Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. is a company providing interactive entertainment products marketed under its Mad Catz and GameShark (gaming products), TRITTON (audio products) and Saitek (simulation) brands. Mad Catz develops flight simulation software through its internal ThunderHawk Studios, develops flight simulation and chess hardware under its Saitek brand, publishes games under its Mad Catz brand, and distributes games and video game products for third-party partners. The company is incorporated in Canada and headquartered in San Diego, California. Mad Catz has offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

History

1989–2000

Mad Catz was founded in 1989. It focused on accessories such as control pads, memory cards, connection cables, headphones and other human interface devices for the PC and various video game consoles. Mad Catz also published original software titles, such as Real World Golf 1 and 2, MC Groovz Dance Craze, and Pump It Up.

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on August 25, 1993. The company was acquired in 2000 by the Toronto-based GTR Group, Inc. for a purchase cost of US$33.3 million, along with Games Trader (which collected and sold previously played and republished games) and ZapYou.com (which focused on e-commerce solutions).