Camerica
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | April 13, 1987[1] |
Founder | David J. Harding |
Defunct | 1993[2][3] |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Headquarters | Ontario , Canada |
Products | Game Genie, Aladdin Deck Enhancer |
Camerica was a Canadian video game company founded in 1988.[2] It released various unlicensed video games and accessories for the Nintendo Entertainment System, such as the Game Genie, and was the North American publisher for British developer Codemasters.[4]
History
The company was owned and operated by David J. Harding and was originally formed in 1988 as a wholesale association with giftware such as Waterford Crystal and Blue Mountain Pottery.
The company entered the video game market, featuring
Camerica was notable for being an unlicensed distributor,
In Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc, Galoob, distributor of Camerica products in the United States, was ruled not an infringer of the Copyright Act because the Game Genie was not a derivative work and was protected by fair use.[14][15]
In Nintendo of America Inc. v. Camerica Corp (1991), it was held that it did not violate Nintendo's trademark for Camerica to advertise compatibility with the NES despite being an unlicensed distributor.[16]
Camerica declared bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1993.[17]
Games
- Bee 52
- Big Nose Freaks Out
- Big Nose the Caveman
- Dizzy the Adventurer
- Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
- FireHawk
- Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
- Micro Machines
- Mig 29 Soviet Fighter
- Quattro Adventure
- Quattro Arcade
- Quattro Sports
- Super Robin Hood
- Stunt Kids
- The Ultimate Stuntman
See also
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