| Type | Affiliate of Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 (Japan branch) 2001 (USA branch) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan New York City, USA Bellevue, Washington, USA London, UK Melbourne, Australia (Nintendo Australia) |
| Key people | Akira Chiba Bruce Loeb Kei Taoka Maya Nakamura Paul Baron Lawrence Neves John Hershberger Satoshi Tajiri (Japanese branch) Chris Brixey |
| Industry | Brand management |
| Products | Pokémon |
| Employees | US branch: 100 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ http://www.pokemon.com/ |
The Pokémon Company (株式会社ポケモン Kabushiki-gaisha Pokemon) is an affiliate[1] of Nintendo set up as a marketing and licensing front for the highly successful Pokémon franchise. The video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game and licensed toys are still being made by third and second party companies such as TOMY. According to their timeline, operations began in 1998 with the opening of Pokémon Center in Tokyo, before the actual trademark of "Pokémon, Ltd." was established in 2000. Since then, Nintendo has been marketing this branch as "The Pokémon Company". The US branch (Pokémon USA, Inc) opened in 2001 to handle licensing overseas. Nintendo Australia does all licensing and marketing of Pokémon products in Australia and New Zealand, as The Pokemon Company does not have an Australian branch.[2] Since 2001, nearly all licensed Pokémon products have "©Pokémon" in the copyright acknowledgments with the usual three of "©Nintendo", "©Game Freak" and "©Creatures, Inc.".
In 2009, Pokémon USA and its UK counterpart merged to become The Pokémon Company International, which will handle all non-Asia Pokémon operations under the administration of Kenji Okubo. Australian operations are to still be under control of Nintendo Australia, which is headed by Managing Director, Rose Lappin.[3]
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Listed credits
Games
- Pokémon mini
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
- Pokémon Channel
- Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Pokémon Emerald
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Pokémon Dash!
- Pokémon Ranger
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
- Pokémon Trozei!
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Pokémon Battle Revolution
- Pokémon Battrio
- Pokémon Red and Blue
- Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Pokémon Platinum
- Pokémon Yellow
Anime
Television series
- Pokémon anime meta series (season 1-8 with 4Kids; 1-5 and 9-10 with TAJ Productions; 11 with DuArt Film and Video)
- Pokémon Chronicles
Anime films
- Pokémon: The First Movie
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000
- Pokémon 3: The Movie
- Pokémon 4Ever
- Pokémon Heroes
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Television specials
- The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
- Mewtwo Returns
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
References
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2006/061026e.pdf#page=2
- ^ "The Pokémon Company | 沿革". Pokemon.co.jp. http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/history.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Pokémon Merges North American, European Operations". WorldScreen.com.com. 2009-04-09. http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/20547. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.
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