The Soviet spark of creation
The global licensing war
The Game Boy explosion
The science of the Tetris effect
diegoplays A messy web of unauthorized licensing deals led to multiple companies claiming Tetris rights.
Which Soviet agency handled the importing and exporting of software and electronics?
diegoplays Untangle the wild licensing deals to discover how Tetris escaped the Soviet Union.
diegoplays Henk Rogers risked arrest by traveling to Moscow on a tourist visa to negotiate.
Who was the game designer who secured the handheld rights of Tetris for Nintendo?
diegoplays The Tetris Licensing War
We chased the falling blocks to the Soviet state, And signed the secret contract that would seal its fate.
What was the name of Robert Stein's company that first attempted to license Tetris?
Which company lost a major court battle to Nintendo over the home console rights of Tetris?
Secret negotiations: Henk Rogers traveled to Moscow on a tourist visa to secure Tetris rights, risking arrest by Soviet authorities.
The granting of official permission to use, produce, or market a patented or copyrighted property. In 1989, Henk Rogers traveled to Moscow to secure handheld rights for Nintendo's new Game Boy console.