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=={{Icon|Book}} History==
=={{Icon|Book}} History==
Nickelodeon was first founded in 1977 under the QUBE block as C-3 with Pinwheel<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131211111538/http://www.qube-tv.com/qube-tv/GUIDE_PDFS/PAGE47-48.pdf QUBE TV guide, archived 2013]</ref>, operated by [[:wikipedia:WarnerMedia|Warner Communications]]. Nickelodeon eventually rebranded and grew into an even grander success globally, which would only expand upon their acquisition by [[:wikipedia:Paramount Skydance|Viacom]] in 1986. This was owed in part to their original animated programming "Nicktoons", varied live-action programming and subsidiaries such as [[:wikipedia:Nick Jr|Nick Jr]] and [[:wikipedia:Nickelodeon Movies|Nickelodeon Movies]]. [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]], [[:wikipedia:The Loud House|The Loud House]], [[:wikipedia:iCarly|iCarly]] and [[:wikipedia:Henry Danger|Henry Danger]] account for their most successful original programming, whilst [[:wikipedia:Avatar: The Last Airbender|Avatar: The Last Airbender]], [[:wikipedia:Invader Zim|Invader Zim]], [[:wikipedia:Hey Arnold!|Hey Arnold!]], [[:wikipedia:The Adventures of Pete & Pete|The Adventures of Pete & Pete]] and [[:wikipedia:Are You Afraid of the Dark?|Are You Afraid of the Dark?]] are among their most critically-acclaimed.
Starting in 1988 with ''Double Dare'', Nickelodeon would venture into licensing and co-producing video games, with the '''Nick Games''' banner being introduced in 2002. Nickelodeon released a large number of games, most notably those published by [[THQ]], starting their collaborations with ''The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures'' in 1992. These include games based on their licensed properties, such as [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom|SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]] and [[:wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge]], as well as original franchises such as [[:wikipedia:Tak and the Power of Juju|Tak and the Power of Juju]], which would later get it's own series on the network.
Starting in 1988 with ''Double Dare'', Nickelodeon would venture into licensing and co-producing video games, with the '''Nick Games''' banner being introduced in 2002. Nickelodeon released a large number of games, most notably those published by [[THQ]], starting their collaborations with ''The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures'' in 1992. These include games based on their licensed properties, such as [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom|SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]] and [[:wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge]], as well as original franchises such as [[:wikipedia:Tak and the Power of Juju|Tak and the Power of Juju]], which would later get it's own series on the network.
* Nickelodeon would reuse the box art for SpongeBob SquarePants Edition for the board game DoodleBob Draw-Off, albeit with a more determined expression on SpongeBob.
* Nickelodeon would reuse the box art for SpongeBob SquarePants Edition for the board game DoodleBob Draw-Off, albeit with a more determined expression on SpongeBob.
* Interestingly, Altron's SpongeBob game trilogy would use the Nick Arcade and standard Nickelodeon logos rather than the Nick Games logo, despite the latter still being used at the time.
* Interestingly, Altron's SpongeBob game trilogy would use the Nick Arcade and standard Nickelodeon logos rather than the Nick Games logo, despite the latter still being used at the time.
* Paramount Skydance's upcoming merger with [[:wikipedia:Warner Bros. Discovery|Warner Bros. Discovery]] will reunite Nickelodeon with Warner Bros. 40 years after they were sold off to Viacom.
** It will also unite Nick's game division with the Warner Bros-owned [[:wikipedia:Scribblenauts|Scribblenauts]] franchise, also initially developed by 5th Cell.
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