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Parker Brothers spent $50,000 to reverse-engineer Atari's hardware to produce its own cartridges. The company was able to obtain the license for Star Wars games as Kenner Products was also owned by General Mills. Parker Brothers earned $74 million from cartridge sales between June and December 1982. [21]
Parker Bros (also known at various times as Parker Brothers Manufacturing Company, Parker Brothers Guns, and Parker Bros. Shotguns) was an American firearms firm, mostly producing shotguns from 1867 to 1942. During these years, approximately 242,000 guns were produced in various grades, and are widely considered the finest and most collectible ...
Hasbro, Inc. (/ ˈ h æ z b r oʊ /; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [6]
Original Nerf logo (1969–1990) Parker Brothers originally developed Nerf, beginning with a 4-inch (100 mm) polyurethane foam ball. In 1969, Reyn Guyer, a Minnesota-based games inventor, and Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox came to the company with a football game that was safe for indoor play, and after studying it carefully, Parker Brothers decided to eliminate everything but the foam ball ...
The company underwent numerous acquisitions and mergers throughout its lifetime, starting with by General Mills in 1967, which eventually spun it off alongside Parker Brothers in 1985 as Kenner Parker Toys, Inc. In 1987, Kenner Parker was acquired by Tonka, which in turn was purchased by Hasbro in 1991. Hasbro closed and merged Kenner's offices ...
In 1991, Hasbro acquired Tonka, which included Parker Brothers. [9] In 1998, Milton Bradley merged with Parker Brothers to form Hasbro Games. [10] After the consolidation, Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers turned into brands of Hasbro before being dropped in 2009 in favor of the parent company's name, since adjusted to Hasbro Gaming.
This is a list of games and game lines produced by Hasbro, a large toy and game company based in the United States, or one of its former subsidiaries such as Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley Company
Board games, card games, video games, and other games by Parker Brothers, now a subsidiary of Hasbro. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.