Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers
Type	Private
Founded	1883 (George S. Parker Company) 1888 (Parker Brothers) 1985 (Kenner Parker Toys) 1998 (Hasbro Games)
Headquarters	Los Gatos, California, USA
Key people	George Swinnerton Parker, founder Charles Parker, founder
Industry	Video games
Products	Video games
Number of people	Not disclosed
Website	N/A

Parker Brothers (known as Parker outside of North America) was an American toy, game, and video game designer, distributor, manufacturer, and publisher.

George S. Parker Company

George S. Parker Company was founded in 1883 by George Swinnerton Parker in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts.

Parker Brothers

Charles Parker joined the company in 1888, after which it was renamed to Parker Brothers.

Acquisition by General Mills

In 1968, General Mills acquired Parker Brothers.

Kenner Parker Toys

In 1985, General Mills merged Parker Brothers with its Kenner subsidiary, forming Kenner Parker Toys.

Acquisition by Tonka

Kenner Parker Toys was acquired by Tonka in 1987.

Acquisition by Hasbro

Hasbro acquired Tonka in 1991 for approximately $516 million USD.

Hasbro Games

In 1998, Parker Brothers and the Hasbro subsidiary Milton Bradley were consolidated into Hasbro Games.

Retirement of the brand

In 2009, both the Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley brands were retired by Hasbro.

Closure

Due to the fact that Imagic never recovered from the video game crash of 1983, it was liquidated in 1986.

Most of the Imagic library was acquired by Activision.

Video games by Parker Brothers

Title	System	Released	Notes
Spider-Man	Atari 2600	1982