19 Facts About Mad Catz

Mad Catz Global Limited is an American Chinese-based company that provides interactive entertainment products marketed under Mad Catz, GameShark and TRITTON .

Mad Catz is incorporated in China and Taiwan with headquarters in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Mad Catz published console game titles, such as Real World Golf 1 and 2, MC Groovz Dance Craze and Pump It Up.

Mad Catz was acquired in 2000 by the Toronto-based GTR Group, Inc for a purchase cost of US$33.

In 2000, Mad Catz released the MC2 Racing Wheel for the Sony PlayStation, which was awarded the Golden Award by Incite Video Gaming Magazine, and the Mario Andretti Racing Wheel, which GameSpy judged as the best peripheral of the 2000 Electronic Entertainment Expo .

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Mad Catz produced 12 licensed controllers for the launch of the Sega Dreamcast and released Internet-related accessories such as the Panther DC and keyboard adapter.

Mad Catz offered products for these launches, such as the Control Pad Pro for GameCube, the Lynx Control Pad and the BeatPad controller for the PlayStation 2, the Game Boy FlipLight, and memory cards for the Xbox.

In January 2003, Mad Catz acquired the GameShark brand, described as "the industry leader in video game enhancement software, [enabling] players to take full advantage of the secret codes, short cuts, hints and cheats incorporated by video game publishers into their game offerings, " and associated intellectual properties from InterAct for US$5 million.

In 2008, Capcom commissioned Mad Catz to produce a limited number of ArcadeSticks and six-button controllers, branded as “FightSticks” and “FightPads, ” to coincide with the launch of their Street Fighter IV fighting game.

In 2009, Mad Catz released licensed controllers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

In 2010, Mad Catz released officially licensed controllers for Rock Band 3, including a keyboard controller, a microphone controller, drum kits, and two guitar controllers .

That same year, Mad Catz acquired TRITTON Technologies, a San Diego-based gaming audio headset firm, in May 2010 for US$1 million at closing.

In June 2010, Mad Catz announced an agreement with Major League Gaming to produce the MLG Pro Circuit Controller for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Mad Catz returned to software distribution by publishing Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge, Damage Inc Pacific Squadron WWII, and Rock Band 3.

Mad Catz acquired certain assets of V Max Simulation Corporation, which designs, constructs, integrates and operates flight simulation equipment and develops flight simulation software.

In January 2013, Mad Catz announced its "GameSmart" initiative, a range of products using the Bluetooth Smart stack featuring game and hardware independence, simplified setup, longer battery life and universal compatibility.

In 2013, Mad Catz produced the Killer Instinct Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2, the first fighting game controller available for the Xbox One, the then-latest Microsoft gaming console, that started shipping in late November 2013.

Mad Catz helped spur interest in the burgeoning field of esports by sponsoring the inaugural ESL One at Madison Square Garden in October 2014, as well as sponsoring the Capcom Pro Tour featuring Street Fighter IV.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mad Catz was responsible for worldwide retail sales, promotion, and distribution for the Rock Band 4 game and its hardware bundles.