Kutoka Interactive

Kutoka Interactive
Private-owed company
Industry CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs
Defunct 2017
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Website www.kutoka.com

Kutoka Interactive' was an educational software company founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995.[1] The company produced, developed, and distributed both subject-based and grade-based video games for Windows and Macintosh from 1996 to 2017. They were most famous for their Mia games.

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]

In 2017, Kutoka shut down their servers after 22 years of service due to a bankruptcy claim filed in late 2016. The company refused to liquidate or sell assets and quietly closed their doors on July 17, 2017. An open letter from the company's remaining employees was posted to Kutoka's website, which gave thanks to their supporters and shareholders. The website's former page web has been archived by the Wayback Machine at the request of Kutoka.[3]

Products

Mia

Didi & Ditto

Others

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[5] (Geneva)
  • 2003 Dr. Toy's Outstanding Toy Manufacturer Recognition of Excellence Award (San Francisco)
  • 2002 SODEC Award of Excellence in exports[6] (Montreal)
  • 1999 Octas Award of Excellence[7] (Montreal)

Notes

  1. 1 2 "About Kutoka", Kutoka.com, retrieved 2009-07-28
  2. ↑ "Business Women in Trade: Success Stories: Entertainment that Educates", Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, 2009-07-13, retrieved 2009-07-28
  3. ↑ kutoka.com
  4. ↑ "Miss Spider's Scavenger Hunt", Game Vortex, retrieved 2009-07-28
  5. ↑ "Winners 2003 - The Mia Software Collection", The World Summit Award, 2003, retrieved 2009-07-28
  6. ↑ "Prix SODEC d’excellence à l’exportation : et le gagnant est...", Le Lien MULTIMÉDIA, 2003-03-11, retrieved 2009-07-28
  7. ↑ "OCTAS de l'Excellence", Réseau ACTION TI, retrieved 2009-07-28
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