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{{about|the company|the [[Special Agent]] in the [[Bloons TD 5 ( | {{about|the company|the [[Special Agent]] in the [[Bloons TD 5 (multiplatform)|multiplatform version of Bloons TD 5]]|Ninja Kiwi (Special Agent)}} | ||
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{{lede image|Ninja Kiwi logo.svg|The modern Ninja Kiwi logo|size=300px}} | {{lede image|Ninja Kiwi logo.svg|The modern Ninja Kiwi logo|size=300px}} | ||
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Ninja Kiwi started to enter the mobile app platform when they purchased Digital Goldfish for an undisclosed sum in 2012.<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127124126/http://ninjakiwi.com/blog/ninja-kiwi-acquires-the-best-scottish-games-studio-in-scotland/|title=Ninja Kiwi acquires the best Scottish games studio in Scotland!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi Blog|retrieved=5 may 2025}}</ref> | Ninja Kiwi started to enter the mobile app platform when they purchased Digital Goldfish for an undisclosed sum in 2012.<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127124126/http://ninjakiwi.com/blog/ninja-kiwi-acquires-the-best-scottish-games-studio-in-scotland/|title=Ninja Kiwi acquires the best Scottish games studio in Scotland!|publisher=Ninja Kiwi Blog|retrieved=5 may 2025}}</ref> | ||
Ninja Kiwi was acquired by Modern Times Group for 1.6 billion Swedish krona ( | Ninja Kiwi was acquired by Modern Times Group for 1.6 billion Swedish krona (around 1.6 million Usd) in 24 March 2021. | ||
==Services== | ==Services== | ||
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===Ninja Kiwi Forums=== | ===Ninja Kiwi Forums=== | ||
The '''Ninja Kiwi Forums''' were Ninja Kiwi's second dedicated forum site, active from approximately 2016 to 2020. After its shutdown, it was replaced by the r/NinjaKiwiOfficial subreddit. Archives were formerly hosted on a specialized website in a link only accessible via the subreddit, where it is still displayed, but it has since been taken down as of 2022. | |||
===Ninja Kiwi Merch Store=== | ===Ninja Kiwi Merch Store=== | ||
{{ | {{Main|List of merchandise#Ninja Kiwi Store}} | ||
The Ninja Kiwi Merch Store is a [[wp:Shopify|Shopify]]-based site that sells a variety of Ninja Kiwi-themed merchandise, mostly related to the Bloons franchise. It was created in 2020, having been preceded by the Ntensify-hosted Bloons Merchandise Store before Ntensify shut down in 2016. | |||
===Bloons World=== | ===Bloons World=== | ||
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===Game Elephant=== | ===Game Elephant=== | ||
'''Game Elephant''' was a Flash game portal owned by Kaiparasoft and operated from 2007 to early 2008.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070202030444/http://www.gameelephant.com/</ref> It hosted a mixture of Ninja Kiwi games, including ''[[Bloons (Flash)|Bloons]]'', and games by other developers. In 2008, the website was converted to a redirect to ''Replay Racer'', and later shut down entirely. | '''Game Elephant''' was a Flash game portal owned by Kaiparasoft and operated from 2007 to early 2008.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070202030444/http://www.gameelephant.com/</ref> It hosted a mixture of Ninja Kiwi games, including ''[[Bloons (Flash)|Bloons]]'', and games by other developers. In 2008, the website was converted to a redirect to ''Replay Racer'', and later shut down entirely. | ||
=== My Ninja Kiwi === | |||
{{Main|My Ninja Kiwi}} | |||
My Ninja Kiwi was a short-lived sister site to Bloons World, intended to function as both an improved version of the latter and as a forum hub for Ninja Kiwi fans. Some custom levels make up the remainder of the Bloons Player Packs, but the website shut down after a little over a year of operation. | |||
===LiNK=== | ===LiNK=== | ||
'''Light interface to Ninja Kiwi''',<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2876550/Bloons_Card_Storm/</ref> or '''LiNK''' for short, is the proprietary account system created by Ninja Kiwi and used since the release of the {{ | '''Light interface to Ninja Kiwi''',<ref>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2876550/Bloons_Card_Storm/</ref> or '''LiNK''' for short, is the proprietary account system created by Ninja Kiwi and used since the release of the {{multiplat version of|Bloons TD Battles}} in 2013. It supports cloud saving of game progress and friend lists, and can be linked to other services such as Steam. | ||
==Games developed by Ninja Kiwi== | ==Games developed by Ninja Kiwi== | ||