Planet Entertainment

What Planet Entertainment does

Planet Entertainment is a privately held, Fairfield, USA-based video game publisher focused on family-friendly, multiplayer-friendly arcade titles for console and PC platforms. The company publishes approximately eight titles — Cooking Mama: Cookstar, Cabela's: The Hunt, Bass Pro Shops: The Strike, Party Arcade, Junior League Sports, Crazy Mini Golf Arcade, Aqua Moto Racing, and Snow Moto Racing — distributed primarily through the Nintendo eShop with secondary presence on the Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Store, and PC storefronts (Steam and equivalents). Several titles leverage licensed intellectual property from established consumer brands, notably Cooking Mama (via Office Hideaway/MAGES), Cabela's, and Bass Pro Shops, and are supported through dedicated partner websites (cookingmamacookstar.com, bpsgames.com). Differentiating technical features highlighted by the company include a customizable character system, multi-sport game bundling in Junior League Sports, and a weekly online tournament layer for multiplayer engagement, with most titles supporting 1-4 local multiplayer play.

Planet Entertainment generates revenue predominantly through one-time-purchase sales of game SKUs across major digital storefronts, supplemented by licensing and royalty arrangements tied to its IP partnerships. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the company site but follows standard console marketplace norms; there is no evidence of subscription, live-service, or recurring monetization models other than the experimental weekly tournament layer. Marketing is essentially product-led, funneling traffic via the company website (planetent.co), newsletter signup, and direct storefront listings; no social profiles, advertising channels, or enterprise sales motions are disclosed. The customer segments targeted are families, casual gamers, and sports game enthusiasts seeking accessible, all-ages multiplayer entertainment.

The company presents as a small, privately held publisher. No funding history, ownership structure, executive team bios, headcount, or financial disclosures are available in the source material. Public-facing web content carries a 2018 copyright with limited evident updates after 2020, and management contacts are limited to a generic inbox plus children's privacy and privacy-policy addresses — consistent with a lean independent operation. The combination of dated web presence, no disclosed funding, no recent product-launch signals, and last-generation console emphasis suggests a portfolio that may be in maintenance mode rather than active expansion.

Name

Planet Entertainment

Legal name

Planet Entertainment

Website

https://planetent.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planet Entertainment is a privately held US-based video game publisher that develops and publishes family-friendly, multiplayer arcade titles for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC, leveraging licensed IP such as Cooking Mama, Cabela's, and Bass Pro Shops and distributing through major console storefronts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Console Video Games

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Game Distribution Platforms & Storefronts (PC/Mobile/Console) (MPAFABAB)

Keywords

• Video game publishing
• Console game development
• Family-friendly games
• Arcade-style gaming
• Multiplayer party games

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Video Game Sales: Planet Entertainment generates revenue through publishing and selling video games across console platforms (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4) and PC. Games are sold as one-time purchases through digital storefronts and retail channels.
2. Licensed IP Partnerships: Revenue derived from developing games based on licensed intellectual property including Cooking Mama, Cabela's, and Bass Pro Shops franchises.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Planet Entertainment is a video game publisher that develops and publishes family-friendly arcade games for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC platforms. The company sells one-time-license games across multiple genres including cooking, hunting, fishing, mini golf, multi-sport compilations, and racing, while also developing games based on licensed intellectual properties such as Cooking Mama, Cabela's, and Bass Pro Shops.

