who owns atari

Atari is currently owned by the French holding company Atari SA , which controls the Atari brand primarily through its subsidiary Atari Interactive.

Who owns Atari today?

• The Atari name and logo are corporate assets of Atari SA, a French public company listed on the stock market.

• Atari SA holds and manages the Atari trademarks and game catalog through subsidiaries like Atari Interactive and Atari, Inc.

• In practical terms, when people ask “who owns Atari,” they are referring to Atari SA as the corporate owner of the Atari brand and IP.

Quick historical context

• The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and later sold to Warner Communications in 1976.

• After multiple restructurings and sales through the 1980s and 1990s, the Atari brand eventually ended up under Infogrames Entertainment SA, a French publisher.

• Infogrames later rebranded itself as Atari SA, becoming the single corporate group that owns and exploits the Atari name today.

Why you might see different “Ataris”

• “Atari” today is a brand used across classic game re-releases, new indie-style titles, retro hardware, and licensing deals (merchandise, collaborations, etc.).

• Different legal entities in the group (Atari SA, Atari Interactive, Atari, Inc., Atari VCS LLC) handle specific business areas, but they sit under the Atari SA umbrella.

• This is why older articles may mention Warner, Hasbro, or Infogrames as owners at different times, but the current owner of the Atari brand is Atari SA.

TL;DR: The Atari brand people know from Pong and the 2600 is now owned and managed by the French company Atari SA and its subsidiaries.

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