Two Tribes (company) explained

Two Tribes B.V.
Type:	Private
Industry:	Video games
Hq Location City:	Harderwijk
Hq Location Country:	Netherlands
Parent:	Two Tribes Publishing B.V.
Products:	Toki Tori series

Two Tribes B.V. is an independent video game developer based in Harderwijk, Netherlands. Founded in 2001 by Martijn Reuvers and Collin van Ginkel, it develops its own intellectual property and games for franchises. The office closed in September 2016, after the release of Rive, but Two Tribes continues development of the Nintendo Switch version of Rive, as well as supporting older games.

History

Two Tribes originally specialized in portable games and later developed games for consoles due to the popularity of the Wii and Xbox 360.^[1] Two Tribes has focused on developing games for Windows and Macintosh, including online distribution. The company started by porting its franchises, Toki Tori and RUSH, to Windows and Mac OS through Steam and the Mac App Store. The company has started to work with other developers to port their games to other platforms, such as Swords & Soldiers, by Ronimo Games to iOS and Edge by Mobigame to Windows and Macintosh. Two Tribes has worked with major video game companies including Capcom, Nokia, Team17, and THQ.^[2]

In January 2014, Two Tribes B.V. filed for bankruptcy, mainly due to disappointing sales of Toki Tori 2, but Two Tribes Publishing B.V., which owns and publishes all Two Tribes B.V. games and handles all contracts, remained unaffected.^[3] A new daughter company was formed to handle the development of future titles. One working title was RE:Wind,^[4] later announced as Rive.

Games

• Toki Tori
  • 2001, Game Boy Color; published by Capcom
  • 2003, mobile phone; published by Aim Productions
  • 2008, WiiWare
  • 2009, iOS
  • 2010, Windows/Macintosh/Linux
  • 2011, PlayStation 3/Android
  • 2013, Wii U
  • 2015, Nintendo 3DS (next to the earlier Game Boy Color version on Virtual Console, a new 3D remake was released in November 2015, both published by Two Tribes)
  • 2018, Switch
• Three Tribes (cancelled, Game Boy Advance)
• Bonk's Return (2006, mobile phone; published by Hudson Entertainment)
• Monkeyball Minigolf (2006, mobile phone; published by Sega Mobile)
• Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006, Nintendo DS; published by The Game Factory)
• Golf Pro Contest 2 (2007, mobile phone; published by Blaze)
• (2007, mobile phone; published by THQ Wireless)
• (2007, Nintendo DS; published by THQ)
• Rubik's Puzzle World (2008, Wii/Nintendo DS; published by The Game Factory)
• Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (2009, WiiWare)
• Frenzic (2010, DSiWare)
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2010, iOS)
• RUSH (2010, Windows; 2011, Macintosh/Linux; 2013, Wii U)
• Swap This! (2011, iOS; 2018 Switch)
• Swords & Soldiers (2011, iOS; 2014, Wii U)
• Edge (2011, Windows/Macintosh/Linux/Android; 2013, Wii U/Nintendo 3DS)
• Toki Tori 2 (2013, Windows/Macintosh/Linux/Wii U; 2016, PlayStation 4; 2018, Switch)
• Rive (2016, Windows/Macintosh/Linux/PlayStation 4; 2017, Switch)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Two Tribes Corporate - Company Info . Two Tribes B.V. . 2007-12-24.
2. Web site: 'Two Tribes Announces New Games And Is Looking To Hire New Staff' Press Release . Two Tribes B.V. . 2004-11-24 . 2007-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061219230155/http://www.twotribes.com/press/pressreleases/Two%20Tribes%20New%20Mobile%20Games.pdf . 2006-12-19.
3. Web site: We're Rebooting! · Two Tribes. 11 November 2015.
4. Web site: Nieuws • Two Tribes failliet, maar gaat door in afgeslankte vorm: "We zijn definitief klaar met Toki Tori". nl. Control. 11 November 2015.
5. Web site: RIVE Comes To Nintendo Switch . Reuvers . Martijn . Two Tribes . 2017-02-27 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227121650/http://twotribes.com/message/rive-switch/ . 2017-02-27.