Product overview

Planet Entertainment is a video game publisher offering a portfolio of games primarily for Nintendo Switch, with support for Xbox One, PS4, and PC platforms. Their product lineup includes Cooking Mama: Cookstar (cooking-themed party game), Cabela's: The Hunt and Bass Pro Shops: The Strike (outdoor sports simulations), Junior League Sports (multi-sport compilation with Basketball, Soccer, and Ice Hockey), Crazy Mini Golf Arcade (mini golf game with 72 levels), Party Arcade (arcade party game), and two racing titles (Aqua Moto Racing and Snow Moto Racing). The company focuses on family-friendly multiplayer entertainment with customizable characters and arcade-style gameplay across sports, simulation, and party genres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooking Mama: Cookstar A cooking-themed party game for Nintendo Switch featuring food preparation activities, published under license from the Cooking Mama franchise.
• Cabela's: The Hunt A hunting simulation game available on Nintendo Switch, published under license from Cabela's outdoor recreation brand.
• Bass Pro Shops: The Strike A fishing simulation game available on Nintendo Switch, published under license from Bass Pro Shops.
• Party Arcade A party arcade game designed for multiplayer fun.
• Junior League Sports A compilation featuring Basketball, Soccer, and Ice Hockey games with arcade action gameplay, designed for multiplayer family fun with customizable characters. Three games in one package supporting 1-4 players.
• Crazy Mini Golf Arcade A mini golf arcade game featuring 72 animated levels, arcade or realistic swing modes, and fully customizable characters with moving landscapes and sliding levels. Supports 1-4 players.
• Aqua Moto Racing A water-based racing game in the Moto Racing series.
• Snow Moto Racing A winter snow-based racing game in the Moto Racing series.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7+ game titles across multiple genres

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• NintendocoreTechnology or IntegrationPlanet Entertainment develops and publishes games for Nintendo Switch platform. The company prominently features Nintendo Switch as a primary platform with dedicated game listings and marketing materials emphasizing 'NINTENDO SWITCH ACTION!'
• Cooking Mama (Office Hideaway / MAGES)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPlanet Entertainment publishes 'Cooking Mama: Cookstar' for Nintendo Switch. The Cooking Mama franchise is a well-established cooking simulation game series. The game has its own dedicated website at cookingmamacookstar.com.
• Cabela'sflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPlanet Entertainment publishes 'Cabela's: The Hunt' game. Cabela's is a renowned outdoor recreation and sporting goods brand. The game is featured on dedicated partner site bpsgames.com.
• Bass Pro ShopsflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPlanet Entertainment publishes 'Bass Pro Shops: The Strike' fishing game. Bass Pro Shops is a major outdoor recreation retailer. The game is featured on dedicated partner site bpsgames.com alongside The Hunt.
• Microsoft (Xbox)coreTechnology or IntegrationPlanet Entertainment publishes games for Xbox One platform, as evidenced by support form options listing Xbox One as a supported platform.
• Sony (PlayStation)coreTechnology or IntegrationPlanet Entertainment publishes games for PS4 platform, as evidenced by support form options listing PlayStation 4 as a supported platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Devolver Digital: Independent multi-platform publisher of console and PC games, with a mix of original and licensed IP distributed through major storefronts — comparable distribution and publishing model to Planet Entertainment.
• Outright Games: Independent publisher specializing in family-friendly, licensed-IP video games for consoles and PC — closely comparable to Planet Entertainment's Cooking Mama / Cabela's / Bass Pro Shops model of turning consumer brands into casual console titles.
• U&I Entertainment: Independent publisher/developer of console and PC games, often in sports, party, and casual genres — overlapping catalog and distribution strategy with Planet Entertainment.
• Team17: Listed independent game publisher (Worms, Overcooked, Moving Out) with a portfolio skewed to family-friendly, multiplayer-driven titles across consoles and PC — directly comparable publishing and audience strategy.
• PM Studios: Independent video game publisher focused on physical and digital distribution of console/PC titles, with a strong presence on Nintendo Switch — directly comparable publishing and SKU-mix profile.
• Reef Entertainment: Boutique indie publisher bringing niche and licensed titles to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC — comparable role and platform footprint to Planet Entertainment.
• Nighthawk Interactive: Small-scale independent publisher releasing titles across Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC — very similar size, platform breadth and family/casual portfolio profile to Planet Entertainment.
• 505 Games: Multi-platform indie and mid-market game publisher distributing across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC storefronts — analogous go-to-market motion and platform-mix to Planet Entertainment, though operating at a broader scale.

Broad incumbents

• Maximum Games: Established multi-platform indie publisher with both original and licensed console titles — comparable distribution strategy across Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, and PC storefronts.
• GameMill Entertainment: Larger independent publisher of licensed and casual console games (Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network titles) — broader portfolio but the same licensed-IP-to-console-casual-publishing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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