy's Outstanding Toy Manufacturer Recognition of Excellence Award (San Francisco)
- 2002 SODEC Award of Excellence in exports[5] (Montreal)
- 1999 Octas Award of Excellence[6] (Montreal)
Notes
- 1 2 "About Kutoka", Kutoka.com, retrieved 2009-07-28
- ↑ "Business Women in Trade: Success Stories: Entertainment that Educates", Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, 2009-07-13, retrieved 2009-07-28
- ↑ "Miss Spider's Scavenger Hunt", Game Vortex, retrieved 2009-07-28
- ↑ "Winners 2003 - The Mia Software Collection", The World Summit Award, 2003, retrieved 2009-07-28
- ↑ "Prix SODEC d’excellence à l’exportation : et le gagnant est...", Le Lien MULTIMÉDIA, 2003-03-11, retrieved 2009-07-28
- ↑ "OCTAS de l'Excellence", Réseau ACTION TI, retrieved 2009-07-28