Nazara Technologies
Indian sports website
Nazara Technologies is an Indian video game development company that has business interests in mobile games, esports, and sports media. Founded in 1999, it is based in Mumbai, India, and through the years acquired several companies turned into subsidiaries, including WildWorks, Curve Games, and Sportskeeda.
History
Nazara Technologies was founded in Mumbai by Nitish Mittersain as an online gaming portal in 1999, a year prior to the dotcom bust. In 2002, it switched to providing mobile entertainment VAS for telecom operators, including WAP content downloads of comic strips and mobile games. Early likeness rights partnerships to deliver mobile content included those with Archie Comics, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Cartoon Network. Nazara later expanded mobile games VAS into the Middle East and Africa, also becoming the licensed digital distributor of EA Mobile's games in these regions apart from South Asian countries.
In 2015, Nazara obtained the license from Green Gold Animations to create mobile games based on Chhota Bheem animated television series. In 2016, Nazara tied up with Indian comics company Amar Chitra Katha to develop mobile games on Tinkle characters like Shikari Shambu. In 2018, Nazara acquired a majority stake in Nextwave Multimedia, a Chennai-based mobile game developer known for World Cricket Championship titles. It also acquired 55% stake in esports firm Nodwin Gaming.
